Sen Teaching Assistant

Reed; Boston; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing training and professional dev.

Potential temp-to-perm opportunity

Supportive leadership team and culture

Collaborative staff environment

Job summary

Reed is seeking a SEMH Teaching Assistant for a specialist SEMH school in Bicker, near Boston, Lincolnshire. The role is full-time, term-time only, temporary to permanent.

You will support pupils with SEMH needs, build relationships, assist with emotional regulation, deliver 1:1 and small-group interventions, support during breaks, and work with teachers and pastoral staff to promote safeguarding and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Experience in SEMH schools, SEN, or related care/support roles.
• Calm, resilient, and patient personality.
• Passionate about supporting vulnerable young people.
• Ability to build rapport and establish professional boundaries.
• Proactive and able to think on your feet.
• A positive role model with a genuine desire to make a difference.

Responsibilities

• Provide classroom support to pupils with SEMH needs.
• Build positive and trusting relationships with students.
• Support pupils with emotional regulation and behaviour management strategies.
• Deliver 1:1 and small group interventions.
• Encourage engagement with learning activities and classroom tasks.
• Support pupils during breaks and lunch times.
• Work collaboratively with teachers, pastoral staff, and external professionals.
• Promote safeguarding, wellbeing, and positive outcomes for all pupils.

Skills

SEMH experience

Patience

Behaviour management

Team collaboration

Relationship building

Proactive

Positive role model

Job description

SEMH Teaching Assistant

• Location: Bicker, near Boston, Lincolnshire
• Job Type: Full-Time, Term-Time Only
• Contract: Temporary to Permanent Opportunity Available

We are recruiting on behalf of a specialist SEMH school in Bicker, Lincolnshire, supporting pupils with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. The school offers a nurturing, therapeutic, and highly supportive environment, with small class sizes and high staff-to-pupil ratios designed to help every child thrive.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Provide classroom support to pupils with SEMH needs.
• Build positive and trusting relationships with students.
• Support pupils with emotional regulation and behaviour management strategies.
• Deliver 1:1 and small group interventions.
• Encourage engagement with learning activities and classroom tasks.
• Support pupils during unstructured times such as breaks and lunchtimes.
• Work collaboratively with teachers, pastoral staff, and external professionals.
• Promote safeguarding, wellbeing, and positive outcomes for all pupils.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Experience in SEMH schools, Special Educational Needs (SEN), alternative provision settings, care, support work, youth work, residential childcare, behaviour mentoring, or pastoral support.
• Calm, resilient, and patient personality.
• Passionate about supporting vulnerable young people.
• Ability to build rapport and establish professional boundaries.
• Proactive and able to think on your feet.
• A positive role model with a genuine desire to make a difference.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to work within a highly supportive SEMH environment.
• Ongoing training and professional development.
• A rewarding role where you can genuinely impact young lives.
• Potential temp-to-perm opportunity.
• Supportive leadership team and collaborative staff culture.