If you’re calm in a crisis, good at reading the room and genuinely enjoy helping young people find their feet, this could be a brilliant next step for you.
We’re supporting a specialist SEMH setting that’s looking for someone steady, patient and encouraging to join their team as an SEMH Teaching Assistant. Day-to-day, you’ll be helping pupils who experience social, emotional and mental health challenges navigate school life with the support they need to succeed.
What you’ll be doing
1. Providing 1:1 and small-group support to pupils who need help regulating emotions and staying engaged
2. Building strong, trusting relationships that help young people feel safe and understood
3. Supporting routines, behaviour plans and positive strategies across the day
4. Helping pupils re-engage with learning at a pace that works for them
5. Working closely with teachers, pastoral staff and the SEN team to keep support consistent
6. Celebrating every step forward, no matter how small
What the school is looking for
7. A calm, compassionate person who can stay grounded when things get tricky
8. Someone who communicates well and builds rapport quickly
9. Experience in SEMH, youth work, care, sport or mentoring is helpful, not essential
10. A team player who’s adaptable and ready to learn
11. Someone who sees the potential in every pupil, even when the day feels tough
You don’t need to be a behaviour expert. The school will guide you, and we’ll support you too.
Why join Protocol Education?
12. Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella deductions
13. Free online CPD including behaviour management, SEN and de-escalation
14. A supportive consultant who knows the school and the local area
15. Clear opportunities to develop and progress
16. Easy, friendly registration process
If this sounds like the role for you please send across your CV!
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 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.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the 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 FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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