Semh Teaching Assistant

Esland; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme with double match up to

Job summary

Esland is seeking a SEMH Teaching Assistant to support pupils aged 8 to 16 with SEMH needs at our SEN school in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The role is full-time, permanent, 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday, and involves one-to-one or small-group support to help learners reach their potential.

You will work alongside class teachers, applying trauma-informed practices and promoting positive mental health, with opportunities for career development and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children with SEMH needs and trauma-informed approaches.
• Ability to support 8-16 age group in SEN settings.
• Knowledge of behaviour management and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Meet the needs of primary and secondary aged children who have difficulty accessing mainstream education.
• Support trauma informed practices and mental health promotion.
• Manage behaviour that challenges.
• Work as part of a team to support progression and school improvement.

Skills

First aid knowledge

Relate to children and adults

Teamwork and collaboration

Knowledge of National Curriculum

ICT for learning

Behaviour management

Trauma-informed practices

Job description

Are you passionate about truly making a difference in the lives of young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs?

Become an Eslander and start a truly rewarding career!

Role: SEMH Teaching Assistant

Salary: £23,520 to £25,357 per annum (dependent on experience)

Contract: permanent

Hours: Full time (Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm)

Esland are driven to changing children’s lives for the better by providing best-in-class specialist services.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our brand new SEN school, commencing our next phase of expanding our team!

Our Teaching Assistants (TAs) play a vital role working alongside our class teachers, working one to one or in small groups to support our amazing students to fulfil their potential and to develop their skills.

Our pupils are aged 8 to 16 and have a range of learning needs, some have experienced trauma or disadvantages and these experiences mean that sometimes students present with challenging behaviours.

A successful SEN Teaching Assistant will:

• Have an awareness of how to meet the needs of primary and secondary aged children who have experienced difficulty in accessing mainstream education.
• Have an awareness of additional SEND needs which impact on children's ability to self-regulate - communication and interaction; cognition and learning; sensory and physical needs.
• Be inclusive, empathetic, solution focused and passionate about making a difference for our learners
• Have an awareness of trauma informed practices and positive mental health promotion
• Have a clear understanding of, and ability to, manage behaviour that challenges
• Be a team player and a strong advocate for change, progression and continuous school improvement

Required skills, knowledge and abilities for a SEN Teaching Assistant:

• Appropriate knowledge of first aid
• Ability to relate well to children and adults
• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these
• To have some knowledge of National Curriculum requirements.
• Effective knowledge and use of ICT to support learning
• Understanding of relevant polices/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation
• Basic understanding of child development and learning
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunitiesWorking with or caring for children

Whilst this job description gives a reasonable overview of the post, it is not exhaustive, and the post holder will be expected to behave in a flexible manner and take on any other duties that may be reasonably delegated from time to time.

Successful employment is subject to satisfactory Full Enhanced Disclosure, right to work and reference checks in line with government regulations and Safer Recruitment Practices.

All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. Esland employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, or any other perceived difference.

What we can offer a SEN Teaching Assistant:

• Enrolment into the Esland education pension scheme, which is double matched up to 20%, meaning at total pension contribution of up to 30%
• Company sick pay
• Life insurance to the value of 4 times your basic salary
• Comprehensive, paid induction training and ongoing training within the role
• Fantastic opportunities for career development, we promoted over 100 colleagues last year
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including our Online GP 24/7, 365 days a year
• Access to our Green Hybrid and EV car scheme
• A £500 bonus via our 'Refer a Friend’ scheme
• Monthly recognition awards
• Access to big-brand deals and discounts via our employee benefits scheme E-Together
• The opportunity to make a real difference to a child's life!

With over 35 years of residential childcare experience, the Esland group now has more than 65 residential children’s and assessment homes, and five schools, that are spread across the Kent, Hertfordshire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Wiltshire, Bedfordshire, Nottinghamshire, West Midlands and Northamptonshire regions of England.

This also includes our Esland online school accessible to children throughout the UK which helps to deliver education to children missing education by utilising our specialised Turning the Curve education programme.

With over 800 team members and over 200 young people supported we strive to help our children achieve their very best outcomes, through our bespoke residential care, education, therapeutic and activity-led wraparound services.

SEMH Teaching Assistant Doncaster, South Yorkshire, GB