Teaching Assistant - Specialist SEMH

Overview

Teaching Assistant - Specialist SEMH Base (Ages 11-16)
September Start | Monday-Friday | 08:30-15:30 | £93 per day (Negotiable DOE)

We are recruiting a dedicated and compassionate Teaching Assistant to join a purpose-built specialist base within a secondary school, supporting young people aged 11-16 with trauma, emotional needs and anxiety
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This base is designed as a calm, nurturing environment to help pupils rebuild trust, develop emotional resilience and reintegrate into school life at a pace that works for them. Students are supported in a safe space where relationships come first.

If you want to make a lasting difference to young people’s lives, this could be a rewarding role.

• Build positive, trusting relationships with pupils who have experienced trauma, anxiety or emotional difficulties.
• Support students to regulate emotions and develop strategies to manage challenging situations.
• Help improve attendance by making school feel like a safe, welcoming environment.
• Encourage confidence, resilience, social interaction and independence.
• Create a calm and consistent atmosphere where pupils feel understood and valued.
• Support learning through patience, empathy and encouragement rather than confrontation.
• Work closely with teaching staff and pastoral teams to ensure every young person receives the support they need.

We are particularly interested in candidates who have studied or have experience in:

• Psychology
• Counselling
• Education
• Child Development
• Youth Work
• Social Care
• Mental Health Support
• Behaviour Support
• Residential Care
• Support Worker roles
• Experienced Teaching Assistants looking for a specialist setting

This is also an exceptional opportunity for anyone considering a future career as a Teacher, Educational Psychologist, Counsellor, Therapist, Social Worker or SEN/SEMH Specialist
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Working alongside an experienced and supportive team, you will:

• Build positive, trusting relationships with pupils who have experienced trauma, anxiety or emotional difficulties.
• Support students to regulate their emotions and develop strategies to manage challenging situations.
• Help improve attendance by making school feel like a safe, welcoming environment.
• Encourage confidence, resilience, social interaction and independence.
• Create a calm and consistent atmosphere where pupils feel understood and valued.
• Support learning through patience, empathy and encouragement rather than confrontation.
• Work closely with teaching staff and pastoral teams to ensure every young person receives the support they need.

• Calm under pressure.
• Patient, empathetic and resilient.
• Able to remain composed during emotionally challenging situations.
• Confident supporting young people with social, emotional and mental health needs.
• An excellent communicator who builds trust naturally.
• Passionate about helping young people achieve outcomes they may never have believed possible.
• Positive, reliable and committed to making a real impact every day.

Many of the young people you’ll support find school overwhelming. Some struggle to attend, make friends or feel safe in a traditional classroom.

Your patience, encouragement and consistency could be the reason a pupil attends school for the first time in weeks, begins trusting adults again or rediscovers a love of learning.

This is a role where small wins can be life-changing moments.