Are you a recent Graduate or experienced Teaching Assistant? Are you interested in mental health and emotional resilience? Are you considering a career as a Therapist or Psychologist but want to further your experience first?
A Specialist Provision in Reading for students with mental health difficulties are looking for an Emotional/Behavioural Teaching Assistant to join their team full-time. This will involve supporting the students with social, emotional and mental health needs, as well as attachment difficulties and trauma.
As an Emotional/Behavioural Teaching Assistant you will …
Play a key role in equipping the students with the emotional and social skills needed to succeed when they leave school.
Act as a role model to all students, setting high expectations and committing to bringing out the best in them.
Raise attainment of the pupils by boosting their self-esteem and emotional wellbeing.
Help improve barriers to learning.
Motivate students to stay on task & complete their work.
Help pupils develop their social skills, emotional regulation and foster positive relationships with peers.The ideal Emotional/Behavioural Teaching Assistant will be passionate about helping young people struggling with their mental health. You will need to be resilient, open-minded and knowledgeable about mental health and development. Graduates in Psychology, Criminology or Counselling would be perfect for this position. This will provide you with the experience needed to...