SEMH Teaching Assistant

Veritas Education Recruitment; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Veritas Education Leeds is recruiting SEMH Teaching Assistants in Newcastle area for both full-time and part-time posts. The role involves supporting small groups, helping students engage with lessons and maintain classroom behaviour under guidance of the class teacher.

Ideal candidates will have DBS update service, Team Teach certificate, and awareness of safeguarding. The school is learner-centred with strong facilities and aims to support learners with SEMH barriers in their education

Qualifications

• DBS on the update service (We can advise on this)
• Team Teach Certificate (Essential)
• Knowledge surrounding child safeguarding (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Working within small groups of learners in the classroom, supporting each child throughout the lesson.
• Supporting each learner with their academic progress in each lesson, including re-engagement after off-task periods or maths help.
• Contributing and supporting the class teacher in maintaining pupil behaviour and enforcing the behavioural discipline system.
• Communicating with Managers/Behaviour Manager regarding pupil behaviours and serious incidents.
• Ensuring all group work is finished, organised and ready for the next lesson to track progress.

Skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Behaviour management

Engagement with SEMH students

Enthusiastic

Education

DBS update service

Team Teach Certificate

Job description

SEMH Teaching Assistant

Role: Full or part time

Area: Newcastle Upon Tyne and surrounding area

Veritas Education Leeds are looking to recruit part time and full-time Teaching Assistants for secondary SEMH TA positions in the Newcastle area.

The client school are a learner centred, education driven setting with outstanding facilities, focused on creating the best learning environment possible for all learners and young people. The aim of the school is to support all young adults and learners through their education, no matter what SEMH barriers they may face.

The Role

• Working within small groups of learners in the classroom setting, supporting each child throughout the lesson.
• Supporting each learner with their academic progress in each lesson, whether that is to re‑engage them after coming off‑task or sitting with them when solving a maths problem.
• Contributing and supporting the class teacher in maintaining and controlling pupil behaviour throughout the lesson, if needed, enforcing the behavioural discipline system.
• Communicating with Managers/Behaviour Manager regarding pupil behaviours throughout the day and contributing/supporting any serious incidents taking place.
• Ensuring all the groups work is finished, filled and organised ready for the next lesson to help keep track of pupil progress and engagement levels.

Ideal Candidate

• Great organisational skills
• Encouraging and Enthusiastic
• Focused
• Great Inter-Personal Skills
• Able to implement behaviour management strategies
• Previous experience working with SEMH/BESD students and dealing with challenging behaviour/classroom support

Requirements

• DBS on the update service (We can advise on this)
• Team Teach Certificate (Essential)
• Knowledge surrounding child safeguarding (Preferred)

  Additional Eligibility

  • You must have legal right to work in the UK
  • You must be willing to attend a registration interview

  Why Choose Veritas Education?

  Veritas Education are a well-established education recruitment company, working across the Leeds, Yorkshire and Northeast regions, working with a large number of different schools, settings and educational trusts.

  We offer a number of CPD courses and training to our staff members, where they can access over 80 different courses free of charge, to help develop your sector knowledge and skill set!

  A specialist consultant on hand to help support you through the registration process, bookings and your career steps!

  Veritas Education can offer Team Teach Level 2 to all of their support staff and teachers.

  'Nothing within the above advert was in any way designed or intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Veritas Education is an Equal opportunities employer and is proud in the knowledge that all placements are made on merit and suitability. We accept applications from all sections of the community