Mental Health Teaching Assistant - Peak Education Recruitment Ltd : Job Details

MENTAL HEALTH TEACHING ASSISTANTASAP STARTHACKNEYSALARY £21,674 - £22,142INTERVIEWING NOW

SUMMARY

A Good Secondary School based in Hackney with excellent transport links are seeking to appoint an experienced Mental Health Teaching Assistant to join them full time as soon as possible.

The Trust are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Teaching Assistant, with a specialism in Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, to work under the guidance of the SENDCo, to support the educational, social, and emotional development of students with SEMH needs, ensuring they can achieve their full potential at the Academy.

About the Academy:

• Ofsted rated 'Good’ School
• Provide a world class education for boys and girls aged 11-19, in a modern state of the art building
• Provide a welcoming, caring and stimulating environment with excellent teaching facilities.
• Have pupils who strive to maximise their achievement and are fully supported by parents who work with us in partnership.
• Have excellent transport links
• Have a high-quality teaching staff fully committed to supporting pupil’s academic and personal development.
• Offer excellent opportunities for your own professional development.
• Believe qualifications open doors but are only part of the story. All children deserve a full rounded education.

You will be working under the direction of the SENDCO who is seeing an experienced SEMH LSA with the following:

• Experience and training in Trauma and Attachment - Essential for the role
• Social Emotional Mental Health (SEMH), ADHD, Autism and ODD
• Can tailor learning to meet individual learning needs
• Works well within a team sharing best practices
• Degree - Desirable
• Flexible, calm and be able to support the Academy’s ethos.
• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service - MUST!

The school hosts fantastic teaching and learning spaces where all pupils love to learn.

If this sounds like the role for you, apply today!

Peak Education Recruitment Ltd is a specialist Education Recruitment Consultancy that supports Teachers and Support Staff find short and/or long-term temporary and/or permanent employment in Primary, Secondary and Special Education Schools. We are committed to Safer Recruitment and undertake checks on all candidates we work with. As part of the registration process, each candidate will be required to have a current DBS Disclosure and a subscription to the DBS Update Service, if you do not have one, we can support you with an application. We will also need to see all original relevant qualifications certificates before any work placement is agreed.