SEMH Teaching Assistant

Job role: Social Emotional Mental Health (SEMH) Teaching Assistant

Location: Burnley (BB12)

Contract: Full time, May 2024 – July 2024

The role of the SEMH Teaching Assistant incorporates the following criteria for working within the Academy’s Inclusion Department. To support the delivery of high quality SEMH interventions within the academy.

The main role of the SEMH Teaching Assistant is to implement agreed work programmes with individuals/groups out of the classroom environment. You will be required to work with students who need emotional support and nurture to empower them to access the curriculum.

Main duties:

• Lead activities with individuals or small groups of students to facilitate their physical, emotional and educational development within a safe environment.
• Provide a stimulating and well-structured learning environment suitable for pupils with SEMH Difficulties.
• Promote and reinforce self-esteem and encourage achievement and development in students.
• Plan and deliver interventions for students accessing additional SEMH support.
• Attend meetings to discuss student progress including inclusion meetings.
• Use an appropriate range of observation, assessment and monitoring to identify strategies to support the SEMH students, feeding back to the leaders within the inclusion department.
• To encourage and motivate students and to increase their self-esteem and independence.
• To adopt a general role of care for all students.
• Where appropriate, to work with students in the classroom or in a withdrawal situation.
• To use specialist skills, training and experience to support students with SEMH needs.
• Establish productive working relationships with students, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
• Encourage students to be ‘responsible, resilient and respectful’ whilst recognising their individual SEMH needs.

Requirements:

• Experience working with pupils with SEN.
• Possess literacy and numeracy qualification at GCSE grade C or above.
• Knowledge of issues that might present barriers to learning and social inclusion.
• Strong oral communication skills with a wide variety of audiences.
• Good interpersonal skills - ability to deal effectively with a wide range of people at all levels.
• Discrete and sympathetic when dealing with sensitive and confidential matters.
• Flexible and able to adapt to change.
• Calm and able to handle difficult situations.
• Can inspire and motivate others to deliver their full potential and achieve goals.

If you are interested in this role, please apply directly today. Parys from the Lancashire secondary team will then be in touch to discuss your application further.

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