Psychology Graduate - Mental Health Mentor

Academics; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive staff

Daily rate £90–£100

Job summary

Academics in Maidenhead is seeking a Psychology Graduate to join as a Mental Health Mentor, ASAP Start, to support students with emotional and behavioural needs and help them engage with learning.

You will deliver targeted interventions, de-escalate incidents, and help pupils work through big emotions, creating a safe, engaging environment and promoting life skills and independence.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children with mental health or SEMH needs.
• Ability to work with personalised educational and health care plans.
• A safeguarding-aware approach when engaging with students.

Responsibilities

• Deliver interventions designed for individual students.
• De-escalate meltdowns and manage challenging behaviours.
• Help students navigate big emotions and build life skills.
• Create a safe, engaging learning environment.

Skills

Caring

Enthusiastic

Positive

Determined

Proactive

Safeguarding awareness

Education

Psychology degree

Job description

Psychology Graduate - Mental Health Mentor

Are you looking for an opportunity that will allow you to make a difference? Are you looking for a role that will set you up with amazing experience? A fantastic role has recently become available our highly regarded specialist school in Maidenhead.

This incredible setting look after children who have been excluded from education or those who struggle to maintain a place in mainstream education. Many of these children also have co-existing issues such as social, emotional and mental health needs, with some also dealing with barriers to their learning. These students are facing trauma and neglect which negatively impacts their learning.

The school need a mental health assistant to support their students in their day to day activities. The students that attend this school are primary and secondary ages. Each child has a personalised educational and health care plan and individual intervention plans designed to help them thrive. As a Mental Health Assistant, you will be part of ensuring that they are able to complete their academic work while also helping them navigate through their emotions. You will also play a part in helping them learn functional life skills, helping them be as independent as possible.

What you can expect as a Mental Health Mentor:

• Deliver specific interventions that have been designed with the student, their needs and goals in mind
• De-escalate any meltdowns and behaviour that may occur
• Help the children work through their big emotions
• Create a safe and engaging learning environment

Qualities you need to be a successful Mental Health Assistant:

• Caring
• Enthusiastic
• Positive
• Determined to make a difference
• Proactive
• Understand the importance of safeguarding

People who would benefit largely from this role would be psychology graduates a well as those with a background in sport, art, drama or music.

Key information:

• Mental Health Mentor
• Maidenhead
• ASAP Start
• £90-£100 per day
• Supportive staff
• Amazing children

Psychology Graduate - Mental Health Mentor - Maidenhead - ASAP Start

Salary will be determined by the successful candidate's qualifications and relevant experience, and will be in accordance with the client's pay policy.