SEMH Teaching Assistant

Location: Leyland

Contract: Full-Time

Start Date: ASAP

Rate of Pay: From £14.25 per hour

Are you passionate about supporting children with Special Educational Needs (SEN)? Do you have the patience, empathy, and dedication to help pupils achieve their full potential? We are currently seeking a caring and enthusiastic SEN Teaching Assistant to join a welcoming and supportive school.

The Role

As an SEMH Teaching Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting pupils who require additional emotional, behavioural, and social support. Working closely with teachers and pastoral staff, you will help create a safe, structured, and nurturing environment that enables pupils to engage positively in education.

Key Responsibilities

Provide 1:1 and small group support for pupils with SEMH needs.
Build positive, trusting relationships with pupils to promote engagement and emotional wellbeing.
Support pupils in managing their behaviour and emotions through positive reinforcement and de-escalation strategies.
Assist teachers in delivering engaging and inclusive lessons.
Implement individual support plans, behaviour strategies, and interventions.
Encourage resilience, self-confidence, independence, and positive social interaction.
Support pupils who may display challenging behaviour, ensuring a calm and consistent approach at all times.
Monitor pupil progress and provide feedback to teaching and pastoral staff.
Help maintain a safe, supportive, and structured learning environment.
Work collaboratively with teaching staff, parents, and external professionals to support pupil development.

Requirements

Experience working with children or young people, ideally within an SEMH, SEND, education, youth work, care, or support setting.
A patient, resilient, and empathetic approach.
Strong behaviour management and relationship-building skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
Ability to remain calm under pressure and respond effectively to challenging situations.
Understanding of SEMH needs and trauma-informed approaches is desirable.
Relevant qualifications are advantageous but not essential.
A genuine passion for helping young people overcome barriers and succeed both academically and personally.

What We Offer at Teaching Personnel:

Weekly pay via PAYE
Supportive and welcoming school environment
Ongoing professional development opportunities via our CPD Academy
Dedicated consultant support throughout your placement
Opportunity to make a real difference to pupils' lives
Potential for long-term and permanent opportunities

If you are passionate about helping young people overcome barriers to learning and thrive in education, we would love to hear from you.

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.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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