SEMH Coordinator

Tameside College; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 35,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle to Work

On-site Gym

Retail Discounts

LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme)

33 days holidays pro rata

Job summary

Tameside College in Ashton-Under-Lyne invites applications for an SEMH Coordinator to lead targeted support for students with SEMH needs. You will coordinate the development, delivery, and monitoring of interventions to remove barriers to learning and promote inclusive education.

The successful candidate will have experience supporting young people, strong interpersonal skills, and a proactive, calm problem-solving approach to challenging situations.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting young people with barriers to learning.
• Ability to motivate students with differing needs.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and calm problem-solving approach.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the development and delivery of targeted SEMH support for students.
• Manage a caseload and monitor student progress within the SEND strategy.
• Oversee learner journeys from transition into college through progression and next steps.
• Collaborate with student support and curriculum teams to maximise SEMH funding and impact.

Skills

Student support

Interpersonal skills

Motivation

Problem solving

Job description

Job Title: SEMH (Social, Emotional, and Mental Health) Coordinator

Salary: £32,618 - £34,741 (Pro Rota £28,704 - £30,572)

0.88 FTE (36 hours over 38 weeks)

We are looking for an SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) Coordinator to join us at Tameside College!

Here’s the standard bit: you will coordinate the development and delivery of targeted support for students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs in line with the college’s SEND strategy, including managing a caseload. To focus on removing barriers to learning, ensuring inclusive and accessible education and monitoring student progress. To oversee learner’s journey from transition into college through to progression and next steps. To champion inclusive practices and promote support for students with SEMH needs. To ensure effective working relationships with student support and curriculum teams, providing a vital link in maximising funding and the impact of SEMH support.

What you’ll need: With some previous experience in supporting young people, you will have a sound understanding of the range of issues facing young people with barriers to their learning (including social, emotional and behavioural) and have an ability to motivate students with differing needs and abilities. You will have excellent interpersonal skills in working with students, ability to remain calm and a problem solving approach to managing challenging situations.

About us: Tameside College in Ashton-Under-Lyne Greater Manchester is a diverse and vibrant further education college that offers a wide range of courses including A level and advanced level vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships and adult courses up to degree Level. We aim to give all our students an exceptional experience. We offer an enhanced benefit package which includes a Cycle to Work scheme, Free on site Gym at our Beaufort Road campus, Retail Discounts, Local Government Pension Scheme, you’ll get 33 days’ holidays for a full time position pro rata for factual positions, to name a few.

We believe in excellence and back that up with high expectations, a superb working environment (as part of the Vision Tameside £100 million+ accommodation strategy) and outstanding teaching. We also believe that attending college is about more than achieving a qualification, important though that is. This is why we aim to give learners every opportunity to develop their full potential in a supportive and friendly environment.

Tameside College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment. Employment at Tameside College is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service and any post in regulated activity will also be subject to an additional barred list check. Tameside College will meet the costs associated with this.

Please note Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 guidance requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enables us to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore at interview with you. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who are invited to attend an interview.

Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unfortunately not able to respond to each applicant. If you have not been called for interview within 3 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

Subject to the volume of applications we may decide to close the vacancy earlier than advertised.

Come join us on our journey to outstanding!

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the service of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a gift. We will not be subject to or liable under your terms and conditions for agency fees.