Pastoral Teaching Assistant
9 days ago
Great Yarmouth
Are you a mental health support worker, residential care worker or youth worker looking to bring your skills into education? We’re looking for a calm, resilient and caring SEMH Teaching Assistant to support young people aged 11–16 with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs in a specialist setting in Great Yarmouth. This is a highly pastoral role focused on emotional support, behaviour regulation and relationship-building, rather than academic pressure. You’ll act as a trusted adult, helping pupils feel safe, regulated and ready to engage with learning. What You’ll Be Doing • Providing 1:1 and small-group emotional and behavioural support, • Using de-escalation, trauma-informed and relational approaches, • Supporting pupils through challenging moments and transitions, • Acting as a consistent, positive role model throughout the school day, • Experience in mental health, residential care, youth work or pastoral support, • Confidence supporting young people with challenging behaviour or trauma, • Term-time working pattern, • A chance to make long-term impact on young lives, • Supportive team and ongoing training