Trauma-Informed Learning Support Assistant

AMA Admin; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Milk Education is recruiting Learning Support Assistants on behalf of a specialist alternative provision in Hackney. This is not a typical classroom assistant role.

You will be working in a small, nurturing setting specifically designed for children and young people who have been unable to access mainstream education due to anxiety, EBSA, autism, trauma, and complex emotional needs. The provision sits at the heart of Camden and focuses on trauma-informed, person-centred approaches delivered by a

Responsibilities

• Providing 1:1 and small group support to pupils with anxiety, EBSA, autism and additional learning needs
• Building therapeutic, trusting relationships with young people who may initially resist engagement with adults
• Supporting emotional regulation and helping pupils manage transitions, routines and social situations
• Implementing individual support plans in collaboration with teachers, therapists and external professionals
• Encouraging communication, independence and confidence through patience and consistency
• Using trauma-informed and person-centred strategies to help pupils gradually re-engage with learning

Job description

Milk Education is recruiting Learning Support Assistants on behalf of a specialist alternative provision in Hackney. This is not a typical classroom assistant role.

You will be working in a small, nurturing setting specifically designed for children and young people who have been unable to access mainstream education due to anxiety, EBSA, autism, trauma, and complex emotional needs. The provision sits at the heart of Camden and focuses on trauma-informed, person-centred approaches delivered by a