Teaching Assistant - Alternative Provision School

Contract Type - Temporary to Permanent

Working Hours: 8:30am - 3:30pm

Are you a compassionate and resilient Teaching Assistant looking to make a genuine impact in a therapeutic SEMH environment? This is an opportunity to support young people through a relationship-led and trauma-informed approach, while helping them access a mainstream curriculum tailored to meet their individual needs.

Simply Education is recruiting for a Teaching Assistant to work within a specialist SEMH school that prides itself on a highly therapeutic ethos. The school combines structured academic learning with emotional and behavioural support, ensuring pupils can re-engage with education in a meaningful way. Working Hours: 8:30am - 3:30pm

About the Role

As a Teaching Assistant, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team including teachers, therapists, and pastoral staff to deliver a holistic and nurturing educational experience. The school follows a mainstream curriculum so people from a mainstream background who make a great transition into this setting, the school has carefully adapted the curriculum so its meets the needs of the students they support.

Your role will include:

· Supporting pupils to access learning through differentiated, mainstream curriculum pathways

· Building consistent, trusting relationships that promote emotional safety and regulation

· Applying therapeutic approaches such as restorative practice and trauma-informed care

· Supporting 1:1 and small group interventions focused on both academic and emotional development

· Helping pupils develop coping strategies, resilience, and positive behaviours for learning

· Managing and de-escalating behaviours through calm, reflective, and supportive responses

What We're Looking For

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant who:

· Teaching Assistant Qualification Level 1,2,3 (desirable however not essential)

· Understands the importance of a therapy-led approach to education

· Is confident supporting pupils to engage with a mainstream curriculum

· Can build strong, professional relationships with pupils who may have experienced adversity

· Remains calm, patient, and adaptable in challenging situations

· Is committed to ongoing learning and reflective practice

What We Offer

As a Teaching Assistant, you will benefit from:

· A supportive, therapy-led school environment

· Ongoing CPD in SEMH, trauma-informed practice, and behaviour support

· A collaborative team of education and therapeutic professionals

· A temp to perm opportunity offering long-term career progression

· The chance to make a lasting difference in young people's lives

How to Apply

If you're ready to make a real difference, click 'Apply Now' to submit your CV, or contact Helen Davies at the Cheshire office on 01270 382101.

If you are looking for an alternative position, please get in touch with the Cheshire office for a confidential discussion about other opportunities.