Psychology Graduate Teaching Assistant Contract Full Time NEW

Cooper & Hall Limited; London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in London seeks confident psychology graduates to work as teaching assistants in Camden schools. You will support children with behavioural and mental health needs, working closely with educational and healthcare teams. This role offers a chance to make a meaningful impact in children's lives while gaining valuable experience in educational support.

Qualifications

• Experience in CAMHS / child mental health services required.
• Passionate about supporting children with SEND / SEMH needs.

Responsibilities

• Work with pupils 1 to 1 during school hours.
• Support children with identified behaviour and SEN needs.
• Collaborate with SENCO and healthcare professionals.

Skills

Child Mental Health

Behaviour Management

Communication

Education

Psychology Graduate

Job description

• Full-time and part-time roles available
• Camden primary & SEND schools

Are you a psychology graduate who would like to work with children with behavioural and mental health needs? We currently have a large number of schools across Camden that are looking for confident and proactive graduates with a good understanding of child mental health to work as teaching assistants.

As a specialist teaching assistant, you will be working with pupils on a 1 to 1 basis during the school day. Pupils will range in age from 5 – 11 years old and will have identified behaviour, SEMH (Social, Emotional, and Mental Health), SEN (Special Educational Needs), including ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) needs that require support on a full-time basis. You will be working with pupils in the classroom, in specialist mentoring sessions, and during some break times. Some pupils will display more challenging behaviour and the school will be able to train you in suitable interventions and approaches. As part of the child’s support team, you will work closely with the school’s SENCO (Special Educational Needs Coordinator) and senior management team, as well as outside agencies including therapists, healthcare professionals, and CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services).

To apply for this role, you must:

• Be a Psychology Graduate
• Have experience in CAMHS / child mental health services
• Be passionate about supporting children with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) / SEMH needs

If you have the qualifications and experience listed above, please apply with an up-to-date CV.

We have a policy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Philosophy Education is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.