Designated Mental Health Lead (Primary Setting)
Employer:
Teaching Vacancies
Location:
Congleton Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST7 3HF
Pay:
Meets national minimum wage
Contract Type:
Permanent
Hours:
Full time
Disability Confident:
No
Closing Date:
02/11/2026
About this job
What skills and experience we’re looking for About Our School At Scholar Green Primary School we believe that a child’s emotional wellbeing is the foundation of their academic success.
We are a nurturing and inclusive primary school dedicated to supporting every pupil’s social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs.
We want all children to:
- Feel confident in themselves
- Be able to express a range of emotions appropriately
- Be able to maintain positive relationships with others
- Cope with the stresses of everyday life
- Manage times of stress and be able to deal with change
- Learn and achieve
- To know and understand that ‘it’s okay not to be okay’ The Role We are seeking an inspirational and strategic Designated Mental Health Lead to join our team.
Working alongside the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), SENDCo, and our local Cheshire East Mental Health Support Team (MHST), you will shape and drive a whole-school approach to mental health.
You will design early intervention pathways, support primary-aged children developing emotional regulation, and act as a crucial bridge between families and external specialist services.
Key Requirements
Proven experience working within a primary school setting or an early-years therapeutic environment.
Deep understanding of childhood development, attachment theory, and trauma-informed practices.
Strong multi-agency networking skills, with an understanding of Cheshire East referral pathways (e.g., CWP CAMHS, Visyon, Just Drop In).
Completion of, or a willingness to undertake, the DfE-funded Senior Mental Health Lead training.
Class cover as required.
What the school offers its staff What We Offer
A supportive, collaborative leadership team and a dedicated pastoral framework.
Access to the Cheshire East Senior Mental Health Network for peer support and shared local resources.
Commitment to your ongoing professional development (CPD). Further details about the role
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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