Login to Apply

SEMH Teaching Assistant – Psychology Graduate

Smile Education are currently recruiting on behalf of a primary school in Leicester. The school are keen to meet Graduate Teaching Assistants to work with a small number of their SEN pupils in Key Stage 3, on a long-term basis.

SEN Teaching Assistant 
Secondary school in Leicester
£80-£100 per day
School based SEN team
Long term position
Degree in Psychology or Special Educational NeedsThis primary school have a small number of pupils who exhibit challenging behaviour in the classroom and as such require the help of a specialist Graduate Teaching Assistant who can help support, manage and motivate these pupils.

This is an extremely rewarding position as the pupils will hopefully grow and flourish under the guidance of dedicated support. However, this is not a position for everyone and ideally candidates need to have had previous experience of working with special educational needs and challenging behaviour.

Full support will be given from the school’s SEN department and dedicated SENCo who are there to provide training and guidance in the best way to be effective. Most importantly they are there to instil a real love of working with and developing pupils who require additional support. If you’re a psychology graduate looking to gain experience en-route to becoming an Educational Psychologist this could be the perfect school for you.

If this SEN Teaching Assistant position in a Leicester secondary school is of interest and you have the required skills, qualifications and motivation then please apply online, or call Holly at Smile Education for more details – (phone number removed), (url removed)

We are committed to safeguarding children. Each applicant will be expected to undertake compliance checks including Prohibited list, Barred list, DBS and Qualifications