Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant

Are you passionate about supporting young people to overcome barriers and achieve their full potential? Do you have the resilience, empathy and confidence to work with students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs?

This is more than a Teaching Assistant role-it's an opportunity to make a genuine difference every day.

We are recruiting dedicated SEMH Teaching Assistants to join a highly supportive independent specialist school in Burstow. Working with secondary-aged students who have SEMH needs, ADHD, ASD and associated behavioural challenges, you'll help create a safe, structured environment where students can rebuild confidence, develop positive behaviours and re-engage with education.

• Temp-to-Perm opportunity with a permanent contract after 12 weeks

• £93-£100 per day during the initial agency period

• Permanent salary of £22,000-£23,000 (dependent on experience)

• Full training and ongoing professional development

• Supportive leadership and collaborative staff team

• Excellent long-term career progression within SEND and specialist education

Location: Burstow

Hours: Monday-Friday | 8:30am-4:15pm

This specialist SEMH provision is dedicated to helping students rebuild confidence, develop resilience and achieve success. You'll join a welcoming and experienced team where your contribution is valued, your professional development is encouraged and every day offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

If you're looking for a rewarding career where you can help change young lives and build a long-term future in specialist education, we'd love to hear from you.

As an SEMH Teaching Assistant, you will:

• Support secondary-aged pupils on a 1:1 basis and in small groups

• Encourage positive behaviour, emotional regulation and independence

• Build strong, trusting relationships with vulnerable young people

• Support learning both inside and outside the classroom

• Work closely with teachers and other professionals to help students achieve their goals

• Act as a consistent and positive role model

• Experience working with children or young people (education, care, youth work, sports coaching, mentoring or similar)

• Right to work in the UK

• A calm, patient and resilient approach

• Strong communication and teamwork skills

• Confidence in supporting and managing challenging behaviour positively

• A genuine passion for supporting young people with additional needs

• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting student well-being

Apply today and take the next step in a career that makes a real difference.

experience

Non Teaching

skills

ability to track progression in attainment,background in youth work,behaviour management,building relationships,classroom management,communication,de-escalation techniques,empathy,experience in administering medication,experience in managing challenging behaviour,experience with autism spectrum disorders,experience with learning difficulties,experience with social emotional mental health,inclusiveness,manual handling,marking,mentor experience,personal care experience,planning,resilience,restraint training,speech and language therapy experience

qualifications

CACHE level 1 or 2,CACHE level 2 or 3,early childhood studies degree,health and social care experience,health and social care qualifications (NVQ),HLTA,HLTA,NVQ level 2,NVQ level 3,NVQ level 4,Schools direct

education

high school,college,university