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SEN Teaching Assistant role in a Secondary mainstream school
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- Psychology Graduate Aspiring Mental Health Counsellor Brentwood Role: SEN Teaching Assistant Location: Brentwood Start Date: 20/03/20234 End Date: Mid July 2023 with the opportunity to extend in September 2023 Contract type: Long Term Contract, 5 days a week, 8 00 GSL The SEN LSA opportunity, ideal if you aspire to have a career focussed on Counselling, Men Health, Well0being, Criminal, Social or Youth Justice, or looking at elements of social care for example.
This is an outstanding opportunity for an individual with previous SEN experience OR a Graduate with a keen interest in this area of work.
It is the perfect position for someone in search of hands-on experience working with social, emotional mental health needs.
If you re looking for a career in youth work then this opportunity is not to be missed.
The Alternative Provision is situated in Redbridge and supports boys and girls, all who have a range of additional needs associated with social, emotional mental health challenges.
It s a larger Primary and Secondary provision, with over 100 students, aged 9-18.
The school offers a restorative, therapeutic approach to education and behaviour management, they want their children engaged in key and personal skills, giving the children skills they can use in and out of school.
As a learning support assistant, you will be working in classes of 3-6 pupils with a staff to student ratio of 1:1.
The school has recently been graded as good in key categories such as leadership and management and behaviour.
This has largely been achieved through the school s commitment to its Restorative processes and programs, a lot is achieved through positive reinforcement.
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- Psychology Graduate Aspiring Mental Health Counsellor Brentwood Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS on the update service.
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What is involved: Providing assistance and supervision for students before, during and after lessons Assisting students to understand and participate in set tasks in an appropriate way Assisting with note taking and supporting literacy and numeracy Working with a class, a small group or individual learners Encouraging the development of appropriate social skills To ensure accurate individual student records are maintained Helping to build confidence and motivation Participating in team meetings and training programmes as an active member of a team Working with managers and employees to support the developing culture of the organisation Following regulations pertaining to safeguarding What is required: An Undergraduate Degree (preferable) and/or previous SEN experience, ideal for Criminology and Psychology Graduates Working with and watching how mental health and Autism for eg, affects girls compared to boys, points often overlooked Good general education levels in English and Maths, 5 grade and above Is desired A Real focus on outside interest that diversify away from the core subjects, building key and personal skills Sport, Cooking, Coding, Dance, Hair Dressing, Photography Knowledge, keen interest or understanding of the range of different types of learning and behavioural needs (SEMH, PRU) Ability to adapt to a various working environments and students with differing abilities and unpredictable behaviour A co-operative working style Good interpersonal and communication skills A caring attitude and a good listener Flexibility in terms of working patterns Summary: Psychology Graduate Aspiring Mental Health Counsellor Monday to Friday, 5 days a week, Term Time only Special Educational Needs, Social Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma, Autism, OCD, ADHD The potential of seeing Qualified Psychologists and Therapists at work with specific students Working with like-minded Psychology and Social Science Graduates Classes of 3-6, very personalised education, ensuring children with EHCPs can prosper and not make the same mistakes of that of the mainstream Psychology Graduate Aspiring Mental Health Counsellor Brentwood Graduate roles
- Psychology Graduate Aspiring Mental Health Counsellor Brentwood