SEMH Teacher

SEMH Teacher
Erdington, Birmingham
Full-Time | Term Time Only | Competitive Daily Rate

Are you an experienced educator with a passion for supporting young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and challenging behaviour?

Monarch Education is recruiting for a rewarding teaching opportunity within a specialist secondary setting in Erdington, Birmingham. This role offers the chance to make a real difference to pupils who require consistency, patience, and strong relationship-building skills to succeed both academically and personally.

Importantly, qualified and unqualified teachers are encouraged to apply, provided they have relevant experience working with students with SEMH needs and challenging behaviour.

Why Apply?

Competitive daily rates of pay
Unqualified teachers with relevant experience welcome
Full-time, long-term opportunity
Supportive leadership team and experienced pastoral staff
Access to CPD and behaviour management training
Dedicated Monarch Education consultant
Opportunity to work with smaller class sizes
Make a meaningful impact on pupils who benefit from positive role models
Potential pathway into permanent employment

Essential Requirements

To be considered for this SEMH Teacher role in Erdington, you must have:

Experience working with children or young people with SEMH needs
Experience managing challenging behaviour in an educational, youth work, alternative provision, or residential setting
Strong behaviour management and de-escalation skills
Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities
An Enhanced DBS on the Update Service or willingness to obtain one
The right to work in the UK
A genuine commitment to safeguarding and supporting vulnerable learnersA formal teaching qualification is desirable but not essential. Applications from unqualified teachers with relevant SEMH experience are welcomed.

About the School

This specialist secondary provision in Erdington supports students who face barriers to learning associated with social, emotional, and behavioural needs. The school is committed to helping pupils re-engage with education through structured support, high expectations, and strong pastoral care.

Staff work closely with students to build confidence, resilience, emotional regulation, and academic progress. The environment is nurturing but structured, making it an ideal setting for educators who thrive on building positive relationships and overcoming challenges.

The Role

As an SEMH Teacher, you will:

Deliver engaging lessons adapted to individual learning needs
Support pupils with SEMH needs and barriers to learning
Manage behaviour positively and consistently
Build strong, trusting relationships with students
Create a safe and inclusive learning environment
Work closely with teaching assistants, pastoral staff, and external professionals
Monitor student progress and contribute to personalised learning plans
Encourage attendance, engagement, and positive outcomes

Who We're Looking For

We are particularly interested in hearing from:

SEMH Teachers
Unqualified Teachers
Alternative Provision Teachers
Behaviour Mentors
Youth Workers
Learning Mentors
SEN Teachers
Cover Supervisors with SEMH experience
Residential Support Workers looking to move into educationSuccessful candidates will be resilient, patient, adaptable, and confident supporting young people who may present challenging behaviour.

Benefits of Working with Monarch Education:

GCA Approved Supplier
opportunity to enhance your CPD portfolio through our Affinity Academy
free Safeguarding training
refer a friend scheme - £200 bonus (you can make unlimited referrals)
online portal to manage your pay and timesheetsTo learn more about us and what makes Monarch one of the leading education recruitment providers nationwide - please visit our website -
Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share these commitments. As this role involves working with children on a daily basis, regulated activity is that any successful applicant's applications will, accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to 2 employment references, an enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK check.
This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed