SEMH & Behaviour Support Teaching Assistant

Aspire People; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive daily pay rates

Dedicated consultant support

Opportunities to develop behaviour and

pastoral support

Job summary

Aspire People are recruiting SEMH & Behaviour Support Teaching Assistants to work across Manchester and surrounding areas. You will provide 1:1 and small-group support to pupils with SEMH and behavioural needs, helping them regulate emotions and stay engaged in lessons.

This full-time, long-term role offers a supportive consultant and opportunities to develop skills in behaviour and pastoral work within primary and secondary settings.

Qualifications

• Recent experience supporting children or young people with SEMH or challenging behaviour.
• Confident managing difficult or heightened situations calmly.
• Strong behaviour management and de-escalation skills.
• Patient, resilient, and consistent.
• Able to establish clear boundaries while maintaining positive relationships.
• Understanding of emotional regulation and the reasons behind behaviour.
• Confident working independently on a 1:1 basis.
• Experience within a school, youth work, mentoring, care, or similar setting is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Providing 1:1 and small-group support
• Supporting pupils with SEMH, behavioural, and emotional needs
• Helping pupils recognise and regulate their emotions
• Supporting positive behaviour and individual behaviour strategies
• Building trusting and consistent relationships with pupils
• Helping pupils remain engaged within lessons
• Supporting transitions, breaktimes, and other less structured periods
• Encouraging confidence, resilience, and independence
• Working alongside teachers, SENCOs, pastoral teams, and other professionals

Skills

Behaviour management

De-escalation

Emotional regulation

1:1 support

Positive relationships

Patience

Independent working

Boundaries with pupils

Communication with teachers

Job description

SEMH & Behaviour Support Teaching Assistant

Manchester & Surrounding Areas | Full-Time & Long-Term Opportunities | Aspire People

Aspire People are recruiting Teaching Assistants with experience supporting pupils with SEMH and behavioural needs across primary and secondary schools in Manchester and the surrounding areas.

The Role:

• Providing 1:1 and small-group support
• Supporting pupils with SEMH, behavioural, and emotional needs
• Helping pupils recognise and regulate their emotions
• Supporting positive behaviour and individual behaviour strategies
• Building trusting and consistent relationships with pupils
• Helping pupils remain engaged within lessons
• Supporting transitions, breaktimes, and other less structured periods
• Encouraging confidence, resilience, and independence
• Working alongside teachers, SENCOs, pastoral teams, and other professionals

The Ideal Candidate:

• Recent experience supporting children or young people with SEMH or challenging behaviour
• Confident managing difficult or heightened situations calmly
• Strong behaviour management and de-escalation skills
• Patient, resilient, and consistent
• Able to establish clear boundaries while maintaining positive relationships
• Understanding of emotional regulation and the reasons behind behaviour
• Confident working independently on a 1:1 basis
• Experience within a school, youth work, mentoring, care, or similar setting is desirable

Why Work with Aspire People?

• Access to a wide range of SEND and SEMH opportunities
• Full-time, part-time, and long-term roles
• Primary and secondary school placements
• Competitive daily pay rates
• Dedicated consultant support
• Opportunities to develop your experience in behaviour and pastoral support

Aspire People Limited provides services as an Education Agency and an Education Employment Business. Aspire People is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects every candidate to share this commitment. Placements are subject, to appropriate Child Protection screening, including checks with former employers and the Disclosure and Barring Checks.