Teaching Assistant
SEMH Teaching Assistant
Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire (NG31)Pay: £90 - £100 per day
Start Date: September 2025
Hours: 8:30am - 3:30pm | Monday to Friday | Term Time Only
Contract: Long term to Permanent
Support, Stability and Real Impact in a Specialist SEMH School
Long Term Futures are partnering with a specialist SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) school in Grantham to recruit a Teaching Assistant who can bring calm, consistency and compassion to the classroom. Starting in September 2025, this full-time role is an opportunity to work with students aged 5-16 who require tailored support.
This school is part of a progressive Multi-Academy Trust focused on therapeutic and inclusive learning environments.
Your Role:- Provide 1:1 and small group support tailored to pupils with SEMH needs
- Assist in delivering lessons and adapting learning materials to individual abilities
- Promote positive behaviour and emotional well-being throughout the day
- Help maintain a calm, structured and safe classroom environment
- Confidently support pupils who display challenging behaviour, using clear boundaries, consistency and empathy
- Experience supporting children with SEMH or SEND is highly desirable
- Calm, patient, and solution-focused when facing difficult or disruptive behaviour
- Able to build trust and rapport with pupils
- Comfortable working in a setting where challenging behaviour is part of the day-to-day role
- Resilient, reflective and passionate about helping children overcome barriers
- A long-term to permanent position in a supportive and specialist school
- Consistent guidance, feedback, and mentoring from the schools experienced team
- Opportunities to access further CPD, including training in Behaviour Management and Trauma-Informed Practice
If you're looking to step into a role where every day counts - and you're prepared for the real challenges and rewards of working in SEMH education - we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now by submitting your CV. If shortlisted, Millie from Long Term Futures will be in touch to talk through the role and arrange a school visit.