Teaching Assistant - Alternative Provision School
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Contract Type - Temporary to Permanent
Working Hours: 8:30am - 3:30pm
Are you a compassionate and resilient Teaching Assistant looking to make a genuine impact in a therapeutic SEMH environment? This is an opportunity to support young people through a relationship-led and trauma-informed approach, while helping them access a mainstream curriculum tailored to meet their individual needs.
Simply Education is recruiting for a Teaching Assistant to work within a specialist SEMH school that prides itself on a highly therapeutic ethos. The school combines structured academic learning with emotional and behavioural support, ensuring pupils can re-engage with education in a meaningful way. Working Hours: 8:30am - 3:30pm
About the Role
As a Teaching Assistant, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team including teachers, therapists, and pastoral staff to deliver a holistic and nurturing educational experience. The school follows a mainstream curriculum so people from a mainstream background who make a great transition into this setting, the school has carefully adapted the curriculum so its meets the needs of the students they support.
Your role will include:
Supporting pupils to access learning through differentiated, mainstream curriculum pathways
Building consistent, trusting relationships that promote emotional safety and regulation
Applying therapeutic approaches such as restorative practice and trauma-informed care
Supporting 1:1 and small group interventions focused on both academic and emotional development
Helping pupils develop coping strategies, resilience, and positive behaviours for learning
Managing and de-escalating behaviours through calm, reflective, and supportive responses
What We're Looking For
We are looking for a Teaching Assistant who:
Teaching Assistant Qualification Level 1,2,3 (desirable however not essential)
Understands the importance of a therapy-led approach to education
Is confident supporting pupils to engage with a mainstream curriculum
Can build strong, professional relationships with pupils who may have experienced adversity
Remains calm, patient, and adaptable in challenging situations
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What We Offer
As a Teaching Assistant, you will benefit from:
A supportive, therapy-led school environment
Ongoing CPD in SEMH, trauma-informed practice, and behaviour support
A collaborative team of education and therapeutic professionals
A temp to perm opportunity offering long-term career progression
The chance to make a lasting difference in young people's lives
How to Apply
If you're ready to make a real difference, click 'Apply Now' to submit your CV, or contact Helen Davies at the Cheshire office on
If you are looking for an alternative position, please get in touch with the Cheshire office for a confidential discussion about other opportunities.