Mental Health Support Assistant Education Setting

Peterlee, County Durham, United Kingdom

https://www.mncjobs.co.uk/company/protocol-education

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Job Description

Mental Health Support Assistant - Education Setting
Location: Peterlee
Pay: 90-110 per day
Contract: Full-Time, Ongoing
This Mental Health Support Assistant role supports pupils who experience anxiety, emotional distress or behavioural difficulties that impact learning.
You'll provide consistent emotional support within a structured school environment, helping pupils feel safe and able to engage.
Your role will include:

Supporting pupils' emotional wellbeing
Helping manage anxiety and emotional dysregulation
Supporting learning and classroom routines
Providing reassurance during challenging moments
Working alongside SEN and pastoral teams

This role suits someone with a background or interest in mental health support.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education', this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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