Dorking
Education
Contract | Full Time
06/01/2025
19/12/2024
09/01/2025
Aspiring Mental Health Support Worker - Dorking- Education and Training
Education and Training - Psychology - Therapy - Aspiring Mental Health Support Worker - Dorking- SEN - Learning Support Assistant - £85-£90 per day
Are you motivated by supporting and helping others? Then this Aspiring Mental Health Support Worker - Dorking Education and Training role could be for you!
We are looking for a dedicated Aspiring Mental Health Support Worker to support children with mild to severe learning difficulties in Dorking.
Career progression routes include SEN Teacher, Speech and Language Therapist, Occupational Therapist and various Child Psychology and Educational Psychology routes.
The Aspiring Mental Health Support Worker - Dorking role is an excellent way to get your 'foot in the door', providing the opportunity to work closely and network with other teams of professionals, gaining relevant experience, and expanding your knowledge and skillset. This role will give you essential experience within a challenging yet rewarding setting.
A common feature for many children and young people with special educational needs is marginalisation and disadvantage, trauma, dysfunctional family relationships, low educational attainment and stigmatisation. Subsequently they face many barriers in life and are more 'at risk' of negative outcomes. As a Mental Health support worker, you will be instrumental in providing consistency, and equipping children and young people with tools to ensure they feel safe, secure, empowered, and believe that they can succeed in life.
Job Role and Responsibilities:
* Assist the class teacher in providing the learning experience of students
* Behaviour and pastoral support
* Ability to build robust and effective relationships with students
* Practical approach to meet the individual needs of students
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Caring, compassionate, and a good listener
* Willing to work 1:1 and in small groups with students
* Ensure safeguarding of students
* Attend staff meetings and complete appropriate CPD
**January start, trial days taking place to ensure the role and school is right for you
**Excellent on-site training, support and CPD is provided to ensure safeguarding of all students
**Mon-Fri, 08:30 to 16:00, PAYE, term time only
**£85-£90 per day
**Part-time roles also available
**You MUST have right to work in the UK in order to apply - no Visa sponsorship
Candidates registering with Academics Ltd will need to have or apply for an Enhanced DBS and/or overseas police check where appropriate
Apply now or contact Georgina at Academics Ltd: