Job description
Inspire Change, Shape Futures — Join Us as an SEMH Teacher in Wakefield!
Job Title: SEMH Teacher
Location: Wakefield
Salary Range: £160 to £250 per day (depending on your experience)
Start Date: Immediate
Contract: Day-to-day or long-term, Part-time or full-time
Are you passionate about making a lasting difference to students who need you the most?
GSL Education are thrilled to be recruiting a dedicated and compassionate SEMH Teacher to join a forward-thinking and nurturing school community in Wakefield. This is a fantastic opportunity to inspire students with social, emotional, and mental health needs, helping them re-engage with learning and achieve beyond expectations.
About the Role:
As an SEMH Teacher, you will deliver creative and adaptive teaching to students who face significant social, emotional, or mental health challenges. You will design lessons tailored to individual needs, focusing on both academic progress and personal growth. Your support will play a vital role in building self-esteem, encouraging positive behaviour, and enabling students to feel safe and valued within the school environment.
Your Responsibilities:
- Plan and deliver bespoke learning programmes for pupils with SEMH and other SEN.
- Employ flexible teaching strategies to accommodate different learning styles.
- Support emotional regulation, behaviour management, and social skills development.
- Collaborate with colleagues, families, and external professionals to evaluate and improve support plans.
- Monitor and record pupil progress, adjusting interventions as needed.
- Maintain a safe, inclusive, and inspiring classroom environment.
Ideal Candidate Will Have:
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
- Proven experience teaching or supporting students with SEMH needs within a specialist or mainstream setting.
- Strong knowledge of strategies to support social, emotional, and behavioural development.
- Ability to create an inclusive and engaging classroom environment that meets diverse learning needs.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a caring and empathetic approach.
- Resilience, flexibility, and an unwavering commitment to student welfare.
- Have an updated CV (covering the last ten years, barring any unexplained gaps) and an enhanced DBS registered to the Update Service (or be willing to apply for one).
What We Offer:
- Competitive daily rates from £160 to £250, based on experience.
- Work opportunities across Wakefield with friendly, proactive teams.
- Ongoing support from specialised education consultants.
- A transparent, ethical recruitment process ensuring your safety.
Ready to support amazing children and make a difference? Apply today! GSL Education will help guide you on your teaching journey in Wakefield.
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks, including providing an enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service, or completing an application for a new check.
As an ethical, inclusive and independent recruitment agency, GSL Education are committed to providing quality teaching and support staff in schools across the UK.
For more information or to register your interest in the ‘SEMH Teacher’ 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.