Graduate SEMH Teaching Assistant Contract Full Time

• Barnet
• SEMH/ Therapeutic School 
• Secondary 
• Term time only 
• Monday – Friday 

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children with special educational needs?

This School is an independent therapeutic special school in Barnet who are seeking dedicated and enthusiastic Teaching Assistants to join their growing team in September. They support children and young people with a range of needs including Autism, ADHD, anxiety, speech and language difficulties, and social, emotional, and mental health challenges (SEMH).

The Role

Within this role, you will work alongside their outstanding teaching and support staff to help students reach their fullest potential inside and outside the classroom. You will be supporting teaching and learning in the class as well as implementing and supporting the targets set out in the Individual Education Plan. You’ll support in creating a happy, challenging, and effective learning environment as well as establish a rapport with children, engaging them, keeping them focused and motivated.

The School are looking for: 

• Experience working with SEN or a genuine interest in supporting young people with additional needs

• Calm, patient, and empathetic approach to behaviour and learning

• A strong team player with good communication skills

• Willingness to engage in ongoing training and development

• Previous experience with Autism, SEMH, or speech and language needs is desirable

The School offers: 

• A welcoming and supportive school community

• Comprehensive training and professional development opportunities

• Small class sizes and a strong staff-to-pupil ratio

• The opportunity to make a real impact in the lives of young people

• A well-resourced school with a focus on holistic learning

If you’re ready for a rewarding role where you’ll truly make a difference – this could be the perfect next step.

We have a policy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Philosophy Education is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.