What is the job role?
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children? Join Coventry's highly regarded SEND Support Service and be part of a dynamic, supportive team dedicated to helping young people thrive.
As a key member of our Social, Emotional, Mental Health and Learning Team, you'll play a vital role in shaping brighter futures by combining tailored learning support with emotional and behavioural strategies.
You will be part of a team of teachers, teaching assistants and other professionals working closely together to provide personalised support for vulnerable young people. Curricular continuity and progress are balanced with behavioural and emotional support to enable improved outcomes and school readiness for pupils. You will be a role model and motivator.
You will support the teacher in the delivery of the curriculum, work with small groups and individuals in targeted interventions and have excellent behaviour management skills. You will have the skills to support pupils in their school as needed and be able to model and share supportive strategies with colleagues working in mainstream schools. You will be required to travel from the base to support pupils in their ‘home’ school.
We can offer you a supportive and friendly team of colleagues and an excellent programme of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities.
If you're resilient, empathetic, and ready to inspire the next generation, we’d love to hear from you!
All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, and as such, appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Who are we looking for?
To be successful in this role, we are looking for someone who:
1. To be successful in this role, we are looking for someone who:
2. Is personally resilient
3. Can build relationships quickly and not take behaviour personally
4. To be empathetic and patient
5. To be positive and affirming
6. To be solution-focused
7. To be a good team player
8. To be a good communicator
9. To have experience in a primary school or service setting
10. Experience in supporting primary aged children with their social, emotional, and mental health needs is not essential, but a willingness to train and develop these skills is required
Please note the salary advertised will be pro-rata to the weeks and hours 35 worked (Term Time Only).
Join us for an informal drop‑in session on 24 March, 3–4 pm at Parkgate Key to discover more about this challenging yet incredibly rewarding role. You’ll have the chance to meet the team, hear first-hand about the work we do, and have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have.
To let us know you’re coming, please email
If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
11. Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
12. Are currently in care or have previously been in care
13. If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'.
If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Interview date: 21st April
About Coventry
Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.
We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.
At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.
To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.