Aspiring Child Counsellor

Academics; Bosham; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site training and CPD

Term-time hours

Job summary

Academics Ltd is seeking an Aspiring Child Counsellor/SEN Learning Support Assistant in Chichester. You will support pupils with SEN/SEMH, assisting engagement and attainment while building trust and safeguarding relationships.

The role suits psychology, sociology or criminology graduates seeking practical experience in education. The position involves on-site work, term-time hours, and a starting salary of 93–105 GBP per day, PAYE.

Qualifications

• Passionate about helping children and young people achieve their full potential.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Able to build robust relationships with students and remain calm under stress.
• Open to commuting to Chichester and working with vulnerable pupils.

Responsibilities

• Support SEN students with SEMH and related needs.
• Contribute to safeguarding and wellbeing of pupils.
• Assist learning and engagement during lessons and activities.
• Collaborate with teachers to monitor progress and provide feedback.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Resilience

Interpersonal skills

Commitment to safeguarding

Education

Psychology degree

Sociology degree

Criminology degree

Job description

Aspiring Child Counsellor

Chichester - West Sussex - Aspiring Child Counsellor - Learning Support Assistant - SEN - SEMH - Autism - Mental Health - Education and Training - Graduate

Are you passionate about demonstrating the value of education to vulnerable children?

A specialist built school based in Chichester is looking for a dedicated Aspiring Child Counsellor/SEN Learning Support Assistant (SEN LSA) to join the team now! You will support students with special educational needs (SEN), and a range of associated social, emotional and mental health challenges (SEMH).

This Aspiring Child Counsellor/SEN LSA role is ideal for a Psychology, Sociology and Criminology graduates. You will gain excellent practical experience with SEN/SEMH pupils in a relevant field, before you take your next step. The role will give you experience working with vulnerable pupils, increasing their engagement, attainment and life chances.

These children and young people face multiple barriers in their day-to-day life, including trauma, marginalisation and disadvantage, low educational achievement and social stigma. With this Aspiring Child Counsellor/SEN LSA role based in Chichester, you will be an essential part of the pupils school life as with your consistency, you will provide them with invaluable help so they learn as much as they can, progress as far as they can and accomplish as much as they.

You will be instrumental in providing consistency, and equipping children and young people with tools to ensure they feel safe, secure, empowered, and believe that they can succeed in life.

Person Specification

• Passionate about helping children and young people achieve their full potential
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively
• Approachable, and able to build robust and effective relationships with students
• Able to remain calm and resilient when placed in situations of stress or conflict
• High levels of empathy, caring, compassionate, and a good listener
• Motivated and enthusiastic, with a professional approach to work
• Able to commute to Chichester

September start, trial days taking place to ensure the role and school is right for you
Excellent on-site training, support and CPD is provided to ensure safeguarding of all students
93- 105 per day, Mon-Fri, 08:30 to 15:30, PAYE, term time only
No previous experience is required
If you have a Psychology / Criminology / Social Science degree, it's an excellent use of your degree
You MUST have right to work in the UK in order to apply - no Visa sponsorship

Candidates registering with Academics Ltd will need to have or apply for an Enhanced DBS and/or overseas police check where appropriate

Salary will be determined by the successful candidate's qualifications and relevant experience, and will be in accordance with the client's pay policy.