Early Years/Year 1 SEMH Teaching Assistant Full-time ideally Special school Social, Emotional & Mental Health needs (SEMH) 8:30am - 3:30pm Term 2 start We're working on behalf of a unique special school that look after a range of special needs but are primarily focused around complex behavioural needs. They are a lovely school but also a challenging one! They need staff there who are confident in dealing with challenging behaviour and have experience working with SEMH. The school are a really lovely team who boast a high retention rate of staff. Having placed a number of staff at the school, feedback I will consistently receive will be how rewarding the work is - you have an opportunity to make a huge difference in these children's lives. The role They have 2 gaps at the school currently so will be looking for a full-time SEMH Teaching Assistant in an EY class and a full-time SEMH Teaching Assistant in a Year 1 class. It is essential that you are proactive - there is always something to do and they need people who are prepared to get ‘stuck in’! Due to the variety of different special needs & disabilities, ideally you would have worked in a special school environment before but they are open to a range of different applications. 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