Mental Health Support Assistant - Wallsend (Full-Time)
Wallsend £92.63 - 110.00 per day + PAYE - no umbrella companies. Earn while you learn, access to training Permanent Teaching 311038184 Posted 1 month ago
Mental Health Support Assistant – Wallsend (Full-Time)
Support emotional wellbeing, build trust and help pupils thrive in education.
Protocol Education is recruiting a full-time Mental Health Support Assistant to join a specialist setting in Wallsend. This role involves supporting pupils with SEMH needs, Autism and associated learning difficulties, helping them overcome barriers and engage positively with school life.
You'll provide the consistency, encouragement and understanding that enables young people to feel safe, supported and successful.
Why work with Protocol Education?
We understand the growing importance of mental health support within education and are committed to helping staff develop specialist skills.
You'll receive:
- Weekly PAYE pay, with no umbrella companies
- FREE access to our online CPD Academy
- Mental Health, SEND and Behaviour training
- Dedicated local consultant support
- Long-term opportunities
- Career progression guidance
- Ongoing wellbeing support
What you'll be doing
- Providing targeted emotional support
- Supporting pupils during challenging moments
- Encouraging coping and regulation strategies
- Building positive relationships
- Supporting learning and engagement
- Working alongside pastoral teams
- Promoting confidence and resilience
- Monitoring pupil wellbeing
What we're looking for
You'll be caring, resilient and supportive.
You'll also be:
- A strong listener
- Calm under pressure
- Empathetic and patient
- Professional and reliable
- Passionate about helping young people
Who this role would suit
- Psychology Graduates
- Mental Health Support Workers
- Youth Workers
- Teaching Assistants
- Learning Mentors
- Behaviour Support Workers
Apply today and help pupils develop the confidence and resilience to succeed.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
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.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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