Graduate Teaching Assistant

Full-time and part-time roles available

Are you a recent graduate who would like to work with children with behavioural and mental health needs?

We currently have a large number of schools in London looking for confident and proactive graduates with a good understanding of child mental health to work as teaching assistants.

As a teaching assistant, you will be working with pupils on a one-to-one basis during the school day. Pupils will range in age from 11 to 16 years old and will have identified behaviour, SEMH, SEN including ASD needs that require support on a full-time basis. You will be working with pupils in the classroom, in specialist mentoring sessions, and during some break times. Some pupils will display more challenging behaviour, and the school will provide training in suitable interventions and approaches. As part of the child's support team, you will work closely with the school's SENCO and senior management team, as well as outside agencies including therapists, healthcare professionals, and CAMHS.

Job Responsibilities

• Working with pupils on a one-to-one basis
• Supporting pupils with behaviour, SEMH, SEN, and ASD needs
• Collaborating with the school's SENCO, senior management, and external agencies
• Training in suitable interventions and approaches for challenging behaviour

Qualifications Required

• Graduate
• Experience in CAMHS/child mental health services
• Passion for supporting children with SEND

If you have the qualifications and experience listed above, please apply with an up-to-date CV.

We have a policy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, due to the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Philosophy Education is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.