Mental Health Support Worker

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

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a passionate Behaviour Support Assistant to inspire and support students with social emotional and mental health needs. This role focuses on helping young individuals aged 11-16, many of whom face significant challenges. The ideal candidate will possess strong interpersonal skills, resilience, and a background in special educational needs. A commitment to safeguarding and promoting student welfare is essential. Join a supportive team and make a meaningful impact in the lives of these students while enjoying a rewarding career in education.

Benefits

Free online safeguarding training

Competitive salary

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience working with SEND/SEMH pupils is essential.
• Background in outdoor/sports activities or creative arts is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support specialist students with SEMH and complex needs.
• Implement de-escalation strategies and manage challenging behaviours.

Skills

De-escalation strategies

Empathy

Building rapport

Managing challenging behaviours

Resilience

Education

Qualifications in special educational needs

Training in social emotional mental health

Job description

Seeking a Behaviour Support Assistant to start ASAP!

- 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 Southend 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 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 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM, Monday - 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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