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Mental Health Support Teaching Assistant — Gloucester, Gloucestershire
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SEN School — Gloucester
Full Time 8:30am-3:30pm | 85-95 per day
About the Role
Based in a supportive SEN school environment in a well-respected SEN school in Gloucester, you will work closely and collaboratively with students, teachers, teaching assistants, and mental health professionals to provide tailored support that promotes emotional resilience, psychological and emotional well-being and academic success. Your Mental Health Support Teaching Assistant role will involve 1:1 and small-group work with students who have been diagnosed with mental health issues such as anxiety, depression and OCD, to develop coping mechanisms, build confidence in and out of the classroom, and help students thrive.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide empathetic and regular emotional support to students experiencing a range of mental health difficulties such as anxiety, depression, OCD
* Help to deliver wellbeing and mental health interventions
* Collaborate with teachers, mental health counselors, and parents to create a learning plan
* Measure and monitor students' progress
* Create a safe school atmosphere with an optimistic attitude
Experience & Qualifications
* Previous experience working with children is vital
* Previous experience working with children with mental health issues is beneficial
* Safeguarding Training is required to the nature of the job in dealing with complex needs
* A degree would be most desirable and Level 3 qualifications are required
This could be a fantastic opportunity for any Psychology Graduate to work alongside the educational therapists. This is an excellent opportunity for an aspiring educational psychologist, support worker or SEN teacher. If you are interested in this Mental Health Support Teaching Assistant role then please apply to this advert directly.
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