Teaching Assistant - Behaviour Support

Teaching Personnel; Tameside; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist education agency in Tameside seeks full-time SEMH Teaching Assistants to support students with social, emotional, and mental health needs. Ideal candidates will have experience working with vulnerable learners and managing challenging behaviour while creating a positive learning environment. The role offers a structured setting with small class sizes and high staff-to-pupil ratios.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children with SEMH or in a PRU, alternative provision, or care setting.
• Confident in managing challenging behaviour with a calm approach.
• Available Monday to Friday, 8:30am-3:30pm.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with SEMH needs during lessons and break times.
• Work with teachers to create a positive learning environment.
• Help pupils develop life skills like resilience and social interaction.

Skills

Supporting SEMH needs

Managing challenging behaviour

Developing emotional regulation skills

Proactive support for vulnerable learners

Tools

Team Teach training

Job description

We are working with a specialist school in Tameside to recruit full-time SEMH Teaching Assistants to support students with social, emotional, and mental health needs. These are long-term roles starting immediately, ideal for those looking to make a lasting impact on young people facing barriers to education.

• Support pupils aged 5-16 with SEMH needs, including anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, and behavioural challenges

• Work alongside experienced teachers to manage classroom behaviour and create a positive learning environment

• Help pupils develop key life skills such as emotional regulation, resilience, and social interaction

• Deliver structured support during lessons, break times, and transition periods

• Specialist SEMH setting with small class sizes and high staff-to-pupil ratios

• Calm, structured environment focused on restorative practice and personalised learning

• Strong, supportive leadership team and clear behaviour policies

• Experience supporting children or young people with SEMH, behavioural needs, or in a PRU, alternative provision, or care setting

• Confident managing challenging behaviour with a calm and consistent approach

• Available Monday to Friday, 8:30am-3:30pm

• Team Teach or similar behaviour management training

• Experience working with trauma-informed or attachment-aware practices

• Resilient, proactive, and committed to supporting vulnerable learners

• This is a full-time, long-term role - part-time is not available

• Candidates must be based in the UK and ready to start promptly

• All offers subject to enhanced DBS on the Update Service, safeguarding training, and two recent references

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ's on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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