The Opportunity
Salary: Soulbury EIP 4-6 £44,545 to £47,170 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full time
Location: County Hall North, Horsham
Please note: You will need to travel across the county to locations that are not always accessible by public transport.
Closing date: 13 October 2025
Interview date: 22 October 2025
Do you hold a Qualified Teacher Status?
Are you passionate about supporting schools to introduce or develop their whole school approaches to mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Do you enjoy advising, guiding, and challenging others?
We have an opportunity to join our Mental Health Support Team in schools as an Advisory Teacher.
You will be based in our Thought-Full Service as an Advisory Teacher, where you will visit schools, working with teachers and the wider school to develop their whole school approach to mental health and emotional wellbeing.
You will be working directly with the Senior Mental Health Lead in each school, and with school staff and colleagues across West Sussex County Council (WSCC), in addition to work with pupils and parents. You will work alongside mental health experts to provide advice and support to schools relating to the emotional wellbeing of the staff, pupils, and their families.
You will provide day to day management of assigned teams, leading and managing areas of practice and policy, continual professional development, monitoring of information, and promoting equal opportunities.
For more information on the Key Skills, Qualifications and/or Experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached. Please refer to the key skills in your cover letter.
About You
We are looking for an ambassador to enhance the quality of inclusive teaching and learning, who will influence activities, improve services, and ensure Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing is promoted.
You will need a qualified teacher status, strong personal values, and emotional resilience for this role with knowledge and understanding of mental health and wellbeing.
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:
* Supporting staff and pupils who present with emotional wellbeing challenges; for example, those relating to anxiety.
* Problem-solving skills and providing professional advice to resolve difficult problems.
* Developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships and partnership working.
* Challenge to existing practices and identifying solutions.
* Improve learning outcomes for children and young people, modelling inclusive practice.
* Forward planning to meet objectives.
* Analyse, monitor and review effectiveness of provisions.
* Oral and written communication skills to influence and negotiate outcomes.
Qualifications and/or experience:
* Educated to degree level with QTS.
* Experience of the Advisory Teacher role in providing consultation, support and challenge to schools and settings.
* Experience in working collaboratively and successfully with colleagues across different service areas.
About Us
The Educational Psychology Service (EPS) supports the delivery of the Local Authority's wellbeing strategy and Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) strategy across educational settings, children, young people, and families throughout West Sussex. The EPS directly oversees the Thought-Full, the Mental Health Support Teams in schools. We are an integrated team so also work alongside colleagues employed by Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust (SPFT)
Advisory Teachers are part of Thought-Full, receiving support from Educational Psychologists and the Thought-Full Senior Advisory Teacher. The Thought-Full team provides advice and support to schools and settings, for children and young people who experience mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties.
For more information, please visit our Thought-Full Services for Education WSCC school's website.
Benefits
As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance, and are rewarded for the work they do.
For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.
Upon joining us you will have access to a range of benefits including the following:
Further Information
The reference number for this role is CAFHE05986.
For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Victoria Page, Advisory Teacher, at
To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter.
In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, five years referencing, QTS check, and an occupational health check.
Equity, inclusion, and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.
We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.
Job Reference: CAFHE05986