Are you a recent psychology graduate? Are you looking for experience within the mental health field before becoming a certified psychologist? If so, then this SEMH Teaching Assistant role is the perfect opportunity for you.

A School for children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs are looking for a confident and empathetic Graduate to join their friendly team of staff in a long-term position. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and have a caring and positive attitude.

The SEMH School near Salisbury educates children from 5 to 16 all of whom have social, emotional and mental health needs. This can range from anxiety, depression, OCD, Tourette's, developmental delay, and severe trauma. You will therefore need to be understanding, resilient and up for a challenge! As a recent Psychology/Criminology/Sociology graduate, you will need to use your knowledge of mental health and development to support the students and encourage them to learn.

At this SEMH School no two days are the same! However, your general duties will involve working closely with a small class of students to support their academic and emotional development. You will help manage the classroom behaviour and be able to deal with challenging behaviour effectively. Under the guidance of the class teacher, you will help make the classroom a fun, engaging and safe place. You will also help the children develop appropriate social skills and provide them with a trusting adult relationship.

As an SEMH Teaching Assistant, this will provide you with a fantastic opportunity to shadow the Educational Psychologist on-site, as well as the Speech & Language Therapist and SENCO. It will also grant you first-hand experience supporting and working with children with mental health needs. This will provide excellent work experience for any graduate looking to start a long-term career as an Educational or Clinical Psychologist, Criminologist, Therapist, Counsellor or even Criminal Justice Officer!

• SEMH Teaching Assistant
• School for children with Social, Emotional & Mental Health needs
• Devizes, Wiltshire
• 8:30am to 3:30pm, Mon to Fri
• Immediate Start
• £80 to £90 per day
• Platform for aspiring Psychologist/Therapist/Counsellor

If you are interested in this position then apply now!

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