Do you want an opportunity to make a difference and support students with mental health needs? Do you want valuable experience to add to your CV?
Job Title - Mental Health Assistant
Start Date - ASAP Start
1. In this highly regarded mental health school your role will be to mainly support learners with social, emotional and mental health needs.
2. You will work at ensuring that they are equipped to process and regulate their emotions in healthy ways using restorative practices and therapeutic techniques, guided by the class teacher.
3. Your role as a mental health assistant will also include providing general classroom support to the class teacher.
4. These duties will include helping manage general classroom behaviour, help with lesson preparation, help keep the class tidy and listen to the students read and practice their phonics.
5. The successful mental health assistant will be calm and compassionate but also confident.
6. You will take initiative well and be able to adapt your approach to match the needs of the children.
7. Some children in the class will need extra support.
8. Some may have learning difficulties and need help to stay on track with their tasks.
9. Experience working with children will be beneficial, but not essential.
10. Personality is most important. If you are confident and bubbly then this school want...