Mental Health Support Workers – Redditch
Location: Redditch
Salary: £80 – £95 a day
Contract Type: Full-Time (Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 3:30pm)
DAYS AND HOURS ARE NON-NEGOTIABLE
TERM TIME ONLY
About the Role:
This is an Alternative Schooling Provision catering to young adults aged 9-19 with various SEN, including Highly Sexualised behaviours, SEMH, Attachment Disorder, Autism, ADHD, Aggression, and those from Broken homes. Your role will involve supporting the class teacher, support staff, and multi-agency teams to devise learning and care plans, encouraging the child/young person to reach their full potential.
You will be required to set clear boundaries and manage triggers of challenging behaviour whilst supporting the child academically, emotionally, and socially. Experience working with young people within a support setting is desired.
Ideal Candidate:
* Experience working with Challenging Behaviour within an Education, Secure, Residential or Support Setting
* Knowledge and experience writing reports
* Background in either of the following: Challenging SEN Provisions, Youth/Community/Social services, Residential Support, Ex-Military/Police/Prison/Security services or Mental Health Support Services (including CRISIS or Suicide prevention)
* Ideally Team Teach, Mappa, Nappi or Pillars Trained (Desired but not necessary)
* Clear Enhanced DBS registered to the Update Service (we can provide you with details on how to start a new application)
* Ability to provide a full career history and 2 referees
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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