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SEMH Teaching Assistant
Barnet
North West London
£19000- 21000
London Borough of Barnet
SEMH Teaching Assistant
Permanent
September Start
Are you compassionate and have the desire to be a role model to students with SEMH?
Maybe you have aspirations to become a SEN Teacher?
We are working in partnership with a SEND school for children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) and Autism/ASC based in the London Borough of Barnet. The school is looking for a Learning Support Assistant to join their friendly and supportive staff team. This position is to start in September. This is a fantastic school headed by a wonderfully inspiring Headteacher who supports and leads her dynamic and diverse staff team to enable them to be the best educators for the pupils who attend the school. This is an excellent opportunity for those aspiring SEND Teachers, Pastoral Workers, Child Psychologists, Educational Psychologists, Clinical Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Counsellors, and Social Workers.
Highlights:
SEND school for pupils with SEMH and Autism/ASC; some pupils will have undiagnosed mental health needs such as high anxiety and school phobia
Based in the London Borough of Barnet
ASAP start
8 pupils in a class
Providing healthy and nurturing learning environment
Making positive impacts on children and young people’s lives!
Why should you work with us?
Long term with temp to perm opportunities
We pay PAYE and don't use umbrella companies
A wider range of job opportunities including vacancies that haven't been advertised yet
Expertise in the SEND education industry
Online learning hub with SEND training
Ongoing advice and support
Interview preparation and coaching
Matching you with the right role for you
Reach out to me on 02030114848 and ask for Faye or email me at faye@psinclusion.co.uk and we can have a chat about what you are looking for and how I can help
Speech & Language Therapy Lead - Hybrid role
All
North West London
NHS Agenda for change scale: Top Band 7 - Mid Band 8a
Speech & Language Therapy Lead – Make a Difference, On Your Terms
Location: North London – Hybrid (50% Remote / 50% School-Based)
Contract: 1-Year Fixed Term (with strong potential for extension)
Salary: NHS Agenda for change scale: Top Band 7 – Mid Band 8a (dependent on experience)
You’re an experienced Speech & Language Therapist who wants more than just a caseload. You want impact, autonomy, and a role that fits around your life.
This unique opportunity offers just that: a chance to lead a specialist SLT service supporting children with complex SEND needs, with the flexibility to work half your time remotely and half in school settings.
You’ll be joining a forward-thinking team dedicated to inclusive education. The children you’ll support are already identified as needing specialist placements and are currently being supported within mainstream settings by a skilled, multidisciplinary team.
What the role involves:
Leading and delivering specialist SALT intervention for children with a range of communication needs
Supporting schools to implement strategies and embed effective approaches
Providing expert advice during tribunal processes where needed
Working closely with colleagues across education, health, and local authority services
Contributing to a collaborative, child-centred approach across multiple schools
This role has been created with wellbeing in mind. The hybrid model allows for deep focus time at home while staying closely connected to schools, pupils, and professionals on site. You’ll also benefit from an experienced and supportive clinical team, a robust induction programme, and ongoing CPD.
What we’re looking for:
HCPC-registered Speech & Language Therapist
Experience leading a team
Significant post-qualification experience working with children with complex needs, ASC, or SEMH
Confident working autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including tribunal and EHCP work
A commitment to inclusive education and positive outcomes for all young people
Why this role?
True work/life balance – 50% remote working
Supportive, experienced therapy and SEND team
Continuous training and CPD
Opportunity to influence the direction of a service and make lasting impact
Interested in finding out more?
Respond to this advert
Upload your CV via our website
Or give me a call on 0203 011 4848
Psychology Graduate - September 2025
Ealing
North West London
£20,000 - £26,000 per year
Psychology Graduate
London Borough of Ealing
£20,000 - £26,000 per year
September 2025
Have you just graduated from university and are now looking to gain some experience working with children with SEND?
Are you an aspiring Clinical Psychologist, Child Psychologist, Social Worker, or Pastoral Worker? If so this role could offer you the necessary experience to achieve your career goal!
We are currently working with an outstanding school based in the London Borough of Ealing. They are seeking a Psychology Graduate to join their collaborative and supportive team as a SEND Teaching Assistant.
With beautiful surroundings and fantastic facilities, this school caters to children aged 3 to 19. The older children's daily learning focuses on providing them with life skills so that they can become more independent.
This could include taking the students to local cafes, parks, supermarkets, and restaurants and carrying out work experience. The school focuses on what style of learning works for each child, encouraging them to develop new skills at their own pace.
What you can expect as a Psychology Graduate:
A therapeutic environment, ensuring the classrooms stay as calm as possible - they even have a therapy dog
Fantastic opportunities to develop and build on your skills
The opportunity to hugely impact each individual child's life
Working with state-of-the-art facilities
What will be required of you as a Psychology Graduate
Personal or professional experience working with Special Educational Needs (SEN), both are just as important
A nurturing, calm and patient personality
A team player who can bring a positive and can-do attitude to the team
The belief that each child deserves the best education possible
Interested in hearing more?
If you want to hear more about our SEND opportunities, please get in touch! You can apply by the response to this advert! If you are not contacted within 5 working days, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful in this role. However, we will keep your CV and you are welcome to contact us to discuss your SEND career development. Parker Smith Inclusion is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We will help you with this. By applying for this role, you are consenting to Parker Smith Inclusion Ltd storing your personal details in our fully encrypted database, in line with the new GDPR requirements.
Qualified SEND Teacher
All
North West London
MPS & UPS
Qualified SEND Teachers Required
Throughout West London
Permanent positions - September 2025
We are working with several wonderful SEND schools across the borough to find a teacher to work with Primary or Secondary-age students.
Within this position, you will be working with smaller class sizes who have a unique approach to classroom management with new, modern and purpose-built facilities.
Within these schools, the students all have SEND needs and/or a diagnosis of SEMH (Social Emotional Mental Health) and are dealing with Trauma.
This is a rewarding career as you will build bonds with the students and help them overcome both personal and academic development barriers.
Key aspects of the role:
ECT teachers, experienced unqualified SEN teachers and QTS/QTLS are welcome.
Full support to those looking to move from a Mainstream environment to a SEND School.
Training is provided to all staff by various external professionals.
Salary in line with the Teachers' Pay Scale.
Interested in hearing more about our SEND Teacher Roles across London?
Email caitlin@psinclusion.co.uk to find out more about a whole range of career opportunities within SEN!
ARP Teacher - Mainstream Primary School - Speech & Language Provision
Ealing
North West London
M1 - M5 Pay Scale - Inner London
ARP Teacher - Speech & Language provision within a mainstream setting
Ealing, North West London
September 2025
Long-term - Temporary to Permanent
Permanent position paid in line with teaching pay scales
Speech & Language Provision
Mainstream primary school - EYFS, KS1, KS2
Are you a Mainstream Primary School Teacher looking for an exciting new opportunity?
Maybe you are looking to make the transition into SEND teaching?
Do you have a strong background in supporting children with SLCN (Speech & Language Communication Needs)?
The role
I am seeking a strong teacher to teach a class in an ARP of a mainstream primary school. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a good background in SEN to showcase their skills and teach a class of 6-8 pupils. All children in the class have SLCN and require patience and nurturing to help to educate.
Some pupils in the class are nonverbal, so it is essential that the Teacher understands why different communication methods are necessary and can implement some, such as PECs, core boards and Makaton.
Due to children’s needs, sometimes they can present with challenging behaviour. Therefore, it is important that the successful Teacher has a strong background in behaviour management and de-escalation techniques. There are 3 members of support staff assigned to this class, so there is lots of help to help manage this.
It is also important that the successful Teacher has experience in planning and assessing children with additional needs so that areas of improvement can be highlighted, which as a result, will allow the children to achieve the best that they can.
Teacher Requirements
Able to deliver core subjects and adapt their teaching methods to suit each pupil
Experience in teaching with emotional regulation and with positive behaviour/de-escalation strategies
Positive role model to support communication with a sensitive, nurturing, and consistent approach
Experience with communication methods such as PEC’s and Core Boards
Ability to build strong and meaningful relationships with vulnerable students
A strong interest in SLCN and open to receiving additional training lead by the schools amazing Speech and Language Therapist
Interested in hearing more?
If you want to hear more about our teaching opportunities, please get in touch! You can apply by response to this advert! If you are not contacted within 5 working days, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful for this role. However, we will keep your CV and you are welcome to contact us to discuss your SEND career development.
Parker Smith Inclusion is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We will help you with this. By applying for this role, you are consenting to Parker Smith Inclusion Ltd storing your personal details in our fully encrypted database, in line with the new GDPR requirements.
Occupational Therapist (mainstream primary school)
Ealing
North West London
£27,000 - £40,000
School-Based Occupational Therapist (OT) - Mainstream setting
Newly qualified Occupational Therapists are welcome to apply
Working in a specialist department at a beautiful mainstream primary school that caters for children and with Autism/ASC and other Mild - Moderate Learning Difficulties
Ealing, North West London
Permanent Contract; Full-Time (term time only) OR part-time
Are you an Occupational Therapist (OT)? Are you registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)? Do you have paediatric experience?
Parker Smith Inclusion is an ethical, people-focused SEND recruitment consultancy. We have several Occupational Therapist vacancies available, and we are actively looking to connect with individuals looking to work in paediatrics or education. We want to speak to professionals passionate about working with vulnerable children and young people with highly complex needs.
We are seeking a qualified Occupational Therapist to join a beautiful mainstream primary school; they have a wonderful provision based within the school, which caters for 25 pupils with ASD and other moderate learning difficulties.
About the role
A school-based Occupational Therapist aims to help vulnerable children and young people be as independent as possible. You will look at the whole child, tackling individual tasks and helping children find ways to do what they need and want to do. You will also liaise closely with the multi-disciplinary team, including Physiotherapists, Speech & Language Therapists, and teaching/support staff. You will engage with the children and young people within the school in innovative, helpful therapeutic and meaningful activities, supporting them in learning and reaching their full potential.
Requirements
You must hold a recognised Occupational Therapy degree and be HCPC registered
You will need solid experience, ideally working with highly vulnerable children and young people or children with Autism/ASC and learning disabilities
Overseas-trained and newly qualified Band 5 Occupational Therapists are welcome to apply!
In line with NHS band scales, however, please note that sometimes your salary will be pro-rated as it is term-time only. The working hours are 8:30am to 4pm, so for our OTs looking for work-life balance, this is a huge benefit. This also benefits our OTs who work privately or like to have free time to work on other projects!
Interested in hearing more?
Please get in touch if you want to hear more about our Occupational Therapist opportunities! You can apply by responding to this advert, uploading your CV to our website, or emailing your CV to Heeji at Parker Smith Inclusion.
Unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful in this role if you are not contacted within 5 working days. However, we will keep your CV, and you are welcome to contact us to discuss your SEN career development.
Parker Smith Inclusion is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We will help you with this.
By applying for this role, you consent to Parker Smith Inclusion Ltd storing your personal details in our fully encrypted database, in line with the new GDPR requirements.
SEN 1:1 Learning Support Assistant
Barking and Dagenham
North East London
22,500 - 25,000 (FTE)
SEN Teaching Assistant
Barking and Dagenham
Permanent Role Starting September 2025
Salary - 22,500 - 25,000 (FTE)
When was the last time your job truly felt like it mattered? If inclusion is more than just a word to you, imagine how amazing it would feel to be able to put your belief into practice every day.
A well-respected, forward-thinking primary school in Barking and Dagenham is seeking a dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant to join their team on a permanent basis from September 2025.
About the School:
This large, diverse primary school has a strong reputation for fostering a calm, respectful and inclusive atmosphere where pupils feel safe, happy and inspired to learn.
With well-maintained outdoor spaces including wildlife gardens, and specialist facilities, the school offers an enriched curriculum and vibrant learning environment.
The school’s ethos is rooted in child-centred learning, with a strong focus on creativity, well-being and independence. Staff work collaboratively to create a supportive and reflective culture where children with additional needs are fully included in all aspects of school life.
The Role:
As a SEN Teaching Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting children with a range of needs, including Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC), Speech and Language difficulties, and Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.
You will work closely with class teachers and the SENCO to implement personalised support strategies and help pupils develop confidence, independence and positive relationships.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide targeted support to individual pupils or small groups
Help implement and review Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
Foster positive relationships and a sense of belonging in the classroom
Work collaboratively with teachers, therapists, and parents/carers
Promote inclusive practice across the school day
The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
Experience working with children with SEN in a school or similar setting for at least 6 months
A nurturing, patient and proactive approach
Excellent communication and team-working skills
A genuine passion for inclusion and making a difference in young people’s lives
Why Join This School?
Supportive and welcoming team with a shared commitment to inclusion
Opportunities for professional development and ongoing training
Engaging, creative curriculum and well-resourced learning environments
A strong emphasis on staff wellbeing and reflective practice
Stepping into a new role can feel daunting, but in the right school, it can also be the start of something truly rewarding. If you’re looking for an environment where your skills and dedication are recognised, this could be the perfect fit.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a passionate team, making a real difference in the lives of children with diverse learning needs and helping them reach their full potential. If this sounds like the role for you, or if you'd like to explore other opportunities, give me a call for a confidential chat or send your CV to elisha@psinclusion.co.uk
If this opportunity fits with your current circumstances and ambition, please contact us to discuss how we can guide and advise you going forward. Whether it is this specific role or other SEND teaching opportunities, we can help you find the right next step for your career.
Now is the time to at least be looking at the opportunities your career so far can offer you. September discussions are happening and we can facilitate conversations with multiple schools.
We are very different in our approach as you will see from the voices reviewing and recommending us. If you would like your journey so far to be recognised and respected, Parker Smith Inclusion is the right partner for you and your future.
With over 350 five-star Google reviews, we are committed to finding the right leadership opportunities for exceptional educators.
Benefits of PS Inclusion supporting you in your leadership role search.
Tailored School Matches – We carefully match you with schools that align with your leadership experience and career aspirations.
Exclusive Opportunities – Many of our leadership roles are exclusive to Parker Smith Inclusion. That’s how much our schools trust our service and knowledge.
Expert Knowledge – Our strong relationships with schools and trusts mean we can provide valuable insight into the school’s history, leadership structure, and culture.
Transparent Pay Structure – All long-term roles are PAYE only, with no hidden umbrella costs. Your salary is matched from the beginning of your contract.
Comprehensive Interview Support – We offer detailed interview preparation, increasing your chances of success.
Specialist Settings – Opportunities in schools supporting children and young people with SEMH, EBSA, PMLD, SLD, ASC, Complex Needs, and MLD.
HLTA
Kingston
South West London
£90 - £110
HLTA - Intervention TA(SEND)
Kingston and Surrounding areas
Start Date: May Half-Term and September 2025
£90 - £110 per day - PAYE (Dependant on experience)
Term Time Only – Full-Time, Monday to Friday
Are you a passionate Graduate looking to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Mental Health?
Do you have a drive to help vulnerable children and people access education and be a force for them to develop both academically and personally?
Parker Smith Inclusion is working in partnership with SEN schools and Alternative Provisions in Sutton, who are seeking roles where they can make a genuine difference in young people's lives, where you can nurture the individual.
This is why we need you!
Our schools offer a creative and inspiring outlets, where pupils are supported through approaches such as music, drama, art, and dance. Our schools cater to students who have a range of needs, including Autism (ASC), Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD) and Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH).
Why Join This School?
Incredible Professional Development: Gain access to excellent training opportunities and explore future careers in teaching, educational psychology, or therapy.
Supportive and Collaborative Team: Work closely with skilled SEN professionals in a positive and inclusive environment, including teachers and therapists.
Our schools are known for their child-centred ethos and inclusive, nurturing approach.
Truly Rewarding Role: Help students achieve key developmental goals, making a real difference both academically and socially.
You’ll be joining a provision that is expanding, with exciting opportunities to contribute to its growth and direction.
Ongoing SLT support and training.
The Role:
Supporting all age groups but specifically students in KS2, KS3, KS4 learners working at a KS2 level, following the National Curriculum in a way that meets their emotional and learning needs.
Join a school that operates with a trauma-informed and therapeutic approach, where every staff member is trained to support emotional regulation and positive behaviour.
What We’re Looking For
You must have a proven background as a Teaching Assistant/Behaviour Mentor previously (school based experience)
Professionals with a deep understanding of SEMH, Autism, and ADHD, and the adaptability to meet complex needs.
A genuine passion for supporting children and young people with SEND
A patient, empathetic, and positive approach
Ideally, a degree in Psychology, Education, Child Development or a related field (not essential)
Strong communication and teamwork skills
Resilience and adaptability in challenging situations
If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today or contact Jamie Martinez at Parker Smith Inclusion for more information.
At Parker Smith Inclusion, we specialise exclusively in SEND recruitment. Our reputation is built on integrity and expertise. With over 300 five-star Google reviews, we are committed to finding the right leadership opportunities for exceptional educators.
Benefits of PS Inclusion supporting you in your teacher role search.
Tailored School Matches – We carefully match you with schools that align with your leadership experience and career aspirations.
Exclusive Opportunities – Many of our leadership roles are exclusive to Parker Smith Inclusion. That’s how much our schools trust our service and knowledge.
Expert Knowledge – Our strong relationships with schools and trusts mean we can provide valuable insight into the school’s history, leadership structure, and culture.
Transparent Pay Structure – All long-term roles are PAYE only, with no hidden umbrella costs. Your salary is matched from the beginning of your contract.
Comprehensive Interview Support – We offer detailed interview preparation, increasing your chances of success.
Specialist Settings – Opportunities in schools supporting children and young people with SEMH, EBSA, PMLD, SLD, ASC, Complex Needs, and MLD.