Mental Health Teaching Assistant in Milton Keynes)

Mental Health Teaching Assistant - Psychology Graduate

Location: Milton Keynes

Salary Scale: £450-£525 per week

Contract type: Long Term Contract, 5 days a week, 8:30 - 15:30 with an early finish on Friday.

This role is suitable for a candidate looking to build on personal or already gained experiences in mental health and SEN. It's vital you can qualify and disqualify roles for yourself.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an individual with previous SEN experience OR a Graduate with a keen interest in this area of work. It is the perfect position for someone in search of hands-on experience working with social, emotional mental health needs.

The Alternative Provision is situated in Milton Keynes supporting boys and girls, all who have a range of additional needs associated with social, emotional mental health challenges. It's a larger Primary and Secondary provision, with over 50 students, aged 11-19.

The school offers a restorative, therapeutic approach to education and behaviour management, engaging children in key and personal skills to equip them for life.

As a learning support assistant, you will be working in classes of 3-6 pupils with a staff to student ratio of 1:1.

What is required?

1. An Undergraduate Degree (preferable) and/or previous SEN experience, ideal for Criminology and Psychology Graduates.
2. Understanding of how mental health and Autism affects girls compared to boys.
3. Good general education levels in English and Maths, with a minimum of grade 5 and above desired.
4. A focus on outside interests that diversify away from core subjects, building key and personal skills - Sport, Cooking, Coding, Dance, Hair Dressing, Photography.
5. Knowledge, keen interest, or understanding of the range of different types of learning and behavioural needs (SEMH elements of the provision).