Mental Health Assistant – Special Secondary School in Kingswood
ASAP Start – Secondary Phase
Are you looking to support children with additional learning needs?
Do you have experience working with challenging behaviour?
Are you interested in supporting young people’s Mental Health?
GRADUATES WANTED
Experience working with children required
An excellent Secondary Special School in Kingswood is currently recruiting for a Mental Health Assistant to join them ASAP. This is an exciting opportunity for a graduate or experienced teaching assistant to develop their experience with Special Educational Needs including Autism, and various other cognitive disorders/learning disabilities. A graduate with a degree graded 2:2 or above is ideal for this role and some previous experience working with SEN children is desirable. The position will be working 1:1 with pupils with Special Needs and Challenging Behaviour in the school. The Learning Support Assistant will have the opportunity to work closely with children who have mental health difficulties, display challenging behaviour and have learning disabilities such as Autism.
This Kingswood secondary school is looking for confident, dedicated Mental Health Assistants who are enthusiastic and passionate about their input into a child’s education. Ideally, the successful Mental Health Assistant will have excellent behaviour management skills and desirably some form of restraint training.
* 1 year contract
* ASAP start
* £90–£100 per day (DOE)
* Mental Health Assistant – 1:1 SEN
* Graduates welcomed
* Education and Training Sector
* Great platform for aspiring teachers
* Kingswood
* Special School (ASD & various learning disabilities)
The ideal Mental Health Assistant will be able to commit for the full academic year and the expected salary will be from £90–£100 per day (DOE). This is an excellent opportunity for a graduate to expand their classroom experience prior to undertaking their teaching training and becoming a fully qualified classroom teacher.
Relevant previous experience would include youth work, support work, mental health work and SEN in sport.
If you are a Mental Health Assistant, Experienced SEN Teaching Assistant or have relevant experience and you are interested in this position, please submit your updated CV or contact the Bristol Academics team for more information.
Kingswood - Mental Health Assistant
