SEMH Teaching Assistant

Role: SEMH Teaching Assistant

Location: Okehampton

Contract: Full time, permanent

Salary: Starting at £14.45 per hour (depending on experience)

Are you a dedicated and compassionate individual looking to make a real difference in the lives of children with special educational needs? Whether you’re an experienced teaching assistant, a sports coach, or a support worker eager to bring your skills into education, this role could be your next step.

About the role:

We’re working with an exceptional special needs school in Okehampton that is seeking a skilled SEMH Teaching Assistant to join their team. The school supports students across key stage 1 to key stage 4, meaning flexibility and adaptability are essential as you may be asked to work across different age groups and classes.

The students you’ll be supporting have social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs, often accompanied by additional challenges such as autism, ADHD, attachment issues, or speech and language difficulties. Strong behaviour management, patience, and resilience will be key to success in this role.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing general classroom support and leading small group interventions
• Offering one-to-one support where needed
• Collaborating closely with teachers in lesson planning, resource preparation and activity set up
• Prioritising the safety and wellbeing of all students, fostering a safe and supportive learning environment
• Ensuring students are happy, engaged and able to access their learning to reach their full potential

What we’re looking for:

• Experience: Previous experience working with children in the UK is essential, preferably within an educational setting
• SEN knowledge: A strong understanding of special educational needs and strategies to support young people
• Personal attributes: Resilient, adaptable, hardworking and a good sense of humour
• Professional growth: A desire to further develop your skills and knowledge
• Flexibility: Ability to respond to changing plans and priorities

What’s in it for you?

This role is ideal for university graduates, experienced TAs seeking a new challenge, sports coaches or individuals looking for term-time work that fits around other commitments. Working hours are Monday to Friday, 08:30 - 15:30, during school term time only.

If you’re passionate about making a difference and are ready for this rewarding role, we’d love to hear from you! For more information or to apply, get in touch today!

Working with Long-term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools. 

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you. 

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.

In addition you will receive: 

• Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities
• Permanent job roles
• Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process
• Working to Agency Workers Regulations
• Interview preparation, advice and support
• Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay