SEN and Mental Health Teaching Assistant

Academics Ltd; Oxford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist educational provider in Witney seeks a Special Educational Needs and Mental Health Teaching Assistant to provide essential support for students facing challenges. This long-term position offers graduates in psychology or criminology the chance to work closely with children aged 5-18, enhancing their academic and emotional development. Experience with neurodiversity and mental health is valuable, as you will collaborate with professionals in the field. The role involves monitoring students' progress and encouraging positive choices, with working hours from Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM.

Qualifications

• Ability to provide one-to-one support to pupils.
• Experience working with children with complex educational needs.
• Understanding of mental health difficulties.

Responsibilities

• Support individual pupils in their learning and emotional needs.
• Monitor academic achievements and emotional well-being.
• Encourage positive decision-making and coping strategies.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to support pupils emotionally

Experience in education or psychology

Education

Graduate in Psychology or Criminology

Job description

A fantastic specialist School in Witney are currently seeking a Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Mental Health Teaching Assistant to join their team long-term, starting immediately. They offer schooling for children between 5 and 18 years with complex educational needs, communication difficulties and behaviour challenges. The school specialises in not only providing integrated education, but also therapeutic support for every child with a significant focus on wellbeing.

As a SEN and Mental Health Teaching Assistant, you will be help to provide one-to-one and small group support to pupils, and help to monitor their academic achievements, as well as their emotional well being. You will help to increase their interpersonal and social skills, ensuring when they leave school, they will succeed. You will also help encourage pupils to make positive decisions, and help them cope with any challenges they face.

The school works in partnership with external professionals including educational and occupational psychologists, counsellors and speech and language therapists. You will have the opportunity to work alongside them, providing you with the experience needed to train as a Therapist or Psychologist in the future. You will also gain experience and further your knowledge of neurodiversity, mental health difficulties and the challenges young people face.

• SEN and Mental Health Teaching Assistant
• Witney
• 85 - 95 per day
• Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 3:30pm
• Graduate Opportunity (Psychology, Criminology)

Do you think you'd be a good fit for this role? If so, apply today!