Job Description
Do you want a role where your support truly matters?
New Directions Education is looking for kind, committed, and enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to work within local specialist provisions, supporting pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.
This is a highly rewarding opportunity to help young people who may have faced challenges in their education feel understood, supported, and ready to succeed.
We’d love to hear from you if you:
1. Have experience or knowledge of trauma‑informed practice or therapeutic behaviour support
2. Are Team‑Teach trained (or experienced in similar behaviour support approaches)
3. Have a calm, patient, and empathetic nature
4. Feel confident supporting behaviour in a positive and consistent way
5. Genuinely care about helping young people thrive
What your role will involve:
6. Supporting pupils across Key Stages 2, 3 and 4
7. Working 1:1 or with small groups, offering tailored, meaningful support
8. Helping the class teacher create a structured, nurturing, and safe learning environment
9. Encouraging emotional regulation, positive behaviour, and engagement with learning
10. Building strong, trusting relationships with pupils, staff, and external professionals
Every day will be different, but your presence will make a lasting impact on the learners you support.
Why this role is so rewarding:
11. Make a real difference in the lives of young people
12. Gain valuable experience in specialist and SEMH education
13. Be part of a supportive school and agency team
14. Develop your confidence and skills in behaviour and emotional support
Apply today
All roles are subject to satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS check.
What New Directions Education Ltd offers:
15. A dedicated and expert Account Manager
16. Regular and varied supply work
17. Competitive rates of pay
18. Potential long-term teaching roles
19. Full compliance with the Agency Workers Regulation (AWR)
20. A network of branches across the UK
21. Preferred supplier to more than 20 boroughs across the UK
22. Recommend-a-friend scheme
23. Respected reputation across the education and recruitment industry
We are fully committed to the protection of children and vulnerable adults. All applicants must undertake a full enhanced DBS check.
Please select Apply Now to enquire about this job vacancy with New Directions Education Ltd, Leeds branch.
New Directions Education Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.