SEMH Teaching Assistant

Social and Emotional Mental Health Needs Teaching Assistant

• Huddersfield
• Full Time / Permanent contract
• ASAP start date
• 13-week of holidays per year (Term-time only)
• Hours: 8:30 - 3:30 (Monday - Friday)
• Competitive salary (dependant on experience)

NextGen Teachers are currently working with a fantastic Specialist school in Huddersfield who are seeking to recruit a full-time Teaching Assistant to support pupils aged 4 - 16 years in school with complex Social and Emotional Mental Health Needs. The school are looking for a candidate who has experience working with children who have experienced Trauma and who therefore live with; Anxiety, Depression, Mental health needs, Behavioural issues and some Learning needs. This role requires a candidate who is resilient and supportive.

The school are looking for a candidate who can start ASAP and can work Term-time only (Monday - Friday) from 8:30am - 3:30pm.

The role of a SEMH Teaching Assistant will be to:

• Support pupils in the classroom on a day to day basis with a range of complex SEMH needs
• Support pupils who are at risk of crisis
• Support pupils with behaviour and emotional regulation
• Working with multiple pupils and supporting students with 1-2-1 support and Intervention
• Support pupils with their holistic development in line with there Educational Health Care Plans
• Supporting and managing the behaviour of the students

If you are interested in this position, please apply directly to the advert and one of our team will be in touch.

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