Advance Your Clinical Career in Education - Clinical Teaching Assistant Role | Bedford
Location: Bedford
Start Date: September 2025
Full-Time | Permanent
Salary: £460-£500 per week
Sector: Mental Health, Clinical Pathways, Education and Training
Are you a Psychology, Criminology or Health & Social Care graduate ready to begin - or take the next step - in your clinical or therapeutic career in an education and training environment?
Or are you an experienced SEN Teaching Assistant looking to move into a more structured, clinical development pathway?
Academics have a Clinical Teaching Assistant role in Bedford offers a unique opportunity to gain practical, first-hand experience working directly with young people in a trauma-informed, therapeutic educational setting - alongside an established multi-disciplinary clinical team.
Your Career as a Clinical Teaching Assistant Starts Here
This role is ideal for graduates and practitioners aspiring to become:
* Clinical Psychologists
* Assistant Psychologists
* Child & Adolescent Therapists
* Mental Health Practitioners
* SENCOs or Educational Psychologists
What You'll Receive
* A structured Clinical Career Pathway within an SEN school environment
* Access to over 200 CPD-accredited courses and weekly in-house training
* Mentorship and shadowing opportunities with therapists, clinicians, and SEN specialists
* A solid foundation to strengthen future applications for Master's, Doctorate, or NHS roles
* A place where your development is as important as the pupils you support
As a Clinical Teaching Assistant You'll Be Doing
* Supporting pupils aged 5-18 with SEMH needs, neurodiversity, and developmental trauma
* Delivering 1:1 and small group sessions focused on therapeutic and emotional development
* Applying trauma-informed interventions under the guidance of clinical professionals
* Collaborating with teaching staff, families, and external specialists to deliver tailored education and wellbeing strategies
* Playing a central role in a school where mental health and education go hand-in-hand
Who We're Looking For
* Psychology, Criminology or Health & Social Care graduates
* Experienced SEN TAs ready to deepen their clinical knowledge and impact
* Future clinicians with a passion for child development, behaviour, and mental health
* Calm, emotionally resilient individuals with a growth mindset and team ethic
* Someone with the ability to travel to Bedford or surrounding areas
This Isn't Just a Job!
You'll be part of an innovative school where therapeutic education and training is central to every decision. If you're serious about a long-term career in clinical or therapeutic services, this role offers the best of both worlds: real responsibility from day one and the support to grow professionally.
Apply now to become a Clinical Teaching Assistant in Bedford.
Change lives - including your own.
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