Job description
SEMH Teaching Assistant
Location: Sheffield
Salary: £86 – £100 per day (Depending on Experience)
Start Date: Immediate
Contract Type: Day-to-day / Long Term, Full-time / Part-time
Are you passionate about supporting children with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs?
GSL Education are looking for dedicated and resilient SEMH Teaching Assistants to join schools across Sheffield.
About the Role:
As an SEMH Teaching Assistant (SEMH TA), you will provide vital support to children with additional emotional and behavioural needs, ensuring they feel safe, valued, and engaged in learning. Working closely with teachers and support staff, you will deliver tailored interventions, encourage positive behaviour, and help pupils develop essential life and social skills.
Responsibilities:
- Provide 1:1 and group support for pupils with SEMH needs.
- Assist teachers in delivering lessons adapted to meet individual needs.
- Encourage students to engage positively in class and regulate their emotions.
- Support children with their academic, emotional, and social development.
- Build trusting relationships with pupils, parents, and colleagues.
- Contribute to maintaining a safe, nurturing, and inclusive classroom.
Requirements:
- Experience working with children or young people with SEMH needs is highly desirable.
- CACHE Level 2/3, NVQ Level 2/3 in Childcare or Teaching Assistance, or equivalent qualifications preferred.
- Strong communication, empathy, and behaviour management skills.
- Ability to remain calm, patient, and supportive in challenging situations.
- A clear understanding of safeguarding and child protection.
- Have an updated CV and an Enhanced DBS on the Update Service or willingness to apply via GSL Education.
Why choose GSL Education?
- Competitive daily pay rates.
- Flexible working to fit around your lifestyle.
- Opportunities to work in a variety of supportive Sheffield schools.
- Ongoing professional development and training.
If you’re ready to make a real difference in the lives of young people with SEMH needs and support them in achieving their potential, we would love to hear from you!
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection, and successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks, including providing an enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service or completing a new application.
As an ethical, independent recruitment agency, GSL Education are committed to providing quality teaching and support staff across the UK.
For more information or to register your interest in the “SEMH Teaching Assistant” role, or to be considered, please click ‘apply now’ to submit your full and up-to-date CV, and one of our dedicated consultants will be in touch.