SEMH Teaching Assistant

senploy; Altrincham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist education agency is recruiting a SEMH Teaching Assistant for a full-time, term-time only role in Altrincham. The successful candidate will support pupils with social, emotional, and mental health needs, providing guidance and helping them engage in learning and activities. The position requires resilience, proactivity, and experience with challenging behaviours or practical environments. Offering daily pay rates from £95, this temporary role runs Monday to Friday, 8:30am-3:30pm.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting challenging behaviours is highly advantageous.
• Confident in building strong and supportive relationships with pupils.
• Ability to work in practical, activity-led environments.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with social, emotional, and mental health needs.
• Provide calm, consistent guidance to enhance engagement.
• Assist in both learning and practical activities.

Skills

Resilience

Proactivity

Building supportive relationships

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting for a SEMH Teaching Assistant to work within a specialist SEN setting in Altrincham. This is a full-time, term-time only role, working Monday to Friday, 8:30am-3:30pm, on a temporary basis. The position involves supporting pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs, providing calm, consistent guidance and helping them engage positively in both learning and practical activities.

We are seeking someone resilient, proactive and confident in building strong, supportive relationships. Experience supporting challenging behaviours or working in practical, activity-led environments would be highly advantageous.

Daily pay rates from £95.

About Chalk

At Chalk we aim to be the top specialist education agency out there, providing tailored staffing solutions to schools and education provisions across the UK. Chalk is made up of a team of experienced education recruiters who all share the same goal - to build solid, long-term relationships with schools, teachers and support staff alike.

We recruit SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) staff for both mainstream schools and alternative provisions across England and Wales, filling short-term, long-term and permanent vacancies in the education and care sector.

Legal Bit

Chalk is an education recruitment agency committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. Chalk promotes equal opportunities and diversity for employees, workers, and applicants. We follow new GDPR laws to ensure the protection and privacy of your data.