SEMH – Mental Health / Nurture Teacher
Are you passionate about teaching students with social emotional and mental health disorders?
Do you have experience with young people who are disengaged and have mental health challenges?
Are you looking to make a real difference to young people’s lives?
SEMH Education Settings
We are looking for Specialist Teachers for a variety of SEMH specialist settings including Pupil Referral Units, SEMH specialist schools, CAHMS Education services, Behaviour provisions within mainstream settings and Local Authority outreach teams.
We support Education providers that educate children and young people who for many reasons cannot access any other formal educational settings – these are the most vulnerable, at risk and hard to reach in our community. Understanding their SEMH needs must be met before any academic development can happen. Understanding their SEMH needs is essential in these roles and we are seeking individuals who can make a positive impact.
What We Are looking for
- Therapeutic teaching approach
- Experience of 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 SEMH, Trauma, Sensory processing, social communication teaching background
- Ability to build strong and meaningful relationships with vulnerable students
- Experience of working with disengaged teenagers is essential.
What you can expect from these roles
- To work in settings with a likeminded team who are equally as dedicated to the learning and personal development of young people
- Experience working in specialist therapeutic settings.
- Working with Multidisciplinary therapy teams
- Extensive specialist training from SEMH Specialists
SEMH Teacher Requirements
- Although some of our teaching roles require QTS/QTLS we want to hear from all Teachers no matter what your qualification is!
- The passion to teach and inspire young people during a crucial stage of their personal and academic development.
- A nurturing, patient, empathetic and holistic approach
Although experience teaching in SEMH specialist settings is beneficial I would also love to hear from individuals who are interested in taking their first steps into SEND settings.
Interested in hearing more?
If you want to hear more about our SEND 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.
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