Mental Health Teaching Assistant - Corby, Northamptonshire

Tradewind Recruitment | Full-Time | Term-Time Only

Are you passionate about supporting young people with their mental health and emotional wellbeing? Do you have the patience, empathy and resilience to help students overcome barriers to learning and reach their full potential?

Tradewind Recruitment is currently seeking a compassionate and dedicated Mental Health Teaching Assistant to work within a school in Corby.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience supporting children and young people with mental health needs, social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) difficulties, or additional behavioural and emotional needs.

The Role

As a Mental Health Teaching Assistant, you will play an important role in supporting students who may be experiencing anxiety, emotional difficulties, low confidence, behavioural challenges or other mental health-related barriers to learning.

Working closely with teaching staff, pastoral teams and other professionals, you will provide tailored support to help students feel safe, understood and able to engage positively with their education.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one and small-group support to students experiencing mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties.
• Build positive, trusting relationships with students, offering reassurance, encouragement and guidance.
• Support students experiencing anxiety, emotional dysregulation, low self-esteem and challenging behaviours.
• Help students develop coping strategies, emotional resilience and positive social skills.
• Encourage engagement in classroom activities and support students to overcome barriers to learning.
• Recognise changes in behaviour or emotional wellbeing and communicate concerns to the appropriate staff.
• Work collaboratively with teachers, pastoral staff, SENCOs and external professionals.
• Promote a safe, inclusive and supportive learning environment.
• Follow safeguarding procedures and contribute to the overall wellbeing of students.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who is:

• Compassionate, patient and approachable, with a genuine passion for supporting young people.
• Experienced in working with children or young people with mental health, SEMH or additional needs.
• Confident supporting students who may display challenging behaviour or experience emotional difficulties.
• Able to build positive relationships and establish trust with vulnerable students.
• Resilient, adaptable and calm when dealing with challenging situations.
• A strong communicator who can work effectively as part of a wider support team.
• Knowledgeable about safeguarding and the importance of student wellbeing.

Previous experience as a Mental Health Teaching Assistant, SEN Teaching Assistant, Behaviour Mentor, Pastoral Support Worker, Youth Worker or Support Worker would be highly beneficial.

What Tradewind Recruitment Offers

• Competitive rates of pay, dependent on experience.
• Access to a wide range of CPD and professional development opportunities.
• Free access to over 2,500 online training courses through The National College.
• Ongoing support from a dedicated Tradewind Recruitment consultant.
• Opportunities to develop your experience within education and mental health support.
• Access to a range of temporary and long-term opportunities.

Apply Today!

If you are passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of young people and want to use your skills to support their mental health, emotional wellbeing and educational development, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today through Tradewind Recruitment and take the next step in your education career!