Aspiring Psychologist inHaringey inHaringey PUBLISHED
THU 9 JAN 2025
Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of vulnerable children and young people facing challenges.
Gain practical experience in the SEND and Mental Health sectors, enhancing qualifications for future careers in psychology or related fields.
Work alongside a supportive and creative team, fostering a positive work environment and collaboration.
Develop strong relationships with students, building trust and understanding, which is essential for effective support.
Access to training and resources related to child safety and mental health, improving your own skills and knowledge.
Exposure to various therapeutic practices, broadening your understanding of different approaches to mental health support.
GSL Education is seeking motivated individuals for the role of Aspiring Psychologist in Haringey, aimed at supporting vulnerable children, particularly those dealing with social, emotional, and mental health challenges. As a Learning Support Assistant, you will assist children exhibiting challenging behaviors, often stemming from difficult backgrounds, while helping to identify their risks and support needs. The role requires a compassionate and enthusiastic approach, with an emphasis on creating a trusting environment that fosters learning.
Candidates should ideally have a background in social sciences, psychology, or a related field, although non-graduates with relevant passion and experience will also be considered. This position offers a valuable opportunity to work closely with various therapists, enhancing your knowledge and skillset while supporting children with special educational needs who face significant barriers. Your contributions will be crucial in providing a stable and empowering experience, helping these young people feel safe and supported on their path to success.
Candidates should ideally have a background in social sciences, psychology, or a related field, although non-graduates with relevant passion and experience will also be considered. This position offers a valuable opportunity to work closely with various therapists, enhancing your knowledge and skillset while supporting children with special educational needs who face significant barriers. Your contributions will be crucial in providing a stable and empowering experience, helping these young people feel safe and supported on their path to success.
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Are you motivated by supporting and helping vulnerable children?
Do you know your reasons for wanting to work in the SEND and Mental Health Sectors?
GSL are looking for Learning Support Assistants to support children with challenging behaviour profiles deriving from their possible difficulties in socialise, emotional and/or mental health difficulties/traumas. Some children/young people you will be supporting will have suffered adverse childhood experiences and you will help identify their risks and support their needs – escalating to a network of available senior staff members wherever necessary.
You will be joining a friendly, energetic, and creative team. Working within a children’s mental health, trauma and/or neurodivergent provision is incredibly challenging, together, we will qualify and disqualify the sectors for you, ensuring we are focused on the right ones for you.
Whichever route you choose, a passion to aid the learning of young people with SEMH through a range of creative, visual, practical and academic approaches is a must!
The school in East London are looking for graduates of social science, youth studies, psychology, criminology or similar but will consider non-graduates – as sincerity, compassion, enthusiasm and inspiration are regarded in equal measure.
The level of vulnerability of some of the children, when they trust you, will likely lead to them declaring personal information. Your reaction to such information is defined in the Keeping Children Safe in Education policy – you will need to be up to speed with these regulations and we can help you with this if required. Being ready to listen to your students as they declare just how they have been let down by the adult world, is a key aspect to building trust before you focus on their learning.
As a Learning Support Assistant at this school, you will have the opportunity to ‘get your foot in the door’ and work closely with the various therapists, enabling you to expand your knowledge, and skillset, and gain relevant practical experience - invaluable if you have ambitions to become a psychotherapist in one of the arts or speech & language.
Also, an ideal opportunity for aspiring Occupational Therapists, Educational Psychologists and Speech and Language Therapists.
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 life and are more 'at risk’ of negative outcomes. You will be instrumental in providing consistency, and equipping children and young people with tools to ensure they feel safe, secure, empowered, and believe that they can succeed in life.
Share Share Share
Are you motivated by supporting and helping vulnerable children?
Do you know your reasons for wanting to work in the SEND and Mental Health Sectors?
GSL are looking for Learning Support Assistants to support children with challenging behaviour profiles deriving from their possible difficulties in socialise, emotional and/or mental health difficulties/traumas. Some children/young people you will be supporting will have suffered adverse childhood experiences and you will help identify their risks and support their needs – escalating to a network of available senior staff members wherever necessary.
You will be joining a friendly, energetic, and creative team. Working within a children’s mental health, trauma and/or neurodivergent provision is incredibly challenging, together, we will qualify and disqualify the sectors for you, ensuring we are focused on the right ones for you.
Whichever route you choose, a passion to aid the learning of young people with SEMH through a range of creative, visual, practical and academic approaches is a must!
The school in East London are looking for graduates of social science, youth studies, psychology, criminology or similar but will consider non-graduates – as sincerity, compassion, enthusiasm and inspiration are regarded in equal measure.
The level of vulnerability of some of the children, when they trust you, will likely lead to them declaring personal information. Your reaction to such information is defined in the Keeping Children Safe in Education policy – you will need to be up to speed with these regulations and we can help you with this if required. Being ready to listen to your students as they declare just how they have been let down by the adult world, is a key aspect to building trust before you focus on their learning.
As a Learning Support Assistant at this school, you will have the opportunity to ‘get your foot in the door’ and work closely with the various therapists, enabling you to expand your knowledge, and skillset, and gain relevant practical experience - invaluable if you have ambitions to become a psychotherapist in one of the arts or speech & language.
Also, an ideal opportunity for aspiring Occupational Therapists, Educational Psychologists and Speech and Language Therapists.
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 life and are more 'at risk’ of negative outcomes. You will be instrumental in providing consistency, and equipping children and young people with tools to ensure they feel safe, secure, empowered, and believe that they can succeed in life.
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