SEMH Teaching Assistant

SEMH Teaching Assistant - Islington, North London - Pupil Referral Unit

Are you an experienced Teaching Assistant living in or around North and Northwest London

Do you thrive working a challenging environment?

Empowering Learning are seeking SEMH Teaching Assistants that are looking for an exciting new challenge working with students with emotional behavioural difficulties. We are looking for candidates with experience of working with children with emotional behavioural disorders (EBD), social emotional mental health difficulties (SEMH) and other challenging behaviours.

You will be required to work with students across all ages in one of our SEMH / EBD schools, alternative provisions, PRUs or Primary Schools. The correct candidate will be in a class of up to 8 students with SEMH statements and will be responsible for the behaviour support, learning and progress of these students.

Do you have?

• Excellent communication skills, the ability to use initiative and work well under pressure.
• Recent experience with children with EBD, SEMH and other challengingbehaviours?

If you are from a Psychology, Youth Worker, Sports Coach, Life Coach or Mentoring background and you feel you have the right knowledge and training to make a difference we would love to hear from you.

The successful applicants will require an enhanced DBS check and references will be taken up before interview, if you feel this is the right role for you then please apply by using the information provided or contact Hollie Myers directly on 020-7846-1573.

"Empowering Learning Ltd. are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to show this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete Disclosure and Barring Service declarations in line with Section 115 of the Police Act 1997. You will also be required to provide 2 professional references covering at least the last 2 years, and complete our online application followed by a video or face to face interview. Empowering Learning Ltd is a committed Equal Opportunities Employer and therefore will not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, or sexual orientation."