Mental Health Support Worker

Are you enthusiastic about supporting young people with special educational needs?

Teaching Personnel are currently looking for aspiring Mental Health Support Workers that are looking to build support experience within an educational setting with immediate start dates. Within these roles you would be working aside experienced support staff and teachers to deliver high quality and individualised education to pupils with a variety of complex needs socially, emotionally and academically. The school is based in central Manchester and accommodates pupils aged 10 – 16 and are currently out of mainstream schooling due to various social, emotional and mental health needs, and so require additional support when in school. They have small classroom sizes, allowing the students to have tailored learning best suited to their needs.

Responsibilities:

-          Provide 1 to 1 and small group support to students with challenging behaviour and SEMH needs based on their EHCP’s and personal goals

-          Assist the classroom staff to deliver structured lessons

-          Implement behaviour strategies and techniques in line with the school’s policies

-          Foster a supportive and inclusive classroom environment

-          Build positive relationships with students and staff

For this role you should:

-          Have previous experience working with individuals with social, emotional and mental health needs

-          Have experience working with young people with ASC or autistic traits

-          Have a team teach qualification or experience with difficult behaviour

-          Be confident in dealing with deescalating challenging behaviour

-          Strong communication and interpersonal skills

If you are interested in this role and meet the requirements above, please apply with an up-to-date CV that highlights relevant experience and qualifications.

When applying through Teaching Personnel, an enhanced DBS on the update service is a required document. If you do not have one already, you will be asked to apply for one through Teaching Personnel before you are able to start in a position.

Any applicants that have been out of the UK for more than 3 months over the past 5 years will be asked to provide an overseas criminal clearance check. If you do not already have one of these, please apply for this before applying to this role

All applicants must have a permanent residence and right to work in the UK. If you are currently based in another country, please do not apply for these roles as we will not be able to process your application.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website 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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