SEMH Teaching Assistant

Job Title: SEMH Teaching Assistant - Specialist Provision

Location: Liverpool, L25

Salary: £100 per day

Employment Type: Temporary - full-time, ongoing placement

Job Overview

We are recruiting for a SEMH Teaching Assistant - Specialist Provision to join a supportive primary setting in Liverpool. This SEMH Teaching Assistant - Specialist Provision opportunity sits within an on-site specialist provision supporting pupils with SEND and SEMH across EYFS to Year 6. As a SEMH Teaching Assistant - Specialist Provision, you will help create a calm, inclusive environment where children feel safe, understood, and ready to learn. If you are looking to make a measurable impact through safeguarding-led practice in Liverpool, this SEMH Teaching Assistant - Specialist Provision role could be a great fit.

Key Responsibilities

As a SEMH Teaching Assistant - Specialist Provision based in Liverpool, your daily duties will include:

* Supporting pupils with SEND and SEMH pupils through structured learning, communication support, and independence-building strategies

* Implementing individual plans and risk assessments, including support during transitions, playtimes, and lunch to promote regulation and wellbeing

* Supporting day-to-day operations in your role as a SEMH Teaching Assistant - Specialist Provision to ensure high standards of care, safeguarding, and compliance

* Working alongside teachers and senior staff to deliver targeted interventions across EYFS, KS1, and KS2 within a specialist provision and inclusive mainstream integration

* Promoting positive behaviour and emotional regulation using consistent approaches aligned to safeguarding expectations and school policies

Requirements & Qualifications

To be successful as a SEMH Teaching Assistant - Specialist Provision, you will need:

* Ideally have a relevant TA qualification (for example, TA Level 1 or 2, or Level 3 Supporting Teaching and Learning, or equivalent)

* Proven experience working as a SEMH Teaching Assistant, or in a similar SEN, SEND, or specialist provision setting

* Strong practical knowledge of relevant regulatory standards, safeguarding protocols, and sector practices, including Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) principles

* Enhanced DBS Check (or happy to obtain a new one) and the right to work in the UK

Benefits & Work Environment

* Competitive pay for experienced SEMH Teaching Assistant - Specialist Provision professionals working in Liverpool

* Ongoing training and development, plus the chance to build long-term experience within a specialist provision and inclusive school community

If you are a qualified SEMH Teaching Assistant looking for an exciting new opportunity in Liverpool, apply today!

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