Mental Health Learning Support Assistant

Teaching Personnel; Horsham; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks driven and resilient individuals to support students facing mental health and behavioral challenges. This role involves providing learning support, emotional guidance, and behavior management in a dynamic school environment. You will become a role model for students, helping them navigate their educational journey while fostering a positive atmosphere. In return, enjoy a competitive salary with full pay during school holidays, excellent development opportunities, and a supportive consultant to guide you through the application process. If you're energetic, communicative, and ready to make a difference, this opportunity is for you!

Benefits

Full pay over school holidays

Excellent care development opportunities

Free child protection training

Support in DBS check process

Qualifications

• Candidates must have appropriate qualifications and training for the role.
• Experience in supporting students with mental health issues is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist students with learning support and behaviour management.
• Provide emotional guidance and pastoral care.

Skills

Mentally resilient

Excellent communication skills

Team player

Energetic and active

Sense of humour

Education

Relevant qualifications and training

Job description

Driven and Resilient Individuals Wanted!

Teaching Personnel are working with an excellent all boys School that cater for students with mental health and behavioural struggles, due to childhood trauma, PTSD and troubled home-lives.

We are looking for individuals to assist students in every aspect of attending School; whether that be learning support, behaviour management, emotional guidance and pastor care, and most importantly becoming a role model that students can look up to.

While the school are expertly equipped with the facilities and knowledge to accommodate students’ needs – They can struggle to regulate their emotions in conventional ways and at times will display aggressive/confrontational behaviour, anxiety and low self-esteem.

Due to students’ complex needs, we need individuals with the following attributes;
Mentally resilient and able to think quickly on their feet
️️ Energetic and in good health – Comfortable being active for large parts of the school day
Team players who have excellent communication skills and can contribute ideas
A great sense of humour and thick-skinned

In return, we can offer you;
£26,270 per year – Including full pay over School holidays and half terms!
Full time/Permanent Work: 8:30 – 16:00, Mon-Fri, term time only
Excellent care development opportunities
A friendly consultant to guide you through the vetting process

For further information, apply now with your up-to-date CV.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for 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.
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