Whole School Approach Practitioner (MHST)

Application Deadline: 31/10/2025
Hours: 37.5
Salary: OTR Band B+ | Starting salary £27,768 (pro rata)
Contract Type: Fixed term for 18 months

The Whole School Approach Practitioner (WSAP) role is an 18 month pilot project. The WSAP will support EMHPs within the MHST to embed the 8 principles of promoting children and young people's mental health and wellbeing in schools. This will include the co-ordination and delivery of emotional wellbeing and mental health workshops for children and young people in schools, delivery of activities which promote positive mental health and wellbeing for school-based staff and work with EMHPs to increase confidence and competence of school staff in recognising and supporting students with mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties.

To find out more about the role please download the job pack below. If you would like an informal chat about the role, please email people@otrbristol.org.uk 

To apply for this role click the 'Apply now' button below 

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a team that reflects the diversity of the people we work with 

Safeguarding: 

OTR is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff, trustees, and volunteers to share this commitment.  

As part of our Safer Recruitment practices, all roles involving contact with young people will be subject to robust pre-employment checks, including references, a full employment history, and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Where applicable, overseas criminal record checks will also be required.  

We are dedicated to creating a culture of vigilance, transparency, and accountability. Our safeguarding procedures are guided by the principle that the welfare of the child is paramount, and all staff are required to adhere to OTR’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. 

OTR & Benefits: 

OTR is a mental health social movement by and for young people. The charity is at an exciting stage of its 59-year history and is proud to be reaching more young people than ever before (around 20,000) across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and North Somerset with creative and diverse mental health and wellbeing info and support. 

Click here to find out more about what we do 

Our approach to mental health is grounded in a set of beliefs and values that underpin all of our work. We believe in celebrating diversity, empowering and mobilising young people to make change, and that catering to the unique strengths, interests and circumstances surrounding young people is key. Our approach centres on collaboration and partnership, building relationships between individuals, peers and communities. 

Each day is as engaging and fulfilling as the last, and with a network of supportive, community minded people, we hope you’ll feel welcome here. As a thank you, we like to compensate our employees for the important work they do with a range of benefits including a flexible leave policy, healthcare cost and wellbeing assistance with HealthShield, flexible and hybrid working arrangements, enhanced sick pay, parental leave, training and development, social and wellbeing events, and more (subject to contractual terms and conditions). 

A Willingness to Work with Difference 

At OTR, whatever your role or professional background, you will be expected to work in a way that is anti-oppressive and inclusive. A key focus for OTR is to develop an organisation that is inclusive for all but we do not claim to be experts in this. We are committed to continuous learning and improvement in these areas and invite you to join us on this journey. 

OTR recognises the benefits to individual practice and organisational credibility of having a diverse community of staff and volunteers and to this end is continually working towards building and maintaining an environment which values and pursues diversity accordingly. 

We recognise that tackling systemic inequality, prejudice, racism and oppressive practice requires each of us to actively engage, self-examine and make changes where necessary, in order to improve access and equitable experience for all in society and all of those who come through our doors at OTR.

Job Description: Whole_School_Approach_Practitioner_MHST_Job_Pack.pdf