SEMH (Social Emotional Mental Health) Teaching Assistant
£90-110 Per Day PAYE
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Immediate Start Available
Are you a strong and resilient Teaching Assistant looking for a challenging and rewarding role in a fantastic secondary school for children with SEMH needs?
Do you have experience working with in a PRU or similar setting?
Here at Parker Smith Inclusion, we are working with an inspiring setting in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. They are looking for SEMH Teaching Assistants to make a difference to these students lives by acting as a positive role model as well as providing good academic knowledge, you will need to provide support in lessons to ensure the best is achieved from each student. The students will all have a diagnosis of either ASD or Social Emotional Mental Health.
Requirements of a SEMH Teaching Assistant
- Experience with challenging behaviour – this role would really suit someone who has worked in a PRU or SEMH school, has work as a Pastoral Officer in a school, or has experience with challenging behaviour as a Youth Worker.
- Experience working to support pupils with physically and emotionally challenging behaviour
- A resilient personality and an ability to build rapport quickly with staff and students.
- De-escalation training would be a bonus for this role, however, the school do also provide their own specialised de-escalation training
- An interest in mental health and seeing behaviour as a form of communication is essential for this role
What to expect as a SEMH Teaching Assistant
- The opportunity to really make a difference to the life of a pupil with SEMH needs.
- Long-term positions available
- The opportunity for a good work-life balance due to school time hours.
- The opportunity to develop your skills as a SEMH Teaching Assistant
- This is a challenging and highly rewarding role which requires a strong and resilient personality and a strong drive to help and support children with additional needs.
Why work with us?
- We have over 250 5* Google reviews, please check them out!
- We are an Ethical consultancy that always put people first
- We specialise in SEND and we are all passionate about Inclusivity
- We choose PAYE not an Umbrella company
- We go above and beyond to make sure we are with you every step of the way on your journey to your future dream role
If you think you would be an incredible asset to a team then please do get in touch by applying to this advert or emailing faye@psinclusion.co.uk
Unfortunately if you are not contacted within 5 working days it means your application has been unsuccessful, we will however keep your records on file and contact you if a job role becomes available that we believe is perfect for you.
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