SEMH Teaching Assistant

Role: SEMH Teaching Assistant

Pay: Starting at £100 per day

Contract: Term-time only, 08:30 - 15:30, flexible and long-term opportunities available

Are you an experienced Teaching Assistant from a mainstream background, considering a more meaningful and rewarding path in Special Educational Needs? This could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for!

Long-Term Teachers are proud to partner with a dynamic and supportive specialist school that caters to young people aged 5 - 16 who have been excluded from mainstream education. This is not just a job - it’s a chance to truly impact lives.

Why Work In SEN?

• Smaller class sizes with high staff-to-student ratios mean your support truly matters
• Building lasting, positive relationships with students who need it most
• Thrive in a nurturing environment where education is personalised and progress is celebrated

About The Role:

As an SEMH Teaching Assistant, you’ll be an integral part of a skilled and compassionate team, supporting students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. This is a role where every day is different and every breakthrough counts.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting students in overcoming emotional and behavioural barriers to learning 
• Managing and diffusing challenging behaviour with confidence and care
• Working closely with teachers to keep students engaged and on track
• Assisting with classroom organisation, displays and tailored learning resources
• Leading focused intervention sessions and small group activities 
• Helping foster a safe, calm and encouraging learning space

What We’re Looking For:

We’re seeking someone who is:

• Passionate about making a difference
• Resilient, calm under pressure and emotionally intelligent 
• Experienced in working with young people (in education, care or support roles)
• Confident in behaviour management and building rapport
• Able to drive and hold - or willing to obtain - an Enhanced DBS on the update service

If you’re empathetic, motivated and committed to helping every child succeed, we’d love to hear from you!

Take the next step in your TA career - make a genuine impact in the lives of students who need it most.

Working with Long-term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools. 

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you. 

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.

In addition you will receive: 

• Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities
• Permanent job roles
• Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process
• Working to Agency Workers Regulations
• Interview preparation, advice and support
• Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay