Location: Crawley, West Sussex
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 3:00pm
Pay: £15 per hour
Contract: Temporary, with temp-to-perm opportunities available
Start: ASAP
Are you confident working with secondary-aged students with SEMH needs and challenging behaviour? Do you have a good sense of humour, a thick skin and the ability to stay calm when situations become difficult?
We are looking for a Learning Support Assistant to join an Alternative Provision in Crawley, supporting secondary-aged students who may have experienced trauma and can display verbally challenging behaviour.
This is a rewarding but busy role where relationships, consistency and the ability to see beyond the behaviour are incredibly important.
As a Learning Support Assistant, you will:
Support secondary-aged students with SEMH and additional needs
Work with students who may have experienced trauma and difficult circumstances
Manage and respond appropriately to verbally challenging behaviour
Use humour and positive relationships to redirect negative behaviour
Help students understand and learn appropriate ways to communicate and behave
Support students with emotional regulation and developing positive coping strategies
Build trusting relationships while maintaining clear and consistent boundaries
Encourage positive behaviour and engagement with learning
Work closely with teachers and other staff to provide consistent support
Help create a calm, safe and positive environment for students
The right person will be:
Confident working with challenging behaviour
Ideally experienced within SEMH, SEND, Alternative Provision, youth work, education or similar settings
Calm, resilient and able to remain professional when faced with difficult behaviour
Someone with a good sense of humour and a thick skin
Able to use humour appropriately to diffuse situations and redirect behaviour
Confident setting boundaries while maintaining positive relationships
Patient, consistent and emotionally resilient
Someone who genuinely wants to help young people make positive changes
You don’t need to be a teacher or have a formal teaching qualification. We are particularly interested in people who have the right attitude, resilience and experience of working with young people who can present challenging behaviour.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to build or develop their experience within SEMH and Alternative Provision.
The school works with young people who may have struggled in mainstream education, so your ability to build relationships, remain consistent and help students understand how to manage their behaviour will be incredibly valuable.
There is also the opportunity for the position to become permanent, making this a great route into a long-term role within SEMH education.
If you have experience supporting young people with SEMH, trauma, challenging behaviour or additional needs, and you think your personality would be a good fit for this environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and let’s have a conversation about the role.
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The advertised hourly rate is inclusive of 12.07% PAYE holiday pay.
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