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SEMH Support Assistant Hackney

Are you passionate about supporting students with mental health difficulties and improve their emotional dysregulation?

At Teaching Personnel, we provide job opportunities to graduates who are aspiring to be educational or clinical psychologists. We want to support you getting on the career ladder and achieve your career goals!

We are in contact with a fantastic primary school based in Hackney which has a unit which specialises in students with SEMH needs of various degrees. The school are looking for an individual who is very passionate and committed to supporting students in key stage 1 and 2 with severe SEMH and trauma.

SEMH Support Assistant | The School

• Awarded ‘Outstanding’ from Ofsted

• Counsellors, social workers, and occupational therapists regularly visit the school

• Great training program included

• Staff are very positive and approachable

SEMH Support Assistant | Job Summary

• Work 1:1 and in groups with pupils in key stage 1 and 2

• Provide support to teenagers with trauma and social, emotional, and mental health needs

• Have a very positive approach in communicating with the students, improve their self-esteem and confidence

• Work alongside counsellors, social workers, and occupational therapists

• Full-time position working Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 3.30pm

SEMH Support Assistant | About You

• Graduated with minimum 2:1 from a Top 30 UK University

• Have child-centred experience, preferably experience supporting vulnerable teenagers or children with SEMH

• You have a positive and uplifting personality

• You are patient, caring and compassionate

• uk address and right to work
• DBS on the update service

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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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