Mental Health Teaching Assistant - Worthing, United Kingdom - Pink Tile Education

Pink Tile Education

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Worthing, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Mental Health Teaching Assistant - Social & Emotional Mental Health & Special Educational Needs - Full Time 8:30am - 3:30pm, Monday to Friday, term time only. Temp to Perm (12 weeks). £75 per day.

We are seeking a confident and resilient SEMH Teaching Assistant to join our team on a term time only basis.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting young people with social and emotional mental health needs and helping them to overcome challenging behaviour.

As an SEMH Teaching Assistant, you will be working closely with teachers and other members of the support staff to deliver tailored support to young people with a range of SEMH needs.

You will be responsible for helping to create a positive and inclusive learning environment, and for assisting with the delivery of lessons and activities that are designed to meet the individual needs of each student.

Key Responsibilities:

Providing onetoone support to young people with SEMH needs
Assisting with the delivery of lessons and activities
Supporting young people with their needs
Encouraging young people to participate in social and leisure activities
Helping young people to build their confidence and selfesteem
Dealing with challenging behaviour in a calm and effective manner
Keeping accurate records of young people's progress and feeding this information back to teachers and other members of the support staff

Requirements:

Experience of working with young people with SEMH/SEND needs, including those with challenging behaviour
A strong commitment to inclusive education and a desire to help young people overcome their challenges
Confidence and resilience to work with very challenging young people
Good communication and interpersonal skills
The ability to work as part of a team
Patience, empathy, and a positive attitude

If you are passionate about supporting young people with SEMH needs and are looking for a term time only opportunity with the potential for permanent conversion, we would love to hear from you.

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We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Successful applicants will be required to undertake various background checks including obtaining a DBS, if they do not hold a valid certificate that is on the update service.