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Job Description
Mental Health & Wellbeing Schools Coordinator
Jigsaw is seeking a highly motivated and experienced professional to coordinate the development, implementation, and monitoring of its 3-year programme of work to provide wellbeing and mental health supports for post-primary schools.
- Full-time, fixed 3-year contract
- 42 working weeks out of 52 per annum, with flexible working hours
- Salary range: €42,000 - €60,320 per annum (pro-rata'd salary range: €33, €48,720.00)
Key Responsibilities:
- Play a key role in the development, implementation, and monitoring of Jigsaw's national programme of work to provide wellbeing and mental health supports in post-primary schools
- Work collaboratively with key partners to deploy Jigsaw's programme of supports, ensuring they complement other relevant supports available to post-primary schools nationally
- Co-create eLearning courses and training with the eLearning Team for school leaders, teachers, school staff, and parents
- Develop and deliver online and in-person training opportunities for teachers, school staff, and parents with the Mental Health & Wellbeing Clinical Lead (Schools)
- Collaborate with the Youth Voice and Engagement Team to ensure youth voice is central to Jigsaw's work with schools
- Develop an annual work plan for Jigsaw's work with schools, identifying actions, deliverables, and annual KPIs
- Monitor the engagement and participation of schools in Jigsaw's programme of work nationally
- Produce written reports and presentations on the programme of work quarterly, annually, and/or as required for Jigsaw's Senior Management Team, Education Subcommittee, and funders
Requirements:
- Third-level degree or master's qualification in health promotion, public health, or other relevant subject, education (specifically post-primary), guidance counselling, or an allied health profession (psychology, mental health nursing, social work, occupational therapy, psychotherapy)
- Minimum of 3 years' work experience in a role where mental health & wellbeing promotion in relevant education settings was a key responsibility
- Experience of developing and delivering education and training programmes and initiatives in relevant health promotion or education settings
- Excellent attention to detail and experience of developing educational content (e.g. training manuals, webinars, webpages, social media, toolkits), particularly in relation to youth mental health and wellbeing
- Ability to produce work plans and progress reports for Jigsaw's Senior Management Team, Education Subcommittee, and funders
- Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with a variety of individuals and organisations
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate and work with a range of audiences from a variety of backgrounds
Jigsaw is an Equal Opportunities Employer. All documentation received by Jigsaw will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Acts, 1988 and 2003 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR; 2018).