Consultant Psychologist as Learning Support Assistant

Role Overview: As a Learning Support Assistant at Insighte, you will be working closely with children with Autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, and other developmental needs in mainstream school settings. Your primary responsibility will be to serve as a one-on-one educational facilitator for a child, helping them achieve academic, behavioral, and social goals in an inclusive classroom. Additionally, after a successful period of school-based support, you will have the opportunity to provide individualized support to children at home through Homecare therapy assignments. Insighte offers comprehensive in-house training to prepare you for both school and home environments, ensuring you are fully equipped for any Homecare role. Key Responsibilities: - In-Class Support: Work as a shadow teacher within a classroom, adapting lessons and activities to meet the child's needs, assisting with attention, communication, and social interaction. - Home Environment Support: Deliver one-on-one therapeutic or educational sessions in the child's home environment, reinforcing learning and behavioral strategies in daily routines. - Goal Implementation: Collaborate with special educators or mentors to implement individualized education plans (IEPs) or learning goals for the child, focusing on academic progress, behavior modification, and social skills development. - Progress Monitoring: Track the child's improvements and challenges, maintain daily notes, and prepare monthly progress reports for parents and the Insighte team. - Parent & Teacher Collaboration: Communicate regularly with parents, teachers, and the Insighte team to ensure consistency in strategies across school and home, providing guidance to parents on supporting the child's development at home. - Inclusive Advocacy: Advocate for the child's needs and inclusion, help reintegrate the child into mainstream activities by bridging learning or social gaps. - Professional Development: Attend required in-house training sessions, workshops, and supervision meetings, continuously update skills, and apply feedback to improve the child's support plan. Qualification Required: - Educational Background: Masters degree in Psychology/Social work or related field, additional certification or diploma in Special Education is highly valued. - Experience: Prior experience or internships working with children, especially those with special needs, understanding of inclusive education practices is a plus. - Skills: Excellent communication skills, fluency in English is required, proficiency in Hindi/Kannada is a plus, creativity in approach, patience, ability to engage children in learning, strong observational and reporting skills. - Mindset: Passionate about inclusion and child development, self-starter, proactive, eager to learn, adaptable, empathetic, positive, and professional. - Other Requirements: Ability to commit to at least 1 year in the role, punctuality, reliability in attending sessions, willingness to travel within the city for home assignments if required.,