Mental Health Support Worker – Hailsham

Mental Health Support Worker – Hailsham

Engage Education are currently working in partnership with an all through school on an exciting new SEND Behaviour Support assistant position specifically to support learners with SEMH needs, in particular those displaying challenging behaviours as a result, in the Hailsham area.

Starting immediately, the school is looking for an SEND Behaviour Support Assistant to join them on a long term basis. If the role goes well there is the potential for this to turn into a permanent assignment.

This specialist school supports children and young people aged 6 to 16 with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). These learners are diagnosed with SEMH needs, as well as a diagnosis of ADHD or Trauma & Attachment needs – so a compassionate, nurturing and resilient personality are required!

This school provides a safe and nurturing environment where individual needs—whether social, emotional, or learning-based—are met with care and understanding. With a strong sense of community at its heart, the school helps pupils to grow in confidence, develop their talents, and prepare for bright futures both in and beyond Hastings.

Your Role:

• Supporting learners on a one-to-one basis often with complex behavioural needs
• Working with other support staff to engage pupils in class
• Providing feedback to teachers and parents
• Be available 8:30-3:30pm, full-time (mon-fri)

What you will need:

• A range of behaviour management techniques
• To have worked with learners with a range of needs
• The ability to engage a young person in learning through a range of methods
• To be able to commit to working at the school for long period of time
• A resilient attitude
• Any form of restraint training will be preferable – please state when applying if this is something you have had experience with

Why choose Engage Education?

• We pay all our staff in line with the Agency Worker Regulations, meaning your pay will be equal to that of a permanent employee
• You will benefit from your own dedicated Engage consultant who will provide ongoing support and guidance
• You will be invited to our wide range of continued professional development (CPD) training sessions, provided by our in-house team of experienced senior leaders. These are completely free to attend!
• Do you have friends or colleagues looking for work? Invite friends to join us & earn a £50 Amazon voucher when they work 5 days! You can refer friends from the UK or from overseas and you can refer as many people as you like! The sky’s the limit…

All candidates will be required to undertake a valid enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance will be provided.

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