Protocol Education are recruiting a mental health support worker/ learning support assistant to work in a SEND School in Havering, supporting specialist students with Social, Emotional, Mental Health, and additional needs.
This role is dedicated to those who want to inspire student’s with SEND, many whom have come from distressed and toxic backgrounds.
Within this role you will utilise your knowledge of learning support, communication skills and creativity to develop a varied approach helping pupils with Special Education Needs and Disabilities understand the information presented and supporting them throughout their education.
About you-
- Confident with de-escalation strategies, tough and know how to handle challenging behaviours.
- Empathetic and have a good understanding or background in special educational needs or Social emotional, mental health.
- Resilience and hard work are a must.
- An outdoors/sports/activity co-ordinator background would also be great, as this role entails a lot of outdoors activities.
You must be available to work between the hours of 8:30am-3:30pm Mon - Friday. Salary is dependant on experience
Please apply now if this sounds like the role for you.
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.
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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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