SEN Teaching Assistant (SEMH)

Brent, United Kingdom Posted on 06/08/2026

Contract: Full-time, long-term temporary

Key stages: EYFS, KS1 and KS2

Teach Now is recruiting a compassionate but boundaried SEN Teaching Assistant for a long-term SEMH-support position in Brent.

You will work with pupils whose emotional needs can affect attendance, relationships, behaviour and engagement with learning. Success in this role will come from being predictable, observant and patient. You will help pupils understand expectations, recover from difficult moments and experience achievement within the classroom.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to develop a career in SEN, pastoral support, educational psychology or therapeutic education.

What the Role Involves

• Establishing positive and professional relationships with identified pupils
• Providing individual and small-group academic support
• Helping pupils use emotional-regulation and communication strategies
• Supporting arrival, transitions, unstructured times and reintegration
• Using praise, choices and clear consequences consistently
• Implementing support plans agreed by teachers and the SENCO
• Responding to dysregulation without confrontation
• Recording progress and incidents accurately
• Sharing relevant observations with the wider support team
• Encouraging social skills, confidence and independence
• Supporting a safe and inclusive environment for all pupils

About You

You should demonstrate:

• Relevant experience with children or young people with SEMH needs
• An understanding of why behaviour may communicate unmet needs
• Strong emotional regulation and professional judgement
• The ability to build rapport without compromising boundaries
• Confidence working collaboratively with teachers and specialists
• A reliable, reflective and non-judgemental approach
• Commitment to safeguarding and confidentiality
• The right to work in the UK
• An Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to obtain one
• Two suitable professional references

Applicants with experience in schools, alternative provision, mentoring, youth services, care or family support are encouraged to apply.

What the School Can Offer

• A committed pastoral and inclusion team
• Clear pupil-support plans and behaviour procedures
• Access to specialist advice and school-based training
• A diverse community and strong inclusive ethos
• Opportunities to contribute to interventions and wellbeing initiatives
• A long-term placement where relationships and progress can develop over time

Teach Now operates stringent safer recruitment procedures.

We are committed to promoting equality and challenging discrimination.

Teach Now is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Clearance.