SEMH Teaching Assistant

Long-term Teachers Ltd; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading specialist school in Salisbury is recruiting multiple SEMH Teaching Assistants to support pupils aged 4-19 with emotional and mental health needs. This full-time, permanent role involves working in a nurturing environment to help students build resilience and thrive academically. Ideal candidates will have experience with vulnerable groups and share a passion for inclusive education.

Benefits

Consistent CPD and training to develop your skills

Supportive, multidisciplinary team

Work in a brand-new, well-resourced SEND setting

Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities

Permanent job roles

Interview preparation, advice and support

Qualifications

• Experience working with children, young people or vulnerable groups is essential.
• Background supporting individuals with SEMH, autism or additional needs is desirable.
• Calm, patient and able to build strong, trusting relationships.

Responsibilities

• Support students with SEMH needs in 1:1 or small group settings.
• Promote a safe, calm and emotionally supportive classroom environment.
• Collaborate with teachers, therapists and support staff to ensure consistent care.

Skills

Communication

Relationship Building

Patience

Teamwork

Job description

Role: SEMH Teaching Assistant

Location: Salisbury

Start: September 2025

Contract: Full time, permanent

Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 08:15 - 14:45 (term time only)

Salary: £100 - £110 per day

Long-Term Teachers are excited to be recruiting multiple SEMH Teaching Assistants for a new and growing specialist school in Salisbury, with full-time roles available across both primary and secondary phases, starting September 2025.

This purpose-built provision supports pupils aged 4 - 19 with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, autism and associated learning differences. The school offers a nurturing, trauma-informed environment and a highly personalised approach to education. As a Teaching Assistant, you will be instrumental in helping pupils build emotional resilience, access learning and thrive both socially and academically.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support students with SEMH needs in 1:1 or small group settings
• Contribute to the delivery of tailored education and therapeutic interventions
• Promote a safe, calm and emotionally supportive classroom environment
• Assist with communication, regulation, behaviour and daily routines
• Collaborate with teachers, therapists and support staff to ensure consistent care

Ideal Candidate:

• Experience working with children, young people or vulnerable groups (essential)
• Background supporting individuals with SEMh, autism or additional needs (desirable)
• Calm, patient and able to build strong, trusting relationships
• Team-oriented with excellent communication skills
• Passionate about inclusive education and pupil development

Why Join This School?

• Work in a brand-new, well-resourced SEND setting
• Join a supportive, multidisciplinary team with shared values
• Consistent CPD and training to develop your skills
• Be part of a forward thinking school where your impact is truly valued

Whether your experience lies in education, sports coach, youth work or support roles, if you’re passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people with SEMH needs, we want to hear from you!

Working with Long-term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.

In addition you will receive:

• Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities
• Permanent job roles
• Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process
• Working to Agency Workers Regulations
• Interview preparation, advice and support
• Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay