Psychology Graduate - Behaviour Support Assistant
Job description
Have you recently graduated with a Psychology degree and want to gain valuable hands-on experience working with children and young people?
We are recruiting Psychology Graduates to work as Behaviour Intervention / Behaviour Support Assistants within specialist educational settings in Billinge, Wigan.
What you'll be doing:
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Supporting young people with SEN, SEMH and behavioural needs
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Helping pupils develop emotional regulation and positive coping strategies
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Supporting positive behaviour interventions
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Building meaningful relationships with young people
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Helping pupils engage with education and develop confidence
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Working alongside teachers, SEN teams and pastoral staff
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Gaining valuable experience relevant to careers in Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology, Counselling, Mental Health and SEND
✅ We're looking for Psychology graduates who are:
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Caring, patient and resilient
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Interested in child development, behaviour and mental health
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Confident building relationships with young people
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Calm
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.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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