Supervising Practitioner

About The Role

Ready to use your expertise to guide and support a team delivering early intervention mental health support to children and young people?

This is more than a clinical role. It's an opportunity to develop your leadership skills, support the growth of others and help shape the quality of mental health support delivered in schools.

As a Supervising Practitioner , you'll be part of our vibrant Compass Bloom Mental Health Support Team , working alongside schools to deliver evidence based interventions, promote whole school approaches to mental wellbeing and ensure practitioners feel supported, skilled and safe in their practice.

As part of this role, the successful candidate will undertake a postgraduate Supervising Practitioner qualification with Prestwich University, beginning in September 2026 . You will complete your studies alongside your role within the service, developing the knowledge, skills and confidence to provide high quality clinical supervision and support to practitioners working with children and young people.

You'll hold a small caseload and work directly with young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, while also providing clinical supervision, reflective spaces and day to day guidance to colleagues. You'll play an important role in embedding good practice , supporting professional development and maintaining high standards of care.

Working closely with schools, Team Leaders and the wider Compass team, you'll help drive quality, consistency and innovation across the service . Whether you're supporting practitioners, contributing to service development or building strong relationships with partners, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to both the team and the children and young people we support.

About You

You care deeply about  young people`s mental health , and you`re ready to bring your experience, empathy and leadership into a role where you can really make a difference. You`re someone who  people turn to for support, direction and reassurance – and you know how to hold that space with care and confidence.

You`ll bring:

• A Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner qualification with at least 2 years` experience.
  
• Experience supervising others or supporting colleagues in a leadership or mentorship role
• Strong knowledge of CBT-based approaches , especially in early intervention or school settings
• Clear, confident communication and the ability to work with a wide range of people – young people, families, schools, and professionals
• A solid grasp of safeguarding and risk management , and a calm, measured way of responding when things feel uncertain
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle

You might also bring a  Postgraduate Certificate in Supervision ,  training in low-intensity CBT , or  experience working in a skill-mixed team but we`re more interested in the  way you think, lead and show up for others than in ticking every box.

If you`re someone who believes in doing the right thing, even when it`s hard and you`re excited to support others to do their best work then this could be exactly the role you`ve been looking for.

About Us

Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people & vulnerable adults. Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment &rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school-aged health programmes & associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.

All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.

We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation, & encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills & empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive & representative workforce.

We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits including:

• 27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time (pro rata)
• Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
• Competitive contributory pension scheme
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
• Enhanced sick pay
• Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
• Annual salary review

Help us to make a positive change to the lives of children and young people!

We will be interviewing throughout the advert duration, so please apply as soon as possible!

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