This is an exciting opportunity to join the Selby Wellbeing in Mind Team as our very first Social Worker, helping shape how social work practice becomes embedded within our mental health in education model.
Role Overview
As the first post of its kind, the Social Worker will work directly with schools and colleges to deliver early identification, evidence‑based support and whole‑school approaches to mental wellbeing, shaping how young people and families experience care.
Responsibilities
* Deliver all three Mental Health Support Team functions, contributing to early intervention and whole‑system change across partner schools and colleges.
* Provide specialist social work assessment and support for young people with emerging or moderate mental health needs.
* Deliver evidence‑based interventions and promote strong relationships with families.
* Work closely with education staff to strengthen safeguarding responses, enhance understanding of social care pathways and support the design of school‑level systems that reduce risk and promote wellbeing.
* Offer consultation, deliver training within education settings and contribute to multi‑agency planning around children and young people with complex social and emotional needs.
* Work independently across different school environments while remaining fully integrated into the wider CAMHS and WiMT structure, contributing to collaborative planning, reflective discussions and MDT decision‑making.
* Autonomously manage a caseload, carrying out assessments, developing care plans collaboratively with young people and families, and delivering interventions that promote safety, resilience and improved social and emotional wellbeing.
* Uphold the highest standards of safeguarding, ensuring risk is identified, managed and communicated effectively across agencies.
* Build strong relationships with pastoral staff, SENCOs, designated safeguarding leads and wider education teams, offering advice, reflective consultation and support to improve outcomes for children and young people.
* Contribute to data collection, service development, audit and quality improvement work within the team, and play a key role in promoting the values and principles of social care within a multidisciplinary environment.
* Model the Trust's values of respect, compassion and responsibility, ensuring that every young person and family you support is met with dignity, curiosity and hope.
Qualifications & Experience
* Right to work in the UK – candidates must have permission to work. Sponsorship is not available for this role.
* Relevant social work qualification and registration (UK registered social worker required).
* Experience working in school or educational settings and with young people is desirable.
Working for the Trust
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby. From education and prevention to crisis and specialist care, our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
Right to Work in the UK
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form.
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