SEMH Teaching Assistant

SEMH Teaching Assistant

Secondary School Setting

Contract: Temporary/Flexible (long-term and permanent roles available)

Start: As soon as possible 

Do you have a passion for supporting young people with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs? Are you patient, resilient and ready to make a real difference? If so, we want to hear from you!

We’re seeking compassionate and dedicated SEMH Teaching Assistants to work with children of secondary school age who face barriers to their education. Your role will involve providing tailored support to help students overcome challenges, build resilience and achieve their potential both inside and outside the classroom.

Key responsibilities:

• Offer one-to-one and small group support to students with SEMH needs
• Assist in classroom activities to create a safe, inclusive and engaging learning environment
• Support students in managing their emotions and behaviour using positive de-escalation techniques
• Work closely with teaching staff to implement individualised strategies
• Promote emotional wellbeing and foster positive behaviour and social skills
• Track and report student progress to teachers and the SENCO

Who we’re looking for:

• Experience working with young people with SEMH or other special educational needs in a school, youth work or a care setting
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with students and staff
• A calm, patient and nurturing approach to supporting young people
• Ability to manage challenging behaviour in a positive and non-confrontational manor
• Flexibility, resilience and a passion for improving the lives of young people
• Able to drive and have access to your own car
• Desirable: relevant qualifications (e.g Level 2 or 3 Teaching Assistant)

If you have a passion for helping young people overcome challenges and succeed, we encourage you to apply!

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