SEMH Learning Support Assistants

Long-term Teachers Ltd; Newbury; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational agency is seeking SEMH Primary Learning Support Assistants for a special school in Newbury, starting in September. The role requires proactive support in the classroom for students aged 4-11 with social, emotional, and mental health needs. Candidates should be patient, enthusiastic, and ideally have experience in a school environment. The agency values transparency and provides extensive support throughout the hiring process, along with competitive benefits.

Benefits

Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities

Permanent job roles

Interview preparation and support

Statutory employment rights

Qualifications

• Experience in a school environment preferred.
• Experience with SEMH is beneficial.
• Open to support work backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Support students with SEMH needs in a primary setting.
• Assist the class teacher proactively.
• Manage challenging behavior calmly and effectively.

Skills

Patience

Enthusiasm

Proactivity

Job description

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Client:

Long-term Teachers Ltd

Location:

Newbury, United Kingdom

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Other

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Yes

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Posted:

17.06.2025

Expiry Date:

01.08.2025

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Job Description:

SEMH Primary Learning Support Assistants

• Primary site
• Full-time & part-time roles
• Social, Emotional & Mental Health needs
• September start

We're working on behalf of a fantastic special school in Newbury that are looking for SEMH Primary Learning Support Assistants to join the team for a September start.

The school look after students with Social, Emotional & Mental Health needs (SEMH) for students aged 4-11. I have a number of candidates working in this site currently who are all joining the school on a permanent basis - they're all incredibly positive about the team of staff there. They're a very welcoming team!

The role

The role of LSA is all about being proactive in class. The most successful LSA's are people who never sit still and are always on the lookout for how to assist the class teacher.

You must be clam, patient, enthusiastic and feel confident in dealing with challenging behaviour. Ideally you would have worked in a school environment before as well as SEMH. The school are open to a range of applications though, so if you come from more a support work background still free to apply!

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