Job Title: Unqualified Teaching Assistant - SEMH School
Location: Birkenhead, Wirral
Start Date: September 2025
Working Hours: Full-Time, Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 4:10pm (Term Time Only)
Pay: Competitive daily rate (based on experience)
Are you looking for a rewarding and meaningful role supporting young people with social, emotional, and mental health needs? Do you have a background in care, support work, the military, police, or sports coaching?
A specialist SEMH school in the Birkenhead area of the Wirral is seeking committed, resilient, and proactive individuals to join their team as Unqualified Teaching Assistants from September 2025.
This is a full-time, term-time only position where you'll play a vital role in supporting children and young people who may display challenging behaviours due to social and emotional barriers.
No teaching qualifications are required - just the right experience, attitude, and a passion for helping others.
The Role:
Supporting pupils with SEMH needs, both in the classroom and during unstructured times.
Building positive, trusting relationships with students to encourage engagement and progress.
Assisting in the management and de-escalation of challenging behaviours.
Working closely with teaching staff and other support professionals as part of a team-focused environment.
Contributing to a calm, structured, and inclusive learning space.
You Must:
Have a background in support work, care, sports coaching, the military, or the police.
Be resilient, patient, and able to remain calm in challenging situations.
Be a team player with a proactive, can-do attitude.
Have a minimum of 24 months of employment references within the last 5 years (with no major gaps in employment).
Hold a Child Enhanced DBS registered on the Update Service, or be willing to apply for one