SEMH Teaching Assistant

Philosophy Education; Wembley; On-site; GBP 24,500 - 29,500; Full time

Job summary

A specialist education provider in Wembley is seeking a full-time SEMH Teaching Assistant to work with pupils with complex SEMH needs. The role involves supporting students in developing their academic and social skills while collaborating closely with teachers. Ideal candidates will have experience with SEMH and A.S.D. students. The position offers professional development opportunities and a supportive learning environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience supporting young people with SEMH and behavioural needs.
• Experience working with non-verbal students is preferable.
• Restraint training such as PRICE or de-escalation training is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils in developing day-to-day and academic skills.
• Provide interventions and cover classes.
• Complement teaching staff in agreed learning activities.

Skills

Experience with SEMH

Experience with A.S.D. pupils

Behaviour management

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

• SEMH Teaching Assistant
• Specialist SEMH Primary School
• Wembley
• Full-time
• Feb 2026 or ASAP
• £24,500 – 29,500
• Permanent contract

A Specialist school for pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) and SEND needs are looking for experienced Behaviour Teaching Assistants with experience who can join the school to support their pupils on a long-term basis

The Role

The school are looking for a highly skilled SEMH TA with experience of working with highly complex A.S.D./SEMH pupils. You will be supporting them developing their day to day and academic skills as well as their social emotional needs, in preparation for their transition to secondary education. You will have a timetable to provide interventions and cover classes across the school. As part of your role the school would ideally like to complement the work of teachers by taking responsibility for agreed learning activities both in and out of school, under an agreed system of supervision that supports the teacher with learning outcomes.

Due to the nature of this role, the school are looking for Teaching Assistants with previous experience supporting pupils with SEMH or complex emotional and behavioural needs. Experience working with students with Autism and non-verbal students would be preferable. Restraint training such as PRICE or de-escalation training is desirable, however, not essential; as PRICE training will be provided.

The School

This small, independent school specialises in providing schooling for children and young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH).

The dedicated staff team are committed to providing a nurturing and supportive learning environment that is adaptable to meet each student’s needs. The school offers stability needed to gain an emotional balance and wellbeing support to allow students to develop their self-esteem and a positive attitude to lifelong learning. Alongside the core teaching and support staff are a team of therapist and outreach workers providing the students with a rounded support programme.

The school is based in Wembley and benefits from being part of a larger charity focussed on improving the mental health and well-being of children.

There is an established leadership in place at the school who hold consistently high standards for their staff and there are good opportunities for professional development and career progression within the school.

Application

If you have previous experience support young people with SEMH and behavioural needs and would like the opportunity to work in a supportive and progressive school, please apply immediately with an up-to-date CV outlining your experience.

We have a policy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Philosophy Education is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.

Tagged as: Autism Support, Behaviour management, Speech and Language