SEMH assistant

Protocol Education Limited; South Shields; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent training provided

Rewarding and varied role

Long‑term career opportunities within

Job summary

Protocol Education Limited is recruiting for a specialist provision in South Tyneside to support pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs. You will build trusting relationships, support emotional regulation, and assist teachers with adapted activities to keep learners engaged.

The role is suitable for graduates from criminology or psychology backgrounds or those with experience in youth work or residential support.

Qualifications

• All applicants must have the appropriate qualifications and training for this role.
• Experience with SEMH or behaviour support is advantageous.
• Safeguarding checks are required (DBS or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Build positive, trusting relationships with pupils.
• Support emotional regulation strategies.
• Assist teachers with adapted learning activities.
• Promote positive behaviour and engagement.
• Support pupils on a 1:1 basis.

Skills

Sports Coaching

Youth Work

Residential Support

Behaviour Mentors

Criminology Graduate

Psychology Graduate

Education

Criminology or Psychology degree

Job description

Do you have experience supporting young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs?

We are recruiting for a specialist provision in South Tyneside supporting pupils who require additional emotional and behavioural support to engage with education.

Key Responsibilities

• Build positive, trusting relationships with pupils


• Support emotional regulation strategies


• Assist teachers with adapted learning activities


• Promote positive behaviour and engagement


• Support pupils on a 1:1 basis

Ideal Backgrounds

• Sports Coaching


• Youth Work


• Residential Support


• Criminology or Psychology Graduates


• Behaviour Mentors

Benefits

• Excellent training provided


• Rewarding and varied role


• Long‑term career opportunities within education

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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