Role: Mental Health Practitioner - Children and Young People

Reports to: Team Manager

Location: Remote - Must be UK based

Full-time 35 hours per week

Start date: 10/11/25

We are a fast-growing business with a social purpose, listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:KOO). Our mission is to provide welcoming and effective digital mental health support.

Working in partnership with the NHS, we are already the UK's largest digital mental health platform for young people aged 10-25. We use the collective insight from over one million hours of professional support to guide people to self-help, community support, and professional help that matches their wants, needs, and goals in life.

Role Objective

Offer digital online emotional wellbeing and mental health support and interventions to children and young people

Split of the role

• Offering digital emotional wellbeing and mental health support and interventions to CYP - 40%
• Assessment and formulation through an online digital platform - 20%
• Clinical administration - 20%
• Attending clinical supervision and training - 10%
• Attending management supervision and meetings - 10%

Main responsibilities:

• Providing text-based online support and advice to children and young people in line with iThrive clinical model
• Assessing and management of the risks and needs of each service user
• Appropriately signposting and completion of referrals as required
• Undertaking comprehensive assessment and formulation of wants and needs of CYP
• Providing short and mid-term support and interventions with physical, emotional and mental health issues and distress
• Providing caseload support and interventions to those with complex mental health difficulties and/or risk support
• Performing all duties in line with relevant compliance, legal requirements and internal policies

Requirements

Essential

• Degree in a relevant subject such as social care, mental health nursing, counselling, social work, psychology or equivalent professional qualification
• Working knowledge and understanding of safeguarding adult and child protection policies and legislation

Desirable

• Ongoing specialist training in Mental Health
• Suicide Prevention and Self-Harm Mitigation Training
• Safeguarding and risk management interventions training
• Training In Adult Safeguarding & Child Protection

Working Hours:

• We offer contracts 35 hours (full-time).
• The service runs from 12pm to 10pm (Mon - Fri) and 6pm - 10pm (Sat - Sun), therefore all rota options will sit within our opening times and will include weekend working
• Shifts consist of 6 hour and 8 hour shifts

Benefits

• Competitive Salary: £27,000 (dependant on experience)
• Generous Annual Leave: 36 days of annual leave, including public holidays
• Professional Development: yearly professional training programmes
• Financial Security: pension contributions and annual company share option awards
• Health and Well-being: comprehensive AXA plan and access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Life Assurance: up to four times your annual salary
• Flexible Working: remote working
• Lifestyle Benefits: Incapacity Income Protection
• Clinical Supervision and in-house clinical support: all paid for and monthly

Kooth is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace that values and embraces the unique contributions of every individual. We believe in equal opportunities for all, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation.

We are dedicated to providing reasonable adjustments to applicants and employees with disabilities or individuals who require accommodations to participate in the application process, interviews, or job-related tasks.

Kooth plc is committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.