Emotional Health and Wellbeing Practice Supervisor
Job Description
Job summary
Are you ready to lead, inspire, and make a lasting impact ?
If you are then we are looking for a dedicated Practice Supervisor on a 6 Month Fixed Term basis, you'll play a crucial role in transforming the emotional wellbeing of children and young people. Working within the Coventry RISE Emotional Health & Wellbeing Team , you'll be at the heart of delivering life-changing support, ensuring every child receives the right care, at the right time.
This is your opportunity to shape the future of mental health support . You'll design and deliver dynamic, evidence-based interventions , working directly with children, young people, families, and professionals to create real, meaningful change. Whether through one-to-one support, group sessions, or collaborative work with partner agencies , you'll be a driving force in improving emotional wellbeing outcomes.
As a clinical leader , you'll mentor, guide, and inspire Emotional Health and Wellbeing Practitioners and Counsellors, ensuring they thrive and grow in their roles. Your expertise in psychological interventions and adolescent mental health will influence best practices, professional development, and service excellence . You'll also provide specialist training and consultation , shaping the way mental health support is delivered across the sector.
If you're passionate about leading with purpose, making an impact, and supporting young people to thrive , this is the role for you.
Join us and be part of something truly transformational!
Main duties of the job
You're an experienced, values led & dynamic leader with a passion for improving children and young peoples emotional wellbeing. With a strong clinical background , you're confident in delivering evidence-based interventions and guiding multidisciplinary teams to achieve the best outcomes. Your ability to supervise, mentor, and inspire practitioners ensures high-quality care across the service.
Essential:
- A core professional and/or clinical qualification (e.g. EMHP, CWP, PMHW, mental health nursing, social work, occupational therapy).
- 2-4 years of experience working therapeutically with children and young people.
- Experience in line management, supervision, and clinical leadership .
- Ability to assess, plan, and deliver interventions while managing risk effectively.
- Strong communication, collaborative working, and IT skills .
- A UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
Having a postgraduate qualification in supervision or low-intensity CBT , experience in mentorship, leadership within CYP services , and expertise in multi-agency collaboration will also be a benefit to you in this role but aren't dealbreakers.
If you're ready to lead, inspire, and create change , we want to hear from you!
About us
Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and 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 and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school-aged health programmes and 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, and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce.
We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals 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 performance/salary review
Help us to make a positive change to the lives of children and young people!
Closing date :
*Please be aware this role is a 6 month FTC*Job responsibilities
Are you ready to lead, inspire, and make a lasting impact ?
If you are then we are looking for a dedicated Practice Supervisor on a 6 Month Fixed Term basis, youll play a crucial role in transforming the emotional wellbeing of children and young people. Working within the Coventry RISE Emotional Health & Wellbeing Team , youll be at the heart of delivering life-changing support, ensuring every child receives the right care, at the right time.
This is your opportunity to shape the future of mental health support . Youll design and deliver dynamic, evidence-based interventions , working directly with children, young people, families, and professionals to create real, meaningful change. Whether through one-to-one support, group sessions, or collaborative work with partner agencies , youll be a driving force in improving emotional wellbeing outcomes.
As a clinical leader , youll mentor, guide, and inspire Emotional Health and Wellbeing Practitioners and Counsellors, ensuring they thrive and grow in their roles. Your expertise in psychological interventions and adolescent mental health will influence best practices, professional development, and service excellence . Youll also provide specialist training and consultation , shaping the way mental health support is delivered across the sector.
If youre passionate about leading with purpose, making an impact, and supporting young people to thrive , this is the role for you.
Join us and be part of something truly transformational!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Core professional and/or clinical qualification e.g. EMHP, CWP, PMHW, nursing with specialism in mental health or learning disability nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work
- Evidence of continued professional development
- or
- Post Graduate Certificate in Supervision (EMHP supervisor course)
- 2 years post qualification experience working with CYP emotional wellbeing and willingness to undertake PG Cert on appointment.
Desirable
- Management / supervision training
- Therapeutic post graduate qualification ( ideally in low level CBT)
- Post Graduate qualification in a relevant discipline
- Mentorship qualification
Experience
Essential
- 2-4 years working therapeutically with children and young people
- Experience of line management / supervision.
- Experience of delivering informed supervision, ideally of practice related to emotional and mental health.
- Experience of working in a community and/or educational environment
- Evidence of clinical development
- Collaborative working
- Experience of effective engagement with families and carers
- Experience of organising team duties
- Experience of inducting staff members to the area with confidence
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable
- Experience of leadership within Children and Young People clinical service areas
- Experience of providing mentorship
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Leadership and the ability to delegate and supervise staff
- Recognition and escalation of risk, contributing to control measures
- Planning workload, time management
- Work under pressure and able to manage changing priorities
- Understand need for evidence and statistical data collection, and achieving targets
- IT skills
- Team player and a dynamic personality
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