SEMH Teaching Assistant – Barking and Dagenham – Long Term

Senovo Capital Management GmbH; London Borough of Barking and Dagenham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Senovo Capital Management GmbH is recruiting a SEMH Teaching Assistant for a specialist education setting in Barking and Dagenham. This is a pupil-focused, long-term role within an experienced school team located in Barking and Dagenham.

The role involves building relationships with pupils, helping regulate emotions, and applying behaviour-support strategies while working alongside teachers, pastoral staff and safeguarding colleagues. QTS is not required.

Qualifications

• Experience in schools, youth work, mentoring or care is useful.
• Calm, reliable and confident maintaining clear professional boundaries.
• Communicate well and respond thoughtfully to challenging situations.
• QTS is not required for this support role.

Responsibilities

• Build positive, professional relationships with pupils who need consistent adult support.
• Help pupils regulate emotions, follow routines and re-engage with learning.
• Use calm de-escalation and agreed behaviour-support strategies.
• Work closely with teaching, pastoral and safeguarding colleagues.

Skills

Calm demeanor

Clear communication

Professional boundaries

Behaviour support

Job description

SEMH Teaching Assistant – Barking and Dagenham – Long Term

Barking and Dagenham, United Kingdom | Posted on 24/10/2026

Senovo is recruiting a SEMH Teaching Assistant for a welcoming specialist education setting in Barking and Dagenham. This is a consistent, pupil-focused opportunity for someone who wants to make a practical difference while working as part of an experienced school team.

Role

• Build positive, professional relationships with pupils who need consistent adult support.
• Help pupils regulate emotions, follow routines and re-engage with learning.
• Use calm de-escalation and agreed behaviour-support strategies.
• Work closely with teaching, pastoral and safeguarding colleagues.

About you

• Experience in schools, youth work, mentoring, care or behaviour support is useful.
• You are calm, reliable and confident maintaining clear professional boundaries.
• You communicate well and respond thoughtfully to challenging situations.
• QTS is not required for this support role.

Pay: £95 - £115 per day PAYE.

Contract: Full time.

Location: Barking and Dagenham.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and complete Senovo’s compliance process, including suitable references and an enhanced child-workforce DBS check.