Psychology Graduate

Psychology Graduate

Location: Tamworth

Contract: Full time starting ASAP

Candidate: Must have SEN/ SEMH/ SEND Experience

Monthly Salary: £1200 - £1500

Teaching personnel are seeking psychology graduates to use their expertise to provide 1:1 support to individuals with SEN in a specialist school in Tamworth. The school supports students aged 11 to 19 years old who all have an education health and care plan and exhibit learning difficulties and/or delay in their learning. Students have a broad range of needs including learning difficulties and disabilities, physical disabilities, and autism. The flexible curriculum provided has a heavy focus on creativity and allows students to gain a variety of experiences which form pivotal points of their education. This is a full-time position Monday to Friday (8:30am to 3:30pm).

The school itself has facilities including a sports hall, kitchen, engineering classes, art workshop a school shop and much more that all students have access to daily. If successful, this role could also include working 1:1 or in small groups with therapeutic interventions. The positions we have available are starting as soon as possible.

Who are we looking for:

You don’t need specific school experience however you will need the below in order to be considered:

• Psychology degree or a degree in a related field
• Must have experience working with young people
• Must have experience working with SEN (this could be in schools or personal experience, care sector, family / friends, or in the community)
• Have a passion for education
• Hold a current and clear DBS or willing to do a new one.
• Open to CPD
• Positive ‘can do’ attitude
• Adaptable and versatile
• Have a Full valid UK driving license
• Eager to help vulnerable and young people to lice happy fulfilling lives

Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting teaching staff in the delivery of lessons
• Delivering small group sessions
• Providing one to one support to students who require additional help
• Monitoring student progress and providing feedback to teaching staff

If you are a passionate Psychology Graduate wanting to make a positive difference in the education of young people, we would love to hear from you.

If you would like to apply for this role, please send a copy of your updated CV.

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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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