Mental Health Assistant / SEN Teaching Assistant - Basildon, Essex
Education and training
Would you like to build your experience working with Complex Needs and work alongside trained therapists, counsellors and psychologists?
Perhaps you would like to join a team of highly experienced and supportive individuals?
If you answered yes to any of these, then Academics want to hear from you ASAP!!
** Basildon, Essex
** September start
** Full Time (Monday-Friday)
** £83-£100 per day
** Long-term contract until at least July 2025
** Paid Teacher Training from August 2025
** SEN/ SEMH & Challenging Behaviour
** Teaching Assistant
** Education and training
** Mental health assistant
** Ideal for Psychology/Counselling Graduates
A wonderful mainstream Primary school is currently recruiting a SEN Teaching Assistant to support children with Social and Emotional Mental Health Needs. Located in Basildon, we are looking for a bright and enthusiastic individual who have qualified in Psychology, Counselling or Criminology. However, candidates with relevant experience will also be considered! This is a full time position and with the view of successful candidates being able to start in September. As an SEN teaching Assistant, you will be working 1:1 and in small groups with children across key stage one & two. Assisting pupils with emotional needs and behavioural challenges and supporting individual's wellbeing and personal development.
This is a FANTASTIC opportunity for the successful mental health assistant to work alongside the therapists and psychologists based on-site at school. You will be mentored and have the opportunity to shadow sessions and learn from them. Plus you will gain invaluable experience working with Special Needs and Mental Health issues. This is a great opportunity for an aspiring educational or occupational psychologist, therapeutic support worker or SEN teacher.
The school has fantastic resources and state of the art facilities to support the children across all year group. If you have previous experience as a teaching assistant and understand their complex needs and is open-minded and up for a challenge this could be the next step in your career. Suitable experience can include working with SEN children and/or adults in any setting, even on a personal level such as with family. Level 3 qualifications+ are also required and a Degree would be most desirable.
If this school sounds like something you would love to be a part of, please send your application to Sarah O'Leary @ or call on .
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