Qualified Teacher - SEMH

Randstad Staffing; Burgess Hill; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Staffing is seeking a reliable education professional to provide vital instruction at a specialist school in Burgess Hill. This temp-to-perm role offers a rewarding opportunity to support pupils facing behavioural challenges and complex medical needs.

You will lead classroom activities, supervise a small support team, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and monitor student development within a trauma-informed, safeguarding-focused environment.

Qualifications

• QTS with substantial background in SEN settings.
• 6 months minimum experience in managing severe SEMH and complex behaviours.
• Emotionally resilient professional with a focused, composed temperament.
• Outstanding level of maturity and significant emotional resilience.
• Access to own transport for commuting.
• Successful applicants must complete a comprehensive enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Provide trauma-informed emotional and educational support, lead classroom activities and manage a small support team.
• De-escalate high-pressure situations and manage challenging behaviours with empathy and professional boundaries.
• Work closely with a multidisciplinary team to maintain a secure, predictable, and nurturing learning environment.
• Assess, record, and promote student development and learning milestones.
• Deliver high-quality inclusive education as a superior practitioner.
• Apply relational strategies and trauma-informed behavioural support.
• Maintain an analytical approach to student data and reflective professional practice.
• Demonstrate dedication to student welfare, safeguarding, and achieving positive outcomes.

Skills

Trauma-informed teaching

Behaviour management

Educational support

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Qualified Teaching Status (QTS)

Job description

We are seeking a reliable professional to provide vital, impactful instruction at a specialist school in Burgess Hill, Sussex. This temp-to-perm role presents a rewarding opportunity to serve as a steady, supportive mentor for pupils facing behavioural challenges and complex medical needs.

(Salary: As per the Main Pay Scale (MPS) - This is a temporary to permanent role after a 12 week probation period)

We operate a strict no-sponsorship policy; all applicants must have the permanent right to work in the UK.

Working Hours: Monday-Thursday (08:30-15:30) and Friday (08:30-15:00).

Responsibilities:

• Provide consistent, trauma-informed emotional and educational support, leading classroom activities and managing a small support team.
• Confidently de-escalate high-pressure situations and manage challenging behaviours with empathy and professional boundaries.
• Work closely with a multidisciplinary team to maintain a secure, predictable, and nurturing learning environment.
• Assess, record, and promote student development and learning milestones.
• Deliver high-quality inclusive education as a superior practitioner.
• Apply relational strategies and trauma-informed behavioural support.
• Maintain an analytical approach to student data and reflective professional practice.
• Demonstrate dedication to student welfare, safeguarding, and achieving positive outcomes.

You Must Have…

• Qualified Teaching Status (QTS) with substantial background in SEN settings.
• 6 months minimum experience in managing severe SEMH and complex behaviours.
• Emotionally resilient professional with a focused, composed temperament.
• Outstanding level of maturity and significant emotional resilience.
• Access to own transport for commuting.
• Successful applicants must complete a comprehensive enhanced DBS check.

Benefits:

• Access to structured salary progression for the right candidate.
• Term-time only working and school holidays.
• Dedicated support, including a confidential Employee Assistance Programme (counselling, legal, and financial advice) and Occupational Health services.
• High-quality CPD focused on trauma-informed practice, SEMH support, and behaviour de‑escalation.
• Smaller class sizes allow staff to make a profound impact on vulnerable students.