Mental Health Support Worker / Learning Mentor

Job description

Mental Health Support Worker / Learning Mentor (SEN)Do you want to make a real difference ?Do you enjoy supporting children or vulnerable young people ?Do you have experience in social care, SEN , or personal experience supporting SEND?

If so, this could be the role for you.

Protocol Education is recruiting a Learning Support Assistant / Teaching Assistant to work within a Specialist School Setting , supporting children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs .

You will be joining a supportive and experienced team , working with pupils who require patience, consistency and positive role models. While experience with SEMH is beneficial, it is not essential —a strong attitude, resilience and a genuine desire to support children are key.

The ideal candidate will:

Have a positive, calm and resilient approach

Be able to build strong relationships quickly with individual pupils

Show empathy, patience and consistency when supporting challenging behaviour

Be confident working with children with SEMH and additional needs

Role details:

Long-term, full-time position

Monday to Friday | 8:30am – 3:30pm

Based in Basildon, Essex

Applicants from Southend, Benfleet, Wickford, Billericay and Chelmsford are welcome to apply

If you have a genuine passion for supporting children with special educational needs and feel this role could be right for you, apply today .

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education', this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Basildon

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

31-05-2026

Profession type

Counselling and Social Services

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English