SEMH Practitioner
Greenshaw Learning Trust, Milehouse, City of Plymouth
SEMH Practitioner
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Greenshaw Learning Trust, Milehouse, City of Plymouth
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 day ago, 19 Dec | Get your application in today.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 42a5ae3dc47c4ee58d43f125ea71a7f3
Full Job Description
- To use specialist skills, training and experience to support students with SEMH needs
- Lead activities with individuals or small groups of students to support their social, emotional and mental health within a safe and nurturing environment
- Ensure a stimulating and well-structured learning environment suitable for pupils with SEMH difficulties
- Promote and reinforce self-esteem and encourage achievement
- Encourage students to be 'responsible, resilient and respectful' whilst recognising their individual SEMH needs
- Plan and deliver targeted interventions for students needing to access additional SEMH support, maintaining adequate records and reviewing impact
- Identify targets for students that have an identified SEMH need and facilitate external agency support, e/g Early Help, CAMHS
- Use an appropriate range of observation, assessment and monitoring to identify strategies to support the SEMH students, feeding back to the leaders within the inclusion team
- To support students for assessment purposes when appropriate
- Where appropriate, to work with students in the classroom or in a withdrawal situation. Establish productive working relationships with students, acting as a role model and setting high expectations
- Support students consistently while recognising and responding to their individual SEMH needs within the school grounds and in a variety of other settings as required for example alternative provisions, work experience, community & enrichment activities
- Use a trauma informed or PACE approach to de-escalate student behaviour and support engagement with learning
- Identify patterns of behaviour and contribute to feedback to staff on successful strategies through consultation with student and staff
- Day to day administration tasks include registering students, updating the tracker and maintaining accurate records
- Communicating with parents to support positive engagement
We are now recruiting for an SEMH Practitioner to support students across campus with their social, emotional and mental health, including students with recognised needs as well as those with emerging needs. The successful candidate will build strong positive relationships with students enabling them to unpick their barriers to learning and coordinate a response through the graduated approach to facilitate learning and overall positive engagement with school. If you have a positive and proactive attitude with exceptional communication skills to build and maintain good rapport with students we would welcome your application. - A supportive ethos and concern for the well-being of all colleagues
- Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression
- Employer contributions to Local Government (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Gym membership scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free eye test
- Car benefit scheme
- My Health discounts Commitment to safeguarding
These responsibilities may be varied from time to time to meet the changing needs of the college. What the school offers its staff The GLT recognises that our employees are our most important asset, and we are aware that the quality and commitment of our employees is critical to our success. We offer all our employees the following staff benefits: