Learning Mentor/Mental Health Support Worker/Behaviour specialist

Protocol Education Ltd; Billericay; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Behaviour Support Assistant to make a real difference in the lives of students with social, emotional, and mental health needs. This role involves supporting specialist students aged 11-16, utilizing de-escalation strategies, and building strong rapport to manage challenging behaviors. The ideal candidate will be resilient, empathetic, and have a background in special educational needs or related fields. Join a dedicated team committed to fostering a safe and supportive learning environment, where your contributions will inspire and empower young minds to thrive.

Benefits

FREE online safeguarding training

Support for enhanced DBS check

Potential for permanent position

Qualifications

• Must have a good understanding of special educational needs.
• Experience with SEND/SEMH pupils is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support students with SEMH and complex needs aged 11-16.
• Inspire and engage students through outdoor and creative activities.

Skills

De-escalation strategies

Empathy

Building rapport

Managing challenging behaviours

Resilience

Education

Qualifications in special educational needs

Training in mental health support

Job description

Seeking a learning mentor, behaviour specialist or mental health support worker!

- Do you believe you can make a difference?

- Are you passionate about working with SEND/SEMH pupils?

- Are you a strong role model?

A specialist provision in Billericay is looking to recruit a Behaviour Support Assistant to support specialist students with SEMH and associated complex needs between the ages of 11-16 years.

This role is dedicated to those who want to inspire students with SEMH, many of whom have come from distressed and toxic backgrounds.

The right candidate will need to be confident with de-escalation strategies, robust, and know how to build strong rapport and manage challenging behaviours.

You must also be empathetic and have a good understanding or background in special educational needs or social emotional and mental health.

Resilience and hard work are a must. An outdoors/sports/activity coordinator background or creative arts/food tech background would also be great, as this role entails a lot of outdoor and creative activities.

You must be available to work between the hours of 8:15 AM - 3:45 PM, Monday to Friday. A competitive salary is offered.

If this sounds like the role for you, then please APPLY NOW!

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’. This may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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