Teaching Assistant

North East Lincolnshire Council; Yarborough; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

North East Lincolnshire Council's Yarborough Primary Academy is seeking two passionate teaching assistants to support children with complex SEMH needs in our brand-new specialist provision. You will work in a relationships-first, trauma-informed setting, using restorative practices to help children regulate emotions and engage in learning.

We value kindness, patience, and commitment. We offer a supportive team, CPD opportunities, and a chance to contribute to evidence-based practice within our

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children with SEMH and trauma-informed approaches.
• Ability to implement restorative practices to support emotional regulation.
• Commitment to forming nurturing, respectful relationships with learners.

Responsibilities

• Support learning activities and prepare classroom materials.
• Assist in implementing individualized strategies for SEMH needs.
• Contribute to a calm, caring, and inclusive classroom environment.
• Follow safeguarding policies and work with colleagues to monitor progress.

Skills

SEMH experience

Restorative practices

Therapeutic parenting

Trauma-informed

Relationship-first approach

Education

Teaching Assistant qualification

Job description

location_on Location Yarborough Primary Academy

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary NJC03

Contractual hours 30.83

Basis Full time

Hours Permanent Working Hours: 30.83 (8:40am-3:20pm) Working Days: 195

We are looking for two passionate teaching assistants to share their heart and mind with our extraordinary children, with knowledge or a will to learn about attachment, developmental trauma and social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs within our brand-new specialist provision. We are excited to welcome someone who has kindness in their heart and cultivates nurturing relationships with all who they meet. Team YA needs someone who has patience in abundance and enjoys sharing the magic of learning in everything they do. If you can be the rainbow in a child’s storm and a guiding light in the curriculum we deliver to the children and families that we serve, our school might just be the place for you! If you have the following and are ready to plant seeds of healing then come see us!

• Aspirations, enthusiasm, innovation and a belief that excellence in teaching is not accidental.
• Commitment and patience to work with children with complex social, emotional and mental health needs (SEMH).
• An ability in working in a relationships-first, restorative way, honouring the lived experiences of children in our community
• The ability to utilise a blend of restorative practice, therapeutic parenting and trauma informed approaches and models, supporting emotional regulation in children through coregulation and modelling the model.
• A belief that behaviour is communication and that children deserve unconditional positive regard. This is by no means and easy job, it requires hard work, dedication and a sense of hopefulness to make a meaningful difference to the lives of children in our school community.

We believe that care is contagious so we can offer you:

• A dedicated and supportive staff team
• Monthly reflective practice
• Opportunities for career development through CPD
• Opportunities to develop evidence-based practice on a world-wide scale
• A restorative and creative approach to valuing all who enter our school.

We are committed to safeguarding andpromoting the welfare of children and young people and expectthe same commitment from all staff and volunteers

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