SEMH & Behaviour Support Teaching Assistant
Manchester & Surrounding Areas | Full-Time & Long-Term Opportunities | Aspire People
Aspire People are recruiting Teaching Assistants with experience supporting pupils with SEMH and behavioural needs across primary and secondary schools in Manchester and the surrounding areas.
The Role:
- Providing 1:1 and small-group support
- Supporting pupils with SEMH, behavioural, and emotional needs
- Helping pupils recognise and regulate their emotions
- Supporting positive behaviour and individual behaviour strategies
- Building trusting and consistent relationships with pupils
- Helping pupils remain engaged within lessons
- Supporting transitions, breaktimes, and other less structured periods
- Encouraging confidence, resilience, and independence
- Working alongside teachers, SENCOs, pastoral teams, and other professionals
The Ideal Candidate:
- Recent experience supporting children or young people with SEMH or challenging behaviour
- Confident managing difficult or heightened situations calmly
- Strong behaviour management and de-escalation skills
- Patient, resilient, and consistent
- Able to establish clear boundaries while maintaining positive relationships
- Understanding of emotional regulation and the reasons behind behaviour
- Confident working independently on a 1:1 basis
- Experience within a school, youth work, mentoring, care, or similar setting is desirable
Why Work with Aspire People?
- Access to a wide range of SEND and SEMH opportunities
- Full-time, part-time, and long-term roles
- Primary and secondary school placements
- Competitive daily pay rates
- Dedicated consultant support
- Opportunities to develop your experience in behaviour and pastoral support
Aspire People Limited provides services as an Education Agency and an Education Employment Business. Aspire People is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects every candidate to share this commitment. Placements are subject, to appropriate Child Protection screening, including checks with former employers and the Disclosure and Barring Checks.
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SEMH & Behaviour Support Teaching Assistant employer: Aspire People
Aspire People is an exceptional employer for FE & College Lecturers in South Wales, offering competitive pay rates of £28 - £45 per hour along with a £100 sign-up bonus after 20 days of work. With a strong commitment to employee growth through free CPD and safeguarding training, as well as dedicated consultant support, Aspire People fosters a flexible and inclusive work culture that empowers educators to inspire the next generation while enjoying meaningful and rewarding employment.
