School Mental Health Assistant
Description du poste
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Are you an aspiring Educational Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist, Occupational Therapist or Mental Health Practitioner?
Are you interested in working with children with social, emotional and mental health challenges?
Are you a graduate or about to graduate, looking to gain experience supporting vulnerable students?
A Specialist SEN School in Newbury are looking for a Mental Health Assistant to join their team on a full-time basis, starting now or in September, depending on your availability. The school caters to students with a range of social, emotional and mental health needs, including children with complex trauma and attachment disorders, as well as generalised anxiety and behaviour difficulties.
As a School Mental Health Assistant, you will help support the students throughout the school day, aiding their academic learning as well as their interpersonal skills. You will follow therapeutic practice, and help each child to regulate their own emotions and cope with the mental challenges they face on a daily basis. You will also provide general assistance to the class teacher, and help liaise with on-site Psychologists and Therapists to ensure each child is getting the most out of their education.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a recent Graduate (Psychology or Criminology would be fantastic) to further their experience in the mental health field. You will gain direct insight into how trauma manifests in behaviour, and the therapeutic and restorative practices used to help with this. This will help you build a platform for future training as a Psychologist, Therapist or Counsellor.
The School are looking for a Graduate who is open-minded, resilient, passionate about mental health and ready for a challenge. Any previous experience working with children would be excellent, along with any experience working with additional needs. Enthusiasm and a positive attitude are most important.
- School Mental Health Assistant
- Newbury
- Immediate or September Start
- Monday to Friday, 08:30-15:30
- £90 to £100 per day
If you are interested in this opportunity then please apply today with your updated CV!
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Nos conseils pour postuler
5 recommandations générées par notre IA pour maximiser vos chances.
⭐ Lead your Personal Statement with your psychology or criminology degree and any placement experience with children, as the advert explicitly requests a graduate in these disciplines.
📊 Quantify any prior experience with children or additional needs: e.g. 'Supported 8 students with SEMH needs during a 10-week university placement, assisting with emotion regulation sessions daily'.
🎯 Explicitly reference trauma-informed or restorative practice in your CV skills section — the advert names these as core to the role and they are strong ATS keywords.
🌐 Highlight any voluntary work, mentoring, tutoring or youth work experience, as the advert states 'any previous experience working with children would be excellent'.
🤝 Include a brief line about your career goal (Educational Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist, OT or Mental Health Practitioner) — the advert is specifically targeting aspiring professionals on this pathway.
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- •Supported 6 students with SEMH needs across a 10-week university placement, assisting class teachers with emotion regulation activities and daily therapeutic check-ins.
- •Delivered one-to-one academic and interpersonal skills support to 4 students with anxiety and attachment difficulties, contributing to a 20% improvement in classroom engagement scores recorded by the supervising teacher.
- •Liaised with a school's on-site counsellor and SENCO across 3 case reviews, ensuring trauma-informed support plans were consistently applied during a 12-week volunteer placement.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Academics' vacancy for a School Mental Health Assistant at the specialist SEN school in Newbury aligns directly with my goal of building a career in Educational or Clinical Psychology. Having studied psychology and developed an understanding of trauma-informed and restorative practice, I am well placed to support students with SEMH needs, complex trauma, and attachment disorders throughout the school day.
My background in psychology has equipped me with a grounding in emotion regulation strategies and behaviour support. During a 10-week university placement, I assisted facilitators working with young people presenting anxiety and behavioural difficulties, helping to implement structured daily routines that improved engagement. I am comfortable liaising with qualified professionals and following therapeutic frameworks under supervision.
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Techniques
- ›What do you understand by trauma-informed practice, and how would you apply it when supporting a student displaying challenging behaviour?
- ›Can you explain the difference between attachment disorder and generalised anxiety, and how support strategies might differ for each?
- ›How would you use restorative practice to help a student who has had a conflict with a peer during break time?
- ›What emotion regulation strategies are you aware of that could be used with primary or secondary-age students with SEMH needs?
- ›How would you liaise effectively with an on-site psychologist or therapist to ensure a student's support plan is being followed in the classroom?
Comportementales
- ›Tell me about a time you worked with someone who was distressed or struggling emotionally — how did you respond?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to remain calm and resilient under pressure. What did you do and what was the outcome?
- ›Give an example of when you adapted your communication style to suit a particular individual's needs.
- ›Tell me about a time you worked as part of a team to support someone's wellbeing. What was your specific contribution?
- ›Describe a moment when you encountered behaviour that challenged you. How did you manage it and what did you learn?
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Tell me about a time you worked with someone who was distressed or struggling emotionally — how did you respond?
Describe a situation where you had to remain calm and resilient under pressure. What did you do and what was the outcome?