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Mental Health Support Assistant

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Posted 6 days ago, valid for 17 days
Location

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK10 9QA

Salary

£450 - £500 per week

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Mental Health Support Assistant position in Milton Keynes is ideal for psychology graduates aspiring to work in counseling, social justice, or mental health.
  • The role offers a salary ranging from £450 to £500 per week and requires candidates to have an undergraduate degree or previous experience in special educational needs (SEN).
  • Candidates should have a good general education level in English and Maths, with a focus on developing key personal skills in students.
  • The position involves working with small classes of 3-6 pupils, providing hands-on experience with social and emotional mental health needs.
  • This opportunity is suited for individuals looking to build on their experiences in mental health and SEN, particularly those interested in advocacy within the criminal justice system.

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The Special Education Needs LSA (Learning Support Assistant) opportunity, ideal if you aspire to have a career focussed on Counselling, Men Health, Wellbeing, Criminal, Social or Youth Justice, or looking at elements of social care for example.

Broken down simply, can you demonstrate the value of an education to your students while building substantial relationships and keeping them safe?

Job Title:SEN Mental Health Support Assistant

Location: Milton Keynes

Salary Scale: £450-£500 per week

Start date: ASAP or January start depending on if you have a notice period or are finishing university.

Contract type: Long Term Contract, 5 days a week, 8:30 - 16:00

This role is suitable for a candidate looking to build on personal or already gained experiences of mental health and SEN, it's vital you can qualify and disqualify roles for yourself.

This is also a good role for a graduate who has objectives within Social Justice, Parole, Probation, and the Criminal Justice system, especially for any form of advocacy the range of need, mental Health.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an individual with previous SEN experience OR a Graduate with a keen interest in this area of work. It is the perfect position for someone in search of hands-on experience working with social, emotional mental health needs. If you're looking for a career in youth work then this opportunity is not to be missed.

The Alternative Provision is situated in Milton Keynes supporting boys and girls, all who have a range of additional needs associated with social, emotional mental health challenges. It's a larger Primary and Secondary provision, with over 50 students, aged 5-19

The school offers a restorative, therapeutic approach to education and behaviour management, they want their children engaged in key and personal skills, giving the children skills they can use in and out of school.

As a learning support assistant, you will be working in classes of 3-6 pupils with a staff to student ratio of 1:1

What is required?

* An Undergraduate Degree (preferable) and/or previous SEN experience, ideal for Criminology and Psychology Graduates

*Working with and watching how mental health and Autism for eg, affects girls compared to boys, points often overlooked

* Good general education levels in English and Maths, 5 grade and above is desired

*A Real focus on outside interest that diversify away from the core subjects, building key and personal skills - Sport, Cooking, Coding, Dance, Hair Dressing, Photography

* Knowledge, keen interest or understanding of the range of different types of learning and behavioural needs (SEMH elements of the provision)

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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.