Sen Teaching Assistant
11 days ago
Boston
SEMH Teaching Assistant \n\n • Location: Bicker, near Boston, Lincolnshire\n, • Job Type: Full-Time, Term-Time Only\n, • Contract: Temporary to Permanent Opportunity Available\n\n We are recruiting on behalf of a specialist SEMH school in Bicker, Lincolnshire, supporting pupils with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. The school offers a nurturing, therapeutic, and highly supportive environment, with small class sizes and high staff-to-pupil ratios designed to help every child thrive. \n Day-to-day of the role: \n\n • Provide classroom support to pupils with SEMH needs.\n, • Build positive and trusting relationships with students.\n, • Support pupils with emotional regulation and behaviour management strategies.\n, • Deliver 1:1 and small group interventions.\n, • Encourage engagement with learning activities and classroom tasks.\n, • Support pupils during unstructured times such as breaks and lunchtimes.\n, • Work collaboratively with teachers, pastoral staff, and external professionals.\n, • Promote safeguarding, wellbeing, and positive outcomes for all pupils.\n\n Required Skills & Qualifications: \n\n • Experience in SEMH schools, Special Educational Needs (SEN), alternative provision settings, care, support work, youth work, residential childcare, behaviour mentoring, or pastoral support.\n, • Calm, resilient, and patient personality.\n, • Passionate about supporting vulnerable young people.\n, • Ability to build rapport and establish professional boundaries.\n, • Proactive and able to think on your feet.\n, • A positive role model with a genuine desire to make a difference.\n\n Benefits: \n\n • Opportunity to work within a highly supportive SEMH environment.\n, • Ongoing training and professional development.\n, • A rewarding role where you can genuinely impact young lives.\n, • Potential temp-to-perm opportunity.\n, • Supportive leadership team and collaborative staff culture.\n\n If you are looking for a rewarding role where no two days are the same and you can make a lasting difference to young people's lives, we'd love to hear from you. To apply for this SEMH Teaching Assistant position, please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your experience and passion for working with vulnerable young people. \n