SEMH Teaching Assistant

Pool Hayes Academy; Willenhall; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Pool Hayes Academy is seeking a committed SEMH Teaching Assistant to support students, focusing on social, emotional and mental wellbeing while helping them access the curriculum. The role involves working with vulnerable learners and those who are hard to reach, within an 11–16 age range.

You will be part of a dynamic team, delivering curriculum elements with guidance, and contributing to the academy’s culture of high achievement.

Qualifications

• Grade 4/C or above in English and Maths.
• Strong literacy and numeracy skills.
• Experience of working with 11–16 age group and with vulnerable or hard-to-reach students.
• Understanding the needs of students with SEMH and improving wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Deliver elements of the academic curriculum with guidance from subject leaders.
• Support social, emotional and mental wellbeing of identified students.
• Assist students with special educational needs as required.
• Contribute to improving attendance where appropriate.

Skills

Literacy skills

Numeracy skills

Experience with vulnerable students

SEMH awareness

Education

Level 2 Teaching Assistant qualification

Job description

SEMH Teaching Assistant

• NJC Scale Point: 5 - 11
• Actual salary: £19,328 to £21,261 per annum
• 32.5 Hours per week, 39 Weeks per year

We are searching for the best education professionals to join our trust. Are you passionate about making a difference to our children's learning? Do you understand the importance of education?

Pool Hayes Academy are looking to appoint a committed and self-motivate SEMH Teaching Assistant, with a real drive to enhance students' experience of secondary education. The successful applicant will be responsible for improving the social, emotional and mental wellbeing of identified vulnerable students in order to increase their academic outcomes.

The role will include working with students with special educational needs and also includes working with students who are hard to reach and may have difficulties with attendance. This role will include delivering elements of the academic curriculum, with guidance from subject leaders, to enable students to achieve exam success.

The department is part of a well led, dynamic team, whose colleagues all enjoy supporting the Academy and its culture of outstanding success amongst our students.

The ideal candidate will have a grade 4/C or above in a range of subjects including English and Maths, have strong literacy and numeracy skills and hold a level 2 Teaching Assistant qualification. Experience of working with the 11-16 age group and working with young people who are vulnerable or hard to reach are essential. You will join an academy which is dynamic and inspiring, creating a culture of outstanding success amongst our students.

Why choose Pool Hayes Academy?

We have experienced substantial growth in recent years and the academy is now a provider of choice in the area and is over-subscribed. Our Ofsted rating has improved to Good in April 2022 - but that's just the beginning of our ambition for the pupils and staff at this 11-18 academy.

Our vision for Pool Hayes Academy means that any pupil regardless of circumstance can fulfil their potential. Furthermore, we believe that educational success leads to empowerment for our young people and the freedom to make more choices over their future.

About Academy Transformation Trust

Our ATT2030 Vision means we meet our young people where they are at and refuse to leave them there. Our pupils will leave us capable, competent and confident and take their place in the community of educated people. Our staff will be cared for, developed and they do will be capable, competent and confident. We would love to hear from those who want to join us in that mission.

In return, you can expect fantastic Professional Development opportunities, a comprehensive employee benefits package, shopping discounts, cycle-to-work and gym schemes, cinema tickets and an employee assistance programme.

Pool Hayes Academy is part of the Academy Transformation Trust family, whose ambition is that every person who passes through our schools and colleges becomes an educated person - able to take a rightful place in the community of educated people and to join what Robert Maynard Hutchins called "the Great Conversation." An ATT education stresses history, the scientific mode of thinking, the disciplined use of language, a wide-ranging knowledge of the arts and religion, and the continuity of human enterprise. We aspire for everyone, regardless of their starting point, to leave us capable, competent, and confident.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 23 September 2026 - 09.00am

Interview date: To be confirmed

Pool Hayes Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2026. We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are open to Flexible Working.