Building on the existing Learning and Development Partner function, this role will provide a specialist focus on mental health within complex and trauma-informed residential and school settings. The post holder will support the workforce to develop the knowledge, confidence, and practical skills required to recognise and respond effectively to presentations such as anxiety, depression, self-injurious behaviour, emotional deregulation, trauma responses, and other complex needs.
The post holder will work collaboratively with operational leaders, managers, and staff teams to identify emerging learning and development needs, designing and delivering both core and bespoke training interventions that reflect the specific requirements of individual homes, schools, and services. Through the delivery of high-quality, relevant, and evidence-informed learning, the role will promote trauma-informed, psychologically informed, and relationship-based practice, helping staff to respond safely, confidently, and effectively to children and young people with specialist or complex mental health needs.
The role will also contribute to the continuous development of staff practice across services, strengthening professional confidence, promoting safe and therapeutic care, and improving outcomes for children and young people. The post holder will primarily support services across Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, with occasional travel to Yorkshire sites in line with service need.
The post holder will also contribute to the development of internal Learning and Development capacity by delivering upskilling sessions and sharing specialist mental health knowledge with Learning and Development colleagues where appropriate.




Training will include but is not limited to the following and is not exhaustive:


*Welcome to Care Tech
*Safeguarding children
*Pillars (our own internal positive approaches to behaviour training)
*Child Sexual Exploitation and Missing from Home
*Emergency First Aid at Work
*Medication
*Ligature Awareness
*Mental health awareness
*Trauma-informed practice
*Neurodiversity
*PACE
*Self-injurious behaviour and emotional well-being Anxiety, depression, and complex presentations in children and young people
*Workshops to address or develop certain areas of need within the services.