Trainee Supervising Practitioner

Job description

Are you ready to take the next step in your mental health career and become a future leader in children and young people's services? If you're passionate about empowering young people to thrive and want to grow your practice in a truly supportive environment, this is your opportunity to shine.

As a Trainee Supervising Practitioner , you will be part of our amazing Mental Health Support Team (MHST) , an innovative programme transforming how young people access early mental health support. Our MHSTs focus on prevention, early intervention and removing barriers that delay help and frustrate families.

Main duties of the job

You're ready to commit to a demanding but deeply rewarding opportunity , combining postgraduate study with real-world clinical experience . You're passionate about early intervention and ready to grow into a role that shapes the future of mental health support for children and young people.

To succeed in this role, you will need:

To be a Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner with at least 2 years experience at your start date.

Evidence of continued professional development

A Postgraduate Certificate in Supervision (or willingness to complete it during the role)

Two years post-qualification experience working therapeutically with children and young people

Experience of line management and/or delivering clinical supervision

CBT-informed supervision experience , ideally within education settings

Experience in community and/or educational environments

Strong safeguarding and risk management skills

Excellent leadership, communication, and time management abilities

Flexibility to work year-round as part of a dynamic, responsive team

A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle

Desirable attributes include postgraduate therapeutic qualifications, mentorship experience, and prior leadership within children and young people's services. Experience inducting staff or contributing to skill-mix teams is also beneficial, but not essential.

About usCompass 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

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!

Closing Date: 26.06.2026

Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesAre you ready to take the next step in your mental health career and become a future leader in children and young people's services? If you're passionate about empowering young people to thrive and want to grow your practice in a truly supportive environment, this is your opportunity to shine.

As a Trainee Supervising Practitioner , you will be part of our amazing Mental Health Support Team (MHST) , an innovative programme transforming how young people access early mental health support. Our MHSTs focus on prevention, early intervention and removing barriers that delay help and frustrate families.

In this role, you will work closely with a wide range of professionals to ensure children and young people get the right support at the right time . You will develop your skills in CBT-informed supervision , supported by experienced clinicians and a dynamic, values-driven team committed to creativity, inclusion and continuous learning .

We don't believe in one-size-fits-all services. Our support is shaped by local voices, blending evidence-based practice with innovation and real-world need.

You will begin on a Band E salary, moving to Band F once your training course starts.

This is more than a training role. It is a chance to lead, grow and make a real difference. If that sounds like your next move, we would love to hear from you.

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) with post qualification experience

Evidence of continued professional development

Willingness to complete post Graduate Certificate in Supervision at University as required

Desirable

Therapeutic post graduate qualification (preferably in CBT)

Post Graduate qualification in a relevant discipline

ExperienceEssential

1 years post qualification experience of working therapeutically with children and young people

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 working in a multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable

Experience of providing mentorship

Experience of delivering CBT informed supervision, ideally of practice related to education settings

Additional CriteriaEssential

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 dynamic personality

Multiagency/disciplinary working

Excellent communication skills and able to relate to children and young people

Innovate practice and ability to influence and motivate others

Ability to analyse, evaluate and rationalise data and enable progressive models of delivery and intervention

Visionary approach to managing change and transition

Positive attitude; flexible and adaptable whilst being solution focussed and tenacious

Has a strong degree of personal integrity

Leadership and the ability to delegate and supervise staff

Able to work all year round and flexibly as part of a team to best meet business need

Possession of full UK driving licence and access to vehicle

Ongoing commitment to maintain registration in core profession.

Desirable

Leadership and the ability to delegate and supervise staff

Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer detailsEmployer nameCompass

AddressOrigin 2, Genesis Office Park

Genesis Way, Europarc

Grimsby

North East Lincolnshire

DN37 9TZ

United Kingdom

Employer's websitehttps://www.compass-uk.org/

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Grimsby

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

21-05-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English