Overview

Empower educators to support children’s mental health – join Anna Freud as a Schools Engagement Trainer. Anna Freud is seeking a Schools Engagement Trainer to join our world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) commitment is to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and be an equal opportunities employer, whereby equity, diversity and inclusion are core to our recruitment practices. All candidates who meet the job criteria will be considered for employment, regardless of ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, socioeconomic background, caring responsibilities and care experience. We are a Disability Confident employer; disabled candidates meeting our criteria are guaranteed an interview. Applications are submitted anonymously and assessed using a fair evaluation process based on the criteria set out in our job profiles. We offer a range of staff benefits which you can view.

What You’ll Do

• Design and deliver high-quality, evidence-based mental health training to education professionals, supporting schools and colleges to create whole-school approaches to mental health and wellbeing.
• Develop engaging training (in-person and virtual) and identify training needs to address emerging mental health and wellbeing challenges in education settings.
• Collaborate with colleagues to create, review, and quality-assure training materials and programmes.
• Build relationships with schools and stakeholders, collect feedback, and measure impact of training.

What you’ll bring

You will be a skilled mental health professional or education leader with a passion for improving children and young people’s wellbeing, bringing expertise in designing and delivering engaging, evidence-based training to schools and education professionals.

• You will hold a postgraduate qualification in mental health or have equivalent experience as a senior school mental health lead (minimum two years), with relevant accreditation where appropriate (e.g., HCPC, BACP, BPS).
• You will have at least five years’ experience working with children and young people in a mental health service or education setting with responsibility for wellbeing.
• You will have experience developing and delivering impactful training, both virtually and in-person, to groups of varying sizes and knowledge levels.
• You will have a strong understanding of UK school systems and the challenges faced by education professionals in supporting mental health and wellbeing.
• You will bring excellent communication, relationship-building, and IT skills, creating safe and supportive learning environments.

Key details

• Hours: Full time (35 hours per week; usual working hours are Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00, with occasional later finishes)
• Salary: per annum FTE, plus 6% contributory pension scheme
• Location: Hybrid with substantial in-person work in London schools (approx 3 days per week). May also include home-based delivery of virtual training and attendance at the Anna Freud Centre in King’s Cross, London (4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH).
• Contract type: Fixed Term Contract – 11 months (Maternity Cover)

Next steps

• Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday, 13 September 2025. We may close the advert early.
• Notification of interview: shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Tuesday, 14 September 2025. We anonymise assessments during shortlisting based on the Job Profile criteria.
• Interviews: will be held remotely on Friday, 19 September 2025.
• How to apply: click on the "apply now" button to apply online. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.

Questions?

Please email recruitment@annafreud.org with any job enquiries, or if you require assistance or experience difficulties when applying. Successful candidates will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor license and cannot provide visa sponsorship.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Education and Training

Industries: Mental Health Care

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