SEMH Teaching Assistant

Primrose Lane Primary School; Boston Spa; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Primrose Lane Primary School in the United Kingdom is seeking an SEMH Teaching Assistant to support pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. The role focuses on building relationships, supporting learning, and maintaining a calm, supportive classroom climate.

You will work with external professionals to plan interventions and help children manage emotions, requiring adaptability and strong communication. Relevant qualifications are desirable.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and calm under pressure
• Ability to build quick relationships with children
• Be resilient
• Understand barriers SEMH needs pose for learning
• Adaptable with excellent communication skills
• Know interventions to support emotional development
• Willing to work with external professionals to support vulnerable children
• Experience with SEMH learners
• Desirable qualifications in education or child development

Skills

Enthusiastic

Calm under pressure

Relationship building

Resilient

Adaptable communicator

Interventions knowledge

External collaboration

SEMH experience

Education/child development (desirable

Education

Qualified in education or child development (desirable)

Job description

SEMH Teaching Assistant

Important qualities in our new Teaching Assistant:

• Enthusiastic and calm under pressure
• Ability to build quick relationshipswith children
• Be resilient
• Have an understanding of the barriersthat SEMH needs can pose for children with their learning
• Be adaptable and able to think onyour feet in challenging situations with excellent communication skills.
• Know how to use a range ofinterventions that will support children to develop the skills necessary tomanage their emotions
• A keenness to work with externalprofessionals to support our most vulnerable children
• Experience working with children,particularly those with SEMH needs
• Relevant qualifications ineducation, child development, or a related field (desirable)