SEMH & SEN Teaching Assistant – Secondary School

Teach-Now; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Teach Now is recruiting a resilient SEN Teaching Assistant with SEMH experience to join a secondary school in Barnet, North London. You will support KS3–KS4 students who may face social, emotional and mental health challenges, delivering calm, structured assistance.

You will work with teachers, pastoral and SEN staff to provide targeted 1:1 or small-group support, help students stay engaged, and assist reintegration into lessons after dysregulation, while maintaining safeguarding and

Qualifications

• Experience supporting secondary pupils with SEMH, SEND or challenging behaviour.
• Strong behaviour management and relationship-building skills.
• Calm, patient and emotionally resilient approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide targeted support for students with SEMH needs.
• Build positive, professional relationships with young people.
• Help students regulate emotions and engage with learning.
• Support individual behaviour and learning plans.
• Use de-escalation and positive behaviour strategies.
• Communicate observations to SEN and pastoral teams.

Skills

SEMH experience

Behaviour management

Teamwork

Calm under pressure

Job description

Teach Now is recruiting a resilient SEN Teaching Assistant with SEMH experience to join a secondary school in Barnet, North London. You will support KS3–KS4 students who may face social, emotional and mental health challenges, delivering calm, structured assistance.

You will work with teachers, pastoral and SEN staff to provide targeted 1:1 or small-group support, help students stay engaged, and assist reintegration into lessons after dysregulation, while maintaining safeguarding and