Job Description
Do you want a role where you can truly make a difference every day?
New Directions Education is recruiting passionate, supportive, and enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to work within local specialist provisions, supporting pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.
This is a rewarding opportunity to support learners who need patience, understanding, and consistent encouragement to succeed both academically and emotionally.
We’d love to hear from you if you:
1. Have experience or knowledge of trauma‑informed practice and therapeutic behaviour support
2. Are Team‑Teach trained or have experience with other behaviour intervention approaches
3. Have a calm, empathetic, and patient nature
4. Feel confident supporting behaviour and helping pupils regulate emotions
Your role will include:
5. Supporting pupils across Key Stages 2, 3 and 4
6. Working 1:1 or in small groups, offering tailored support
7. Assisting the class teacher to create a calm, structured, and nurturing environment
8. Encouraging emotional regulation, positive behaviour, and engagement with learning
9. Building strong, trusting relationships with pupils, staff, and external professionals
No two days are the same, but every day offers the chance to positively impact a young person’s journey.
Why this role is so rewarding:
10. Make a genuine difference in young people’s lives
11. Gain valuable experience in specialist and SEMH settings
12. Be part of a supportive school and agency network
13. Develop your skills in behaviour support and emotional wellbeing
Apply today
All roles are subject to satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS check.
What New Directions Education Ltd offers:
14. A dedicated and expert Account Manager
15. Regular and varied supply work
16. Competitive rates of pay
17. Potential long-term teaching roles
18. Full compliance with the Agency Workers Regulation (AWR)
19. A network of branches across the UK
20. Preferred supplier to more than 20 boroughs across the UK
21. Recommend-a-friend scheme
22. 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.