Helena is a Passionate and Empathetic high Achieving Graduate with ABA / Autism Experience available Now for a SEN Role
Helena is a highly compassionate and academically accomplished Psychology graduate with extensive hands-on experience supporting children and young people with autism and additional needs. With a strong background as an ABA Senior Tutor, she brings a calm, nurturing and emotionally intelligent approach to supporting pupils with SEND, alongside excellent behaviour management and communication skills.
Helena is now looking to continue making a meaningful impact within a school environment as an SEN TA or LSA, where she can support pupils both academically and emotionally while building towards a long-term career in Clinical Psychology and child mental health support.
Education & Qualifications
- MSc Work Psychology (Merit): Loughborough University
- BSc (Hons) Psychology (Upper Second Class): University of Birmingham
- A Levels: Psychology (A), Economics (A), Biology (A) – South Hampstead High School
- GCSEs: 10 Grades A*–B including A* in Maths, English and all Sciences
Experience Summary
Helena is an experienced SEN professional with a specialist background supporting children and young people with autism through therapeutic, behavioural and emotionally responsive approaches. Her experience delivering highly personalised one-to-one interventions has given her a strong understanding of how to build trust, encourage emotional regulation and help pupils feel secure, understood and ready to learn.
- Worked as a Senior ABA Tutor providing tailored one-to-one support for children and young people with autism and additional SEND needs.
- Designed and delivered individualised behavioural and learning programmes using evidence-based therapeutic approaches.
- Collaborated closely with SENCOs, teachers, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and families to provide holistic support for pupils.
- Developed strong behaviour management and emotional regulation strategies, supporting pupils in both structured learning and challenging situations.
- Maintained safeguarding standards, detailed progress records and clinical reporting systems with professionalism and accuracy.
- Built positive and trusting relationships with pupils and families, helping children develop confidence, communication skills and independence.
- Demonstrates patience, adaptability and resilience, with the ability to remain calm and proactive in fast-paced SEN environments.
- Strong academic grounding in Psychology, bringing insight into child development, behaviour and emotional wellbeing.
Key Strengths
- Extensive SEN and autism support experience
- Skilled in ABA and therapeutic behavioural approaches
- Warm, patient and emotionally intelligent communicator
- Excellent relationship-building with pupils, families and staff
- Strong safeguarding awareness and professional integrity
- Confident supporting emotional regulation and behaviour management
- Organised, proactive and highly collaborative
- Passionate about inclusive education and pupil wellbeing