Child Mental Health Assistant

Harmonia Careers


Date: 5 hours ago
City: Basingstoke
Contract type: Full time
Child Mental Health Assistant- BasingstokeChild Mental Health Assistant/Teaching Assistant for pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental health needs - Special School in Basingstoke for children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health DifficultiesAges 11-16 - ASAP Start - BasingstokeFantastic route for an aspiring Psychologist, Therapist or for someone looking to work in the Criminal Justice systemA small specialist school for children aged 11 to 16 in Basingstoke are looking for a Teaching Assistant to support the social skills, emotional well being and mental health of the students within their school. The school provide an alternative education for children who have social & emotional difficulties such as anxiety and school refusal due to developmental trauma and adverse childhood experiences, as well as specific learning difficulties such as aspergers and autism. The Teaching Assistant/Mental Health Support Assistant will be working closely with trained professionals including Psychologists and Therapists and will have the opportunity to shadow their work.

Immediate Start

Teaching Assistant/Mental Health Support

Specialist School for Children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs

£88-£90 per day

Basingstoke

Restorative Practice

Child Mental Health Support Assistant

The school provides an alternative education for children who have social & emotional difficulties such as anxiety and school refusal due to developmental trauma and adverse childhood experiences, as well as specific learning difficulties such as autism and aspergers.The Teaching Assistant will be supporting children who come to us often feeling confused, with low self-esteem and disengaged from schooling. Your role as a Mental Health Support Assistant is to give them an education that is tailored to their individual needs, enabling and empowering them to understand that 'great minds think differently', to gain confidence in themselves and progress their learning.They are a progressive, compassionate, values-based school with a strong ethos and a highly skilled team who are passionate about what they do. Your priority as a Teaching Assistant/Mental Health Support Assistant will be the children's social, emotional and mental health development.You will ideally will have a degree in a related field or experience working with young people. Many of the children have experienced trauma and require someone with resilience and an open-mind to support their mental health challenges.To apply for this Mental Health Support/Teaching Assistant position please contact on or apply to this advert directly Child Mental Health AssistantChild Mental Health AssistantChild Mental Health Assistant

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