Behaviour Mentor

Are you ready for a new challenge in a school with children who have learning difficulties due to their Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)?

If you are, please read on...

As a behaviour support assistant/teaching assistant, your role will require perseverance, confidence and determination as you may need to handle challenging situations strongly, therefore you will need to be prepared. You will need to be flexible, have plenty of enthusiasm, determination, good communication skills and the ability to work 1:1 or with small groups across multiple age groups. Teaching is not limited to a classroom; your role will be based inside and outside the school to ensure you always reinforce and develop new skills whether that be during lunchtime or visits to the community. Many of the students have social, emotional, mental health challenges . The most important part of your role is to create and promote positive outcomes and behaviour. This is improved by clear boundaries and structure, to create emotional stability and physical safety.

Requirements:

• Team teach preferred but not required
• Relevant experience working which children.
• Passionate about working with children with social, emotional and mental health challenges.
• Capable of dealing with challenging behaviour, promoting focus within a classroom environment and giving on-going 1:1 support.
• Day to day or long-term roles, on a temporary to permanent basis

If this role or other similar positions interest you, then please contact Esther on esther.smith@teachingpersonnel.com. 

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see teachingpersonnel.com/faqs for details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

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