SEMH Teaching Assistants

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

Job summary

A supportive teaching recruitment agency is seeking SEMH Teaching Assistants to work in a special school in Bath, England. The roles involve providing general classroom support and one-to-one assistance to students aged 4-16 with Social, Emotional & Mental Health needs. Successful candidates will have SEMH experience, confidence in managing challenging behaviour, and a genuine interest in the well-being of young people. Full-time roles start in September, with excellent support and guidance offered throughout the process.

Benefits

Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities

Permanent job roles

Support during clearance process

Interview preparation

Statutory employment rights

Qualifications

• Experience working with students with Social, Emotional & Mental Health needs.
• Ability to provide 1-1 support and general classroom support.
• Genuine interest in supporting young people in a special school environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide general and 1-1 support inside and outside the classroom.
• Work with students aged 4-16 with varying special needs.
• Support a positive learning environment and address challenging behaviour.

Skills

SEMH experience

Confidence with challenging behaviour

Interest in the well-being of young people

Job description

SEMH Teaching Assistants

• Special school
• Social, Emotional & Mental Health needs students
• Various full-time roles
• September start
• Full-time / Long-term roles

We work closely with a brilliant special school that unexpectedly have a few gaps for SEMH Teaching Assistant's at the school from September. The school look after students aged 4-16 with a variation of different special needs but are primarily focused around SEMH.

Having placed a few different candidates at the school over the years, I can confidently say how well supported you will be. They are such a lovely team who all love the work they do.

The roles

As mentioned previously there are a few different gaps across the year groups (Years 4, 5, 8, 9), so whichever age group you feel you best suited you can be placed accordingly! Due to the needs of the students it is essential that you have had some form of SEMH experience.

The role of TA is varied, providing general classroom support as well as 1-1 support inside an outside of the classroom. You must feel confident dealing with challenging behaviour, have a genuine interest in the well being of young people and a real want to work in a special school environment.

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