Job Summary

Schools Engagement Trainer

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. More information about Anna Freud is available on our website: www.annafreud.org/about/ .

Our EDI commitment

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and being an equal opportunities employer, whereby equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) 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 ask candidates to share their diversity dimensions with us to help us identify, tackle and prevent bias across the employee lifecycle. We believe a diverse workforce enhances our ability to support mental health and wellbeing, allowing us to better meet the needs of the children, young people and families we serve.

As 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.

What we offer

We offer a range of staff benefits and you can view them all.

What you’ll do

The Schools Engagement Trainer will 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 and deliver engaging, evidence-based mental health training both in-person and virtually to education professionals.
• Support schools and colleges to implement whole-school approaches to mental health and wellbeing.
• Identify training needs and design resources 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, collecting feedback to improve training and measure impact.

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. Please note that due to high application volumes, we may close this advert early. We encourage you to apply promptly and to keep an eye on our future vacancies for more opportunities.

Notification of interview: shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Tuesday, 14 September 2025. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.

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. Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor license therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.