Role: SEMH Teaching Assistant
Location: Taunton
Start date: As soon as possible
Contract: Flexible (ad-hoc, long-term and permanent opportunities available)
Salary: £14.45 - £15.20 per hour
Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of young people? Do you have the skills and dedication to support students with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
Our client, a state-funded special school in Taunton, is seeking a committed and compassionate SEMH Teaching Assistant to join their team. This specialist setting caters to students in Years 5 – 11 who have an EHCP supporting their SEMH and Social Communication and Language (SCL) needs. The school is dedicated to providing a nurturing, inclusive, and structured environment where students can build resilience, develop social and emotional skills, and achieve academic success.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide tailored support to students with SEMH and SCL needs in both classroom and outdoor learning environments.
* Assist in delivering a core curriculum focusing on literacy, numeracy, PSHE, and PE, alongside wider subjects including Art, Science, Careers, and Life Skills.
* Support students in developing self-confidence, emotional regulation, and independence.
* Facilitate learning experiences beyond the classroom, including forest school, outdoor education, and enrichment activities.
* Work collaboratively with teachers, therapists, and pastoral staff to implement personalised support strategies.
* Foster a positive and inclusive learning atmosphere, ensuring every student feels valued and understood.
Requirements:
* Experience working with young people with SEMH needs, ideally within an educational or care setting.
* A patient, empathetic, and proactive approach to supporting students with complex needs.
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to adapt to different learning styles and behavioural needs.
* A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
* An enhanced child workforce DBS on the update service (or willingness to obtain one)
Should you prove to be an invaluable asset to the team, there may be opportunities to make this position permanent.
Working with Long-term Teachers:
We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.
LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.
Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.
We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.
In addition you will receive:
* Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities
* Permanent job roles
* Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process
* Working to Agency Workers Regulations
* Interview preparation, advice and support
* Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay