Mental Health Support Assistant

Protocol Education Limited; Peterlee; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay rates

SEND and Mental Health training

Flexible work opportunities

Long-term placements available

Dedicated consultant support

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Protocol Education is recruiting Mental Health Support Assistants to work across Primary, Secondary and SEND schools supporting pupils with emotional wellbeing and mental health needs. You will help children feel understood, supported and empowered to achieve their potential.

Working alongside teachers and pastoral teams, you may provide one-to-one intervention, build trusting relationships, promote wellbeing and engagement with education, and create safe learning environments.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree backgrounds such as psychology, counselling or health & social care are preferred.
• DBS check and safeguarding training are required for the role.
• Experience or interest in supporting young people in educational settings is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with emotional wellbeing and mental health needs.
• Build positive and trusting relationships with students and staff.
• Encourage engagement with education and learning.
• Promote wellbeing, resilience and safe learning environments.
• Assist with one-to-one intervention sessions and small groups.
• Collaborate with teachers, pastoral teams and SEND professionals.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Student support

Team collaboration

Education

Psychology Graduates

Criminology Graduates

Counselling Graduates

Health & Social Care Graduates

Youth Workers

Support Workers

Job description

Mental Health Support Assistant

Mental Health Support Assistant | Education & Wellbeing Support

Support Young Minds. Build A Meaningful Career.

Do you want a career where your work genuinely matters?

Protocol Education is recruiting Mental Health Support Assistants to work across Primary, Secondary and SEND schools supporting pupils with emotional wellbeing and mental health needs.

Every day you'll help children and young people feel understood, supported and empowered to achieve their potential.

What You'll Be Doing

Working alongside teachers, pastoral teams and SEND professionals, you may:

• Support students experiencing anxiety and emotional barriers
• Build positive and trusting relationships
• Encourage engagement with education
• Promote wellbeing and emotional resilience
• Assist with one-to-one intervention sessions
• Support pupils during challenging periods
• Create safe and supportive learning environments

Why This Role Is Valuable

This role offers practical experience for those interested in:

• Clinical Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Child Psychology
• Counselling
• Mental Health Services
• Social Work
• Teaching

Who We Are Looking For

• Psychology Graduates
• Criminology Graduates
• Counselling Graduates
• Health & Social Care Graduates
• Youth Workers
• Support Workers
• Individuals passionate about supporting young people

What Protocol Education Offers

• Competitive pay rates
• SEND and Mental Health training
• Flexible work opportunities
• Long-term placements available
• Dedicated consultant support
• Career development opportunities

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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