Mental Health Teaching Assistant

1 day ago

Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom Parker Smith Inclusion Full time

**Mental Health Teaching Assistant - Southwest London - ASAP Start - £80-£90 PAYE**
- Are _**you**_an aspiring teacher? Are _**you**_ _a recent university graduate looking for a career supporting children who have Special Educational needs? Are _**you**_looking to gain more experience? Are _**you**_ _interested in working with children and young people with ASC/SLD?_
- **If your answer is yes**_, this will be an excellent opportunity for your next step_

We are currently working in partnership with a fantastic SEN school located in Richmond. The school is looking for a Mental Health Teaching Assistant to join their friendly and supportive team. The school provides holistic and therapeutic education to pupils with Severe Learning Difficulties and additional needs such as Autism/ASC/SLD.

**Highlights**:

- Mental Health Support Worker
- Monday to Friday, 8:30 am - 4 pm
- Richmond, London
- Providing nurturing, fun, and stimulating sensory-related activities
- Utilising creative arts into their curricula, such as music, arts, drama, and dance
- Promoting pupils’ wellbeing
- September start
- £80 - £90 PAYE; weekly payment
- Great opportunity for Psychology Graduates to gain more experience
- An excellent opportunity for those aspiring SEND Teachers, Pastoral Workers, Youth Workers, Child Psychologists, Educational Psychologists, Clinical Psychologists, Counsellor, and Social Workers

**Mental Health Teaching Assistant**
- Graduates who studied either Psychology, Criminology, Education Studies or Creative Arts are welcome to apply
- Has experience working with children and young people with special needs and/or hard to reach
- Has personal interests in supporting children and young people with special needs
- A positive, proactive, and patient individual who has a can-do attitude and is willing to learn
- A team player and has great communication skills
- Being able to build good working relationships with students and staff

**Mental Health Teaching Assistant**
- Supporting children with SLD and ASD
- Some pupils may have undiagnosed complex mental health needs such as depression, school phobia, and trauma-related anxieties
- Assisting the class teacher with planning, preparing and delivering learning activities as well as monitoring and assessing children’s achievement and progress
- Actively involved in a wide range of activities, promoting the physical, cognitive, cultural, social and emotional wellbeing of the pupils
- Actively interacting with children through play-based and sensory-related activities

**Interested in hearing more about being a Mental Health Teaching Assistant**

Parker Smith Inclusion is an ethical, people-focused recruitment consultancy, completely dedicated to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

**Salary**: £80.00-£90.00 per day

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Application question(s):

- Why do you want to work in the education sector supporting children who have Speicla Educational Needs?
- What experience do you have working with children?

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