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Criminology Psychology Graduate Opportunity - Gang Prevention

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Posted 21 days ago, valid for 20 days
Location

Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 8HJ

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • This role is ideal for a Psychology or Criminology graduate aspiring to work within Criminal Justice and Probation.
  • The position is set in a challenging school environment for boys with trauma and mental health needs.
  • Candidates should have a genuine motivation to work with vulnerable young people and those at risk of offending.
  • The starting pay for this role is £85 per day, and it requires no prior experience, although a background in psychology or criminology is preferred.
  • The opportunity offers career progression to roles such as probation officer, youth offending teams, and youth counsellors.

Criminology | Psychology Graduate Opportunities - Gang Prevention

IMPORTANT: YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK AND CURRENTLY RESIDE IN THE UK

Aspiring Youth Worker - Restorative Practice - Mental Health - Education and Training

Ideal role for a Psychology/Criminology graduate with sincere aspirations within Criminal Justice and Probation.

Opportunity in a challenging school setting for boys that have a range of trauma and mental health based needs.

For the right person, who has a genuine motivation to work with vulnerable young people and those at risk of offending, this role is ideal. The career progression routes are to roles such as probation officer, youth offending teams and youth counsellors.

This type of Learning Support Assistant role will put you into challenging situations that will build your foundations of experience. This is a specialist school where empathy and pragmatism are key. You will learn to focus on the holistic and therapeutic side of education.

Restorative Practice and positive reinforcement will be key skills in this type of role. The role specialises in working with students who have Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs and Wellness concerns. You will play a vital role in helping to raise attainment with are between the students, who all have Education Health Care Plans (EHCPs) SEMH needs, and associated learning difficulties.

Behaviour is only one aspect of this role, it is imperative that you have the academic skill to be able to raise academic attainment across a number of areas. The school offers a mix of vocational subjects such as computing, hairdressing, PE and the performative arts as well as a core base of Math and English.

The Provision & LSA roles

**Specialist provisions working with young people at high risk of offending

**Specialist schools for students with social emotional needs and Autism aged 9-16 years old

**Focus on recovering from trauma through restorative practices and a holistic approach to learning

**SEMH, ADHD, Asperger's, OCD, Dyslexia and a focus on Social, Emotional and Mental Health challenges

**Focus on learning and delivering key and personal/functional skills

**Practical, creative and vocational subjects, what sparks joy for the students and will help them positively contribute to society

**Classes of 6-8 students ranging on ability, interest and age

**MAPA and ABA Training provided

**£85 starting pay per day PAYE, Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.00pm

Futhermore, the consultants working on these roles have personally worked in a similar setting following university, and can vouch that your experience will be rich and incredibly rewarding, but also very challenging.

It's fair to say that this role will not be for everyone. We would love to spend time speaking with you about the experience you would have and gauge if this role is ideal for you at this stage in your career.

If interested, please contact me to discuss and find out what the next steps are.

***Aspiring Youth Worker - Restorative Practice - Mental Health - Education and Training - Ideal role for a Psychology/Criminology graduate with sincere aspirations within Criminal Justice and Probation ***

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.