SEMH Teaching Assistant

SEN Teaching Assistant

Are you passionate about truly making a difference in the lives of young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs? Become an Eslander and start a truly rewarding career!

Salary: £22,400 to £24,150 per annum (dependent on experience)

Hours: Full time (Monday to Friday)

The position is based at our SEN School in Ditton Priors, near Bridgnorth. This is a new school and the fourth Esland school. Esland schools support vulnerable young people aged 8-18 years with SEMH.

Responsibilities

• Have an awareness of how to meet the needs of primary and secondary aged children who have experienced difficulty in accessing mainstream education.
• Have an awareness of additional SEND needs which impact on children\’s ability to self‑regulate – communication and interaction; cognition and learning; sensory and physical needs.
• Be inclusive, empathetic, solution focused and passionate about making a difference for our learners.
• Have an awareness of trauma‑informed practices and positive mental health promotion.
• Have a clear understanding of, and ability to, manage behaviour that challenges.
• Be a team player and a strong advocate for change, progression and continuous school improvement.

Required skills, knowledge and abilities

• Appropriate knowledge of first aid.
• Ability to relate well to children and adults.
• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these.
• Some knowledge of National Curriculum requirements.
• Effective knowledge and use of ICT to support learning.
• Understanding of relevant policies/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation.
• Basic understanding of child development and learning.
• Ability to self‑evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities.
• Experience working with or caring for children.

What we can offer

• Enrolment into the Esland education pension scheme, double matched up to 20% (total contribution up to 30%).
• Company sick pay.
• Life insurance to the value of four times your basic salary.
• Comprehensive, paid induction training and ongoing training within the role.
• Fantastic opportunities for career development; we promoted over 100 colleagues last year.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including our Online GP 24/7, 365 days a year.
• Access to our Green Hybrid and EV car scheme.
• A £500 bonus via our \’Refer a Friend\’ scheme.
• Monthly recognition awards.
• Access to big‑brand deals and discounts via our employee benefits scheme E‑Together.
• The opportunity to make a real difference to a child\’s life!

Successful employment is subject to satisfactory Full Enhanced Disclosure, right to work and reference checks in line with government regulations and Safer Recruitment Practices.

All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. Esland employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, or any other perceived difference.