Teaching Assistant (SEMH) - Basingstoke

Academics; England; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education provider is seeking a Teaching Assistant for a secondary SEMH school in Basingstoke, starting in September. The role involves supporting students with complex needs and requires resilience and experience in special needs education. Candidates must be available full-time and should ideally be local to Basingstoke.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children with special needs is essential.
• Ability to develop good relationships and support positive engagement.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils aged 11 - 16 with social, emotional, and mental health needs.
• Manage and support student behaviours alongside the teacher.
• Deliver interventions and provide mentoring sessions.

Skills

Empathy

Resilience

Confidence

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Teaching Assistant (SEMH) - Basingstoke, Hampshire

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Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

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Teaching Assistant - Basingstoke - Secondary SEMH School - September Start

Academics are seeking an experienced Teaching Assistant to join a secondary SEMH School in Basingstoke to start in September. This is a full-time, temp to perm contract, so if you are ultimately looking for a permanent contract, please apply!

As a Teaching Assistant, you will be supporting pupils aged 11 - 16 years with complex social, emotional and mental health needs. This a very challenging yet rewarding role, you will be required to support learners in a group and individual basis working 1:1.

Due to the nature of the setting, this is suitable for someone with experience of working with children with challenging behaviours, who is able to develop good relationships and support positive engagement in tasks and activities.

To be considered for this role, you must:

* Be confident, resilient, empathetic and able to think on your feet!
* Have recent experience in supporting children with special needs, or be willing to learn.
* Be available full-time, term-time.
* Ideally be based in Basingstoke or be willing to travel to Basingstoke to work.

The school expect every member of the team to work collaboratively and flexibly, but you will have specific accountabilities, such as:

* Working with individuals and groups of students, ensuring students are kept on task and complete activities set by the teacher.
* Managing and supporting student behaviours in conjunction with the teacher.
* Delivering interventions.
* Providing individual student and group mentoring sessions as required.

If this Teaching Assistant position in Basingstoke is of interest to you and you are available full-time, please can you apply by submitting a copy of your up to date CV.