Job Description

(known externally as Lancashire Emotional Health in Schools and Colleges, or LEHSS) operates within the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programme. The service works with staff in schools and colleges across Lancashire to improve their understanding of and support for children\'s mental health difficulties. The service is comprised of a small team of clinical psychologists who have previous experience of working in NHS child mental health services. We deliver a comprehensive training programme to school and college staff, as well as providing advice and digital resources.

The service is fully externally funded by the Lancashire County Council (LCC) Public Health department and provides services free of charge to schools in the county. We are also funded by the Department for Education to provide a separate training course for Senior Mental Health Leads in schools in the county.

We have been successful in engaging with educational establishments in Lancashire, with staff from over 500 schools and colleges attending our training over the last 10 years. However, due to frequent changes in staffing in schools we need to keep advertising our services to schools and working hard to maintain engagement and awareness of our work.

We have a basic website hosted on Wordpress through the university which gives a summary of the services we offer. We would like to update the website to be more engaging and more accessible. We have limited skills within the team in web design.

We would like the successful applicant to research similar services for comparison, and re-design the LEHSS website to be more engaging to an external audience, and be easier to navigate. We are developing e-learning packages which we would also like to integrate better into our website. We have also had guidance from the Department for Education around website accessibility that we need to address.

If time allows, we would also like to apply the graphic design principles from the redesigned website within our other resources, e.g. redesign of Powerpoint templates and training guides.

Preferred start date: 21st of August 2023

Expected end date: 29th of September 2023

Interview date: 15th of August 2023

Location: Entirely remotely (in the UK)

Hours per week: 30



Tasks will include:

• Research websites from other organisations offering services to schools to understand best practice principles and what works for this professional group
• Collaborate closely with the service lead to understand requirements and best represent the service offer to schools
• Redesign the service website using Wordpress
• Create visually appealing and user-friendly website layouts
• Customise and modify Wordpress themes and layouts to align with the service brand identity
• Implement responsive design principles to ensure the website functions well across devices
• Create and edit graphics, images and multimedia content for the website
• Improve accessibility of the website in line with best practice

Person Specification

Essential:

• Current Lancaster University student and available over the 2023 summer period
• Reliable and able to meet strict deadlines
• Accurate, methodical and organised approach to work
• Proficiency in web design and development using Wordpress
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS and Javascript
• Familiarity with responsive design principles and mobile optimization
• Ability to customise and modify Wordpress themes and templates
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to create visually appealing designs
• Good problem-solving and trouble-shooting skills
• Ability to communicate effectively and regularly with the service lead and respond to feedback

Desirable:

• Experience with graphic design tools such as Adobe Illustrator or Canva
• Understanding of website accessibility principles and solutions
• Experience of using the Xerte e-learning package or the H5P plug-in for Wordpress

Working in this role will help develop the following skills and experience:

• Analysing
• Creativity
• Organisation
• Planning and organising
• Research
• Time Management
• Written communication

For more information, please contact Dr. Richard Slinger, Clinical Psychologist -

Please note: Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, this role is only open to individuals living in the UK.

You are required to submit a cover letter to support your application.

Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Under the terms of this work, we endeavour to provide the advertised number of hours however, hours are not guaranteed and that work may cease if there is a fall in demand.

Adverts that display a closing date should be treated as a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

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