Specialist SEN Teaching Assistant
11 days ago
Portsmouth
Specialist SEN Teaching Assistant - Therapeutic SEMH School - Thanet Academics Ltd is seeking a dedicated Specialist SEN Teaching Assistant confident in theraputic practice to join a highly supportive, therapeutic school in the Thanet area. This specialist SEMH school provides a safe, structured and therapeutic environment for pupils who require additional emotional and behavioural support. Staff work collaboratively using trauma-informed and child-centred approaches, ensuring every young person receives personalised care and education that helps them thrive-academically, socially, and emotionally. Key Responsibilities As a Specialist SEN Teaching Assistant, you will: • Provide 1:1 and small-group support to pupils with SEMH needs, • Build positive, trusting relationships with students, • Implement therapeutic strategies to help pupils regulate their emotions and behaviour, • Work closely with teachers, therapists, and support staff, • Assist in delivering creative, engaging learning activities, • Help create a calm, consistent, and encouraging learning environment, • Experience supporting children or young people with SEN-particularly SEMH (desired but not essential), • A patient, empathetic, and resilient ...