Criminology Graduate - Aspiring Clinical / Forensic Psychologist Hillingdon
Criminology Graduate - Aspiring Clinical / Forensic Psychologist Hillingdon - Education and Training - Criminology Graduate - Aspiring Clinical / Forensic Psychologist Hillingdon
The Role: SEN Learning Support Assistant
This specialist SEMH provision supports pupils with social, emotional, and mental health needs, often linked to trauma, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), community violence, exploitation, and knife crime exposure. Many pupils present with challenging behaviour, emotional dysregulation, and difficulties forming safe, trusting relationships.
This role is ideal for graduates who are calm, resilient, reflective, and motivated to work in high-impact intervention and prevention settings.
Your Experience Will Include
- Supporting pupils with emotional regulation, self-esteem, and pro-social behaviour
- Assisting staff with behaviour management and crisis de-escalation
- Supporting restorative conversations, consequences, and conflict resolution
- Working 1:1 and in small groups on mentoring and intervention programmes
- Helping pupils develop coping strategies, emotional literacy, and safer decision-making
- Gaining exposure to trauma-informed practice, safeguarding, risk assessment, and contextual safeguarding
- Supporting preventative work around knife crime, exploitation, peer pressure, and criminalisation
This role provides outstanding preparation for careers in Forensic Psychology, Youth Justice, Probation, Social Work, Counselling Psychology, and Mental Health Services.
Understanding SEMH in This Setting
SEMH needs are often rooted in complex social and environmental factors, including poverty, family breakdown, community violence, and involvement with the criminal justice system.
In this role, you'll learn how to build consistent, trusting relationships, challenge behaviour safely, and support young people to reengage positively with education and society.
Why Join Milk Education?
Training & CPD
- Free CPD including Trauma-Informed Practice, Behaviour De-escalation, Safeguarding, Youth Mental Health, Contextual Safeguarding, and Restorative Practice
- Career-focused development aligned with criminology, forensic psychology, and youth justice pathways
Wellbeing & Ongoing Support
- Access to a mental health and wellbeing platform, including counselling services
- A dedicated consultant committed to your professional and personal development
Benefits for You
- Competitive daily pay
- Fast-track registration and compliance
- Flexible working opportunities
- 5-star rated agency with over 3,000 reviews
- Free access to Milk Academy with 1,000+ discounted, accredited CPD courses
- FREE wellbeing resources, PSHE materials, and school preparation packs
- 24/7 consultant support
- Access to Unbottled, bringing lived-experience speakers into schools
- Work with the UK's only eco-friendly education supply agency
- A nationwide network of schools and trusts
Who We're Looking For
- Criminology, Psychology, Sociology, Youth & Community, or Social Science graduates
- Aspiring Forensic Psychologists, Youth Justice professionals, or Mental Health practitioners
- Individuals passionate about early intervention, violence reduction, and safeguarding
- Calm, resilient, and emotionally intelligent candidates
- Graduates comfortable supporting challenging behaviour and high-risk pupils
- People motivated to make a genuine impact in knife crime prevention and youth mental health
Safeguarding commitment
Milk Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We are APSCo Compliance+ accredited, meeting the highest standards in safer recruitment. All applicants will be subject to compliance checks in line with DfE, Keeping Children Safe in Education and APSCo guidelines.
Milk Education is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. By applying, you agree to our Privacy Policy, available on our website. Milk Education is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.
Criminology Graduate - Aspiring Clinical / Forensic Psychologist Hillingdon - Education and Training - Criminology Graduate - Aspiring Clinical / Forensic Psychologist Hillingdon