Mental Health Assistant - Oxford

Mental Health Assistant - Oxford

We are looking for a compassionate, resilient, and dedicated Mental Health Assistant to join our specialist team supporting children with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs in a nurturing and structured school environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide daily emotional and mental health support to pupils aged 3-11 with complex SEMH needs.
• Build trusting relationships with children to help them feel safe, valued, and understood.
• Support individual pupils in regulating emotions and managing behaviours in and out of the classroom.
• Assist teaching and therapy staff in delivering tailored strategies and interventions.
• Act as a positive role model, promoting wellbeing, resilience, and appropriate social interaction.
• Monitor pupil wellbeing and report changes or concerns to the appropriate safeguarding or pastoral leads.
• Help create and maintain a calm, predictable, and therapeutic learning environment.

What We're Looking For:

• A caring, patient, and empathetic individual with a genuine passion for supporting children's mental health.
• Experience working with children with SEMH needs, autism, trauma, or behavioural challenges (preferred).
• Understanding of child development, emotional regulation, and attachment-informed practice.

This role would best suit:

• Psychology graduates
• Those with backgrounds in sports, art, music or drama
• Those looking to make a difference!

What you need to know:

• Mental Health Assistant
• Oxford
• 85 - 100 per day
• September Start
• Social, Emotional and Mental Health Assistant
• Highly rewarding work

If you would like to know more, please apply directly to this advert.