SEMH Support Worker

shirelandcat; Smethwick; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is seeking an SEMH Support Worker for September 2025 to support secondary school students with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health needs. The chosen candidate will work within the Inclusion Team, contributing to the delivery of excellent educational interventions and ensuring every student has the opportunity to thrive. An emphasis on professional growth, collaboration, and a commitment to safeguarding will be paramount.

Benefits

Opportunities across MAT to enhance skills

Exceptional CPD provision

Supportive working environment

Friendly, enthusiastic children

Qualifications

• Experience working with secondary school age students.
• Experience in delivering SEMH programmes to support learning.
• Able to work collaboratively as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the smooth operation and day-to-day running of the Intervention room.
• Deliver support to SEMH students.

Skills

Commitment to excellence

Collaboration

Professionalism

Flexibility

Adaptability

Job description

• Location: Smethwick, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Hours: 30hours per week, Term Time + 3 weeks

REQUIRED FOR: September 2025

Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is an established Multi-Academy Trust of primary and secondary academies across the West Midlands.

Our reputation is built on our core values of innovation, collaboration and inspiring individuals within our care.

We want every single person that comes through the doors of one of our academies to leave having grown as an individual, in terms of their skill set and their respect for others.

Everyone who works with and for the Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust does so because they believe in children and want their futures to be happy and successful.

This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to be part of the founding Academy of Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust. The Academy requires an SEMH Support Worker to work as part of our Inclusion Team. We believe:

• At SCA we are committed to an inclusive education for local students at every ability level, a rigorous grounding in academic fundamentals and equipping students for the future through teaching them relevant and cutting-edge skills for the era in which they live.
• That every student should be safe, happy ambitious of themselves and respectful of all.
• To ensure the students have world class opportunities which allow them to compete with any students in the country.

The post holder will assist in the smooth operation and day to day running of “The Hub” Intervention room delivering support to SEMH students across the Academy.

Applicants should:

• Have experience of working with secondary school age students
• Have experience in the delivery of SEMH programmes to support learning
• Be a role model with a commitment to excellence
• Want to collaborate as part of a team
• Be professional, flexible and adaptable

We can offer:

• Opportunities across our MAT to enhance skills and experience at both primary and secondary level
• Exceptional CPD provision including working with national and international experts in their field
• a supportive working environment and team ethos
• friendly, enthusiastic children.

Candidates should be able to demonstrate:

• Role model a commitment to excellence
• Want to collaborate as part of a team
• Be professional, flexible and adaptable
• Have high standards

Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its entire staff to share this commitment. All post-holders will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), including a Children’s Barred List check for post carrying out a regulated activity.