SEMH Teaching Assistant

SEMH Teaching Assistant | Full Time | Gloucestershire

At Tradewind Recruitment, we're proud to work with specialist schools across Gloucestershire that make a real difference to children's lives. We know that supporting pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs takes compassion, consistency and creativity - and that the right Teaching Assistant can change a child's whole experience of education.

We're looking for a dedicated SEMH Teaching Assistant to join a highly supportive specialist provision in Gloucestershire. This is a full-time role, ideal for someone patient, nurturing and confident in building positive relationships with children who need extra understanding and care.

About the Role

As an SEMH Teaching Assistant, you'll work closely with teachers and therapists to support pupils who have social, emotional and mental health needs and may also have autism, ADHD, attachment difficulties or communication challenges.

Many of the pupils have experienced trauma or disrupted education and can sometimes present with emotional dysregulation or challenging behaviour. Your role will be to provide calm, consistent support - helping pupils feel safe, understood and ready to learn.

What We're Looking For

• Experience supporting children or young people, ideally in an SEMH or SEN setting
• A patient, empathetic and trauma-informed approach to behaviour and relationships
• Confidence supporting phonics and early literacy
• Ability to remain calm, consistent and positive under pressure
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills
• A genuine passion for helping pupils re-engage with learning
  

Why Work with Tradewind?

When you work with Tradewind Recruitment, you join a team that genuinely cares about you and your career. We pride ourselves on long-term partnerships and meaningful placements where staff feel valued and supported.

• Your income matters: we will always seek to get you the highest rate of pay and will provide you with the best possible advice
• Your development matters: we offer our people free access to over 2,500 CPD courses, webinars, and resources via the incredible National College
• Your flexibility matters: we tailor the working week to you - daily supply, long-term contracts, and permanent positions all available, all local to you
• Your wellbeing matters: we put people at the heart of everything we do and are proudly a Sunday Times Top 100 employer for 4 years running
• We pride ourselves on our exceptional service to our candidates and are proudly an Equal Opportunities Employer
  

If you're a compassionate and resilient SEMH Teaching Assistant who believes in giving every child a fresh start and a reason to smile about school again, we'd love to hear from you.