Early Years SEMH Teaching Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A fantastic special school in Cheltenham is seeking an Early Years SEMH Teaching Assistant. This role offers the opportunity to support students with social, emotional, and mental health needs in a rewarding environment. Candidates should be proactive, flexible, and confident in dealing with challenging behavior. The school values teamwork and provides a supportive atmosphere for both students and staff.

Benefits

Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities

Permanent job roles

Support during clearance and onboarding

Interview preparation and advice

Statutory employment rights

Qualifications

• Experience working with challenging behavior and special needs.
• Ability to provide general support within the classroom.

Responsibilities

• Support students aged 2-10 with SEMH needs.
• Work closely with staff and fill in wherever necessary.

Skills

Proactive

Flexible

Adaptable

Enthusiastic

Positive

Patient

Team Player

Education

Experience with SEN/SEMH

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Long-term Teachers Ltd

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Education

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Posted:

12.05.2025

Expiry Date:

26.06.2025

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Job Description:

Early Years SEMH Teaching Assistant

• Full-time or part-time
• 8:45am - 3:30pm
• Social, Emotional & Mental Health needs (SEMH)
• Ages 2-10
• Immediate start ideally

We are working on behalf of a fantastic special school in Cheltenham that are looking for a Early Years SEMH Teaching Assistant to join the team in either a full-time or part-time capacity. The school are a unique setting that look after students aged 2-10 years old that have a range of special needs but are primarily focused around SEMH.

The school are well established in the area having operated in Cheltenham for a while now! It's a challenging environment to work in due to the needs of the students but that also makes the work that bit more rewarding! They really are a wonderful school, I have always received good feedback from candidates that I've placed at the school.

The role

Working at this school requires you to be proactive, flexible, adaptable, enthusiastic, positive and patient. Due to the needs of the students it is essential that you feel confident in dealing with challenging behaviour and have worked with SEN/SEMH before (preferably within a school/nursery setting).

The role of Early Years SEMH Teaching Assistant is varied, you will be expected to fill in wherever necessary but typically this will be providing general support withing the classroom. You will work closely with other members of staff so being a natural team player is a help!

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