Aspiring Youth Mentor Huddersfield– Learning Support Assistant – LSA role for a graduate who wants and needs to work in a social, emotional and mental health context, a great role to build towards Youth Work, Youth and Social Justice!
Role: Learning Support Assistant role in a specialist school for autism with associated neurodivergent needs.
Milk Education is recruiting for a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) to work in a specialist school supporting students with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, autism, and challenging behaviour. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in behaviour intervention, de-escalation techniques, and trauma-informed approaches—all of which are essential skills for a future in criminal justice or social care.
As an LSA, you will work with students aged 4-16 who struggle with emotional regulation, social skills, and engagement in learning. Many of these students have faced significant trauma, adverse childhood experiences, and difficulties with authority figures. Your role will focus on building trust, supporting emotional well-being, and promoting positive behaviour, all while helping students develop the skills they need to reintegrate into education and society.
You will be working in a specialist primary and secondary school for children who have an EHCP for their Autism, associated conditions, speech and language and communication challenges, traumas they have suffered, anxiety a...