SEMH Teaching Assistant

Are you a compassionate, resilient, and dedicated individual with a passion for supporting young people with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs?

Protocol Education is working closely with specialist schools and alternative provisions in the Sunderland area to recruit enthusiastic SEMH Teaching Assistants. These roles involve supporting pupils who may display challenging behaviour and require tailored emotional and educational support.

About the Role:

• Support students with SEMH needs both in and out of the classroom

• Work closely with teachers, pastoral teams, and external professionals to create a safe and nurturing learning environment

• Use de-escalation techniques and behaviour support strategies effectively

• Provide both academic and emotional support to pupils on a 1:1 or small group basis

• Encourage positive behaviour and help students build confidence and self-esteem

Ideal Candidates Will Have:

• Experience working with children or young people with SEMH, autism, ADHD, or related additional needs

• A calm, patient, and empathetic nature

• The ability to build strong and trusting relationships

• Team Teach or similar behaviour management training (desirable, but not essential)

• An enhanced DBS on the update service (or willingness to apply for one)

We Offer:

• Ongoing CPD and training opportunities (including behaviour management, safeguarding, and autism awareness)

• Supportive consultant with SEND and SEMH experience

• Flexible working patterns to suit your availability

• Opportunity to make a real impact in the lives of vulnerable young people

If you're passionate about supporting students with additional needs and making a difference in your local community, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now or contact us directly to learn more about SEMH TA roles in the Sunderland area.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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