SEMH Teaching Assistant

SEMH Teaching Assistant - Nottingham

Are you experienced in supporting children with social, emotional and mental health needs?

Tradewind Recruitment are currently seeking patient and resilient SEMH Teaching Assistants to work across primary schools in Nottingham and the surrounding areas.

Roles may involve supporting pupils with emotional regulation, anxiety, attachment difficulties, challenging behaviour, low confidence or barriers to engaging successfully with learning.

We are interested in hearing from candidates with backgrounds in Teaching Assistant work, behaviour support, pastoral support, mentoring, ELSA or similar roles working with vulnerable children.

Responsibilities

Providing individual and small-group support to pupils with SEMH needs

Helping pupils develop emotional regulation and coping strategies

Building positive and consistent relationships with vulnerable pupils

Supporting positive behaviour and engagement with learning

Using appropriate de-escalation and behaviour-support strategies

Delivering mentoring, wellbeing or social-skills interventions

Supporting pupils with confidence, resilience and independence

Working closely with teachers, SENCOs, pastoral teams and families

Supporting successful reintegration into classroom learning where required

Requirements

Previous experience supporting children or young people with SEMH or behavioural needs

Experience within education, pastoral support, behaviour mentoring, ELSA or youth work is highly desirable

A calm, patient and resilient approach

Strong behaviour-management and relationship-building skills

An understanding of safeguarding and the needs of vulnerable children

Enhanced DBS Disclosure, Overseas Police Clearances where applicable and suitable professional references

Comprehensive employment history covering the previous 10 years where possible

Right to work in the UK

To find out more about SEMH Teaching Assistant opportunities in Nottingham, contact Harry on (phone number removed).

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