SEN Teaching Support

Academics; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education support provider is urgently seeking SEN Teaching Assistants in Portsmouth to work with children facing emotional and social difficulties. The role involves helping students gain confidence and progress academically, tailored to their individual needs, while working closely with professionals in the field.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children with emotional and educational needs.
• Ability to support and empower students with mental health challenges.
• Open-minded attitude towards developmental trauma.

Responsibilities

• Support the social skills and emotional well-being of students.
• Work alongside trained professionals to provide tailored education.
• Assist children with specific learning difficulties and mental health challenges.

Skills

Resilience

Empathy

Communication

Education

Degree in a related field or equivalent experience

Job description

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SEN Teaching Support - Portsmouth

Teaching Assistant’s needed for our client Schools in Portsmouth that cater for children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties and Special Educational Needs.

Primary / Secondary - SEN & Mainstream – Portsmouth

Academics are looking for strong, confident Teaching Assistant’s to support the social skills, emotional well being and mental health of the students within our client SEN schools.

We have a very high demand for support staff within schools for the next academic year, we support a number of SEN/SEMH schools looking for enthusiastic, caring and self-motivated Teaching Assistants who are available to start ASAP!

The school’s we work with are seeking SEN Teaching Support to help provide alternative education for children who have social & emotional difficulties such as anxiety and school refusal due to developmental trauma and adverse childhood experiences, specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia and dyscalculia and autism and other associated needs. As a Teaching Assistant/Mental Health Support Assistant you will be working closely with trained professionals including Psychologists and Therapists and will have the opportunity to shadow their work.

* ASAP Start
* SEN Teaching Support/Teaching Assistant/Mental Health Support
* Specialist School for Children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs
* £88 per day
* Portsmouth
* Restorative Practice
* Child Mental Health Support Assistant

You should be confident in supporting children who often feel confused, with low self-esteem and disengaged from schooling. Your role as a Mental Health Support Assistant is to give them an education that is tailored to their individual needs, enabling and empowering them to understand that ‘great minds think differently, to gain confidence in themselves and progress their learning.'

The SEN Teaching Support ideally will have a degree in a related field or experience working with young people. Many of the children have experienced trauma and require someone with resilience and an open-mind to support their mental health challenges.

To apply for this Mental Health Support/Teaching Assistant position please apply to this advert directly.