SEMH Teaching Assistant – Full-time, long-term temporary and ongoing role starting March 2026 with potential to become permanent
This school provides a calm, structured, and highly supportive learning environment where pupils benefit from clear routines, strong pastoral systems, and adults who understand their individual needs. Staff work closely to uphold high expectations, helping pupils feel safe, valued, and ready to learn. Pupils with SEMH needs respond positively to patient, consistent approaches that support emotional regulation, engagement, and steady personal development.Duties as SEMH Teaching Assistant:

• Support pupils aged 11–16 with SEMH needs and challenging behaviours
• Work 1:1 and with small groups in an alternative education provision
• Help pupils regulate emotions and re-engage with learning
• Build positive, trusting relationships to motivate hard-to-reach learners
• Assist with personalised learning strategies and behaviour plans
• Support lesson activities through modelling, guidance, and encouragement
• Promote positive behaviour and maintain consistent routines
• Work collaboratively with teachers, pastoral staff, and external professionals
• Uphold safeguarding expectations and prioritise pupil well-being

Ideal SEMH Teaching Assistant:

• Strong SEMH experience is essential
• Resilient, patient, and confident managing challenging behaviours
• Skilled at motivating disengaged pupils through relationship-based support
• Calm, consistent, and able to work under pressure
• Good communication and teamwork abilities
• Able to adapt support strategies to meet diverse pupil needs
• Reliable, proactive, and committed to long-term pupil development
• Dedicated to safeguarding and promoting pupil welfare

Why Step Teachers?With a rich history spanning over two decades, our teacher recruitment agency proudly serves North London, East London, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire, Cornwall, Devon and Greater Manchester. We foster exclusive relationships with schools and academies in these regions. Our dedicated team, stationed in branches across Barnet, Havering, Norwich, Cambridge, Abingdon, and Plymouth, is committed to supporting and nurturing teachers. Explore rewarding opportunities with our trusted education recruitment services. We are an approved Crown Commercial Service supplier, proud members of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), and REC Audited in Education, which means we have undergone rigorous external auditing to ensure we consistently meet the highest safeguarding and compliance standing in education recruitment. Step Teachers is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All candidates registering with Step Teachers are subject to safeguarding checks in line with the DfE’s statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education, including reference checks and an Enhanced DBS check either registered on the Update Service or willingness to obtain one. Your salary – dependent on experience – is paid weekly through PAYE – that means no self‑employed or umbrella companies. Additionally, you gain access to a range of exclusive deals, including discounted high‑street shopping, travel offers, gym memberships, and more. Moreover, our pay portal offers comprehensive physical and emotional well‑being services as standard, ensuring your overall wellness is taken care of. Recommend a friend to receive a £100 Amazon voucher for yourself, and a chance for you both to win a holiday worth up to £1000 – If you know anyone who is looking for temporary, permanent or supply work then get in touch with us today!