Mental Health - Barking

Mental Health Support
- Barking and Dagenham

Mental Health Support in School required

SEMH School in Barking

FULL TIME and long term opportunity

Are you an experienced Mental Health Support Worker, Behaviour TA or SEMH experienced LSA who is looking for a new opportunity?

Are you passionate about making a difference in and working with children with emotional needs, mental health and trauma?

Reeson Education is currently recruiting for a specialist setting. The provision provides quality education for children with complex backgrounds, mental health issues and sometimes challenging behaviour. Pupils have mental health needs including Anxiety, Depression, Self harm, Autism, AHDH, ODD and Schizophrenia. They require a strong and resilient support worker who will be patient, caring, understanding, firm and fair.

• Previous experience of supporting students with SEN, mental health and/or challenging behaviour
• Confident, calm and collected in a School environment
• Knowledgeable of the UK curriculum
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedure
• Reliable & punctual
• Ability to risk assess and follow instructions
• Ability to build rapport with individual pupils

• You will be responsible for supporting a small class of around 3-6 students
• Support the teacher in delivering the learning objectives for the lesson
• You will use resources to help each student understand and engage in lessons
• You will be a pastoral support and emotional guide and positive role model

Reeson Education is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

All daily/hourly rates quoted are inclusive of holiday pay %