U-Educate are seeking an experienced SEMH Teaching Assistant to join an excellent SEMH School in Southampton to start in January. This role is full-time, with the potential to go to a temp to perm contract, so if you are ultimately looking for a permanent contract, please apply!
As an SEMH Teaching Assistant, you will be supporting pupils aged 5-11 with complex social, emotional and mental health needs. This a very challenging yet rewarding role, you will be required to support learners in a group and individual basis working 1:1.
This role would be suitable for someone with experience of working with children with challenging behaviours, a care background or working with Children in any capacity.
To be considered for this role of SEMH Teaching Assistant, you must:
• Be confident, resilient, empathetic and able to think on your feet!
• Have recent experience in supporting children with special needs, or be willing to learn.
• Be available full-time, term-time (8.45am-3.15pm)
The school expect every member of the team to work collaboratively and flexibly, but you will have specific accountabilities, such as:
• Working with individuals and groups of students, ensuring students are kept on task and complete activities set by the teacher.
• Managing and supporting student behaviours in conjunction with the teacher.
• Delivering interventions.
• Providing individual student and group mentoring sessions as required.
If this SEMH Teaching Assistant position in Southampton is of interest to you, please apply by submitting a copy of your up to date CV