Main characteristics
- Location
- Reading, Berkshire
- Company
- Academics Ltd
- Salary
- £76 - £85/day
- Employment type
- Contract
- Category
- Education
Job summary
Are you an Aspiring Therapist looking to gain critical experience working with mental health? Have you recently graduated with a degree in psychology or similar subject?This Pastoral Support Assistant role is aimed at an enthusiastic, empathetic Graduate or experienced candidate who wants to initiate restorative practices to assist a wide array of SEMH students (social, emotional and mental health).
This Specialist Provision in Reading within a secondary mainstream setting, where you will have the opportunity to shadow specialised staff such as speech and language therapists, clinical psychologists etc.
Many of the students will have been through severe traumas and there will be a mix of good and non-existent relationships with their parents, which lends itself to a diversity of therapies to be employed. Restorative Practice, pragmatism, and positive reinforcement will be key skills in this support role in Reading. Successful Pastoral Support Assistants will specialise in working with students who have complex spectrum based needs. The students you are raising attainment with are between the ages of 11-18, all have EHCPs and will need to continue their education once they leave the school.
Psychology Graduates wanted!
* Pastoral Support Assistant
*Based in a secondary mainstream school
* Start date: ASAP
* Restorative practices.
* 1:1, small group, intensive interventions and an LSA as part of a wider class - diverse role and diverse range of students.
* SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.
* Reading
* Pay Scale: £75-85 a day
This is a fantastic opportunity for a recent Psychology graduate to gain valuable experience with young people who have complex needs and mental health issues, and to experience first-hand providing restorative practices to vulnerable students.
Pastoral Support Assistant - Reading- ASAP Start
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