SEMH Teaching Assistant Full Time Permanent

Philosophy Education, Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Philosophy Education, Ltd. in Wembley seeks an experienced SEMH Teaching Assistant to support pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs on a long-term basis. This full-time, permanent role begins September 2026 and provides stability in a specialist setting.

The ideal candidate will have experience with SEMH/ASD pupils, strong behaviour management, and a commitment to helping students thrive academically and socially in a nurturing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting SEMH/complex emotional and behavioural needs.
• Experience with ASD pupils preferred.
• Restraint/de-escalation training desirable; PRICE training provided.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils daily and academically, and help develop their social-emotional skills.
• Provide interventions and cover classes across the school.
• Assist teachers by delivering learning activities under supervision to achieve learning outcomes.

Skills

SEMH experience

Behaviour management

ASD/SEMH pupil support

Job description

• SEMH Teaching Assistant
• Specialist SEMH Primary School
• Wembley
• Full-time
• September 2026
• £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

Thissmall, 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.