Graduate Mental Health Support Worker

Updated: May 06, 2024 05:20 PM GMT

Academics

Farnham

Are you motivated by supporting and helping vulnerable and at-risk young people?
This is an amazing opportunity to help change the lives of children and young people who are at-risk. This Learning Support Assistant (LSA) role will give you experience working with vulnerable students, increasing their engagement, attainment and life chances.
You will be providing a vital service within the community, working alongside teachers and specialist staff to support students with special educational needs (SEN), and a range of associated social, emotional and mental health challenges and traumas. Some

children / young people will have suffered adverse childhood experiences, and you will identify their risks and needs, escalating where necessary.
A common feature for many children and young people with special educational needs is marginalisation and disadvantage, trauma, dysfunctional family relationships, low educational attainment and stigmatisation. Subsequently they face many barriers in... More Detail