Job Opportunity: SEMH Teaching Assistant (Primary) 📍 Location: Stretford, Greater Manchester 📅 Start Date: ASAP 💼 Contract: Full-Time Are you calm, resilient, and passionate about helping children with social, emotional and mental health needs thrive? We are a specialist SEMH Primary School in Stretford, providing a safe, structured, and nurturing environment for children aged 5-11 with social, emotional, and behavioural needs. Many of our pupils have experienced barriers to learning in mainstream settings, and we work hard to rebuild confidence, trust, and a love of learning. We are looking for an empathetic, motivated and dependable SEMH Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated team and support pupils who need consistent, caring adults to help them succeed both emotionally and academically. 🧩 Your Role Will Include: Supporting individual pupils or small groups with SEMH needs, both in and out of the classroom Helping pupils regulate their emotions and manage behaviour through consistent, trauma-informed approaches Building trusting, respectful relationships with pupils who may have experienced adversity or school-based anxiety Supporting the class teacher in planning and delivering engaging, differentiated activities Contributing to behaviour support plans, risk assessments and daily pupil records Working closely with teachers, pastoral staff, and external professionals to suppor...