Children and Young People’s Schools Lead

Role: Children and Young People’s Schools Lead

Lancashire Mind is recruiting for a Children and Young People’s School Lead. In this exciting and challenging role, you will mobilise, lead and develop projects in educational settings across Lancashire.

Job title: CYP Schools Lead
Hours: 35 hours (Full-Time)
Contract: Fixed term until 31 December 2025, with the high likelihood of extension
Salary: £31,556
Responsible to: Head of CYP Services
Location: Contractual base is Chorley. Meetings with schools will take place across Lancashire: Blackpool, Central and West Lancashire, North Lancashire and East Lancashire

We are seeking a confident and motivated individual to lead our Children and Young People’s School team. We are looking for someone with experience in cultivating positive relationships within schools, and with a strong understanding of the mental health challenges faced by schools.

You will lead our school delivery programme; liaise with schools to understand their needs and agree delivery, overs and assess performance, complete all necessary reporting, manage the relationship with the funder, and demonstrate the impact of our CYP services on children and young people. You will manage a small team, offering leadership and support in their roles while handling all necessary HR processes.

Building strong relationships with other CYP service providers across Lancashire will be key. You will collaborate closely with fellow CYP Leads at Lancashire Mind, the wider CYP team and colleagues to ensure we deliver an integrated service that effectively meets the needs of children and young people across Lancashire. You will have experience working with schools and colleges and will have excellent communication skills with the ability to build positive relationships.

This is an exciting time for Lancashire Mind as our children and young people’s services are growing, enabling us to reach and support more young people. We want people who believe in our vision of a Lancashire where everyone can have the best mental health and wellbeing possible.

Lancashire Mind has a dedicated workplace wellbeing programme to ensure staff are supported with their own wellbeing which includes an Employee Assistance Programme, a half-day wellbeing day and wellbeing activities throughout the year.

We also offer a workplace pension scheme, paid emergency time off to care for dependents, regular supervision, and a commitment to supporting learning and development opportunities. We have also recently enhanced our annual leave offer with basic annual leave of 25 days, plus 3 days closure between Christmas and new year, long service leave, the option to buy or sell annual leave and a half-day wellbeing day for all staff.

Above all, we are a friendly and supportive place to work; ‘Great staff team, positive and supportive culture’ (Lancashire Mind wellbeing survey, March 2024)

Please note: This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

How to Apply

Please note: Lancashire Mind follows Safer Recruitment practices and have a commitment to safeguarding people who use our services. Therefore, this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of your qualifications and right to work.

Applications must be made using the Lancashire Mind job application form, CV’s will not be accepted.

If you are unable to access this online, please call us on 01257 231 660 to request a recruitment pack.

Lancashire Mind is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, particularly candidates with a lived experience of mental health conditions who fulfill all the criteria within the person specification.

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