Vacancy Type : Contract

Location: Bristol North / West

Salary : Negotiable

Consultants Name : Beth Hoyle

Consultants Email : beth@fiveeducation.co.uk

Description

Teaching Assistant – SEMH School
Location: Bristol
Start: ASAP
Hours: Full Time, Monday–Friday

Five Education are seeking a confident and resilient Teaching Assistant to join a specialist SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) school in Bristol. This is a full-time position supporting students who may display challenging behaviours and require a calm, consistent, and restorative approach.

About the Role:
-Full-time TA role in a specialist SEMH setting
-Working with a range of age groups
-Supporting students with behavioural, social, and emotional needs. Children may have experienced trauma.
-Using restorative practices to resolve conflict and build positive relationships
-Working closely with teaching staff and pastoral teams
-Helping students regulate, engage in learning, and progress socially and academically

We’re looking for someone who:
-Is confident supporting students with SEMH needs
-Is comfortable managing challenging behaviours in a professional, calm manner
-Understands restorative approaches and relationship-focused practice
-Is patient, resilient, and able to build trust with young people
-Has previous experience in SEND, SEMH, youth work, care, or similar fields (desirable but not essential)
-Can commit to a full-time, long-term role

What Five Education can offer you:
-Check out our Google reviews for one of the best supply experiences
-Free specialist training (Trauma, Team Teach, Makaton, Autism, Speech and Language, ADHD and more)
-Recommend a friend bonus scheme
-Refunded DBS cost after 20 days of work
-Guaranteed Work Scheme for peace of mind
-Specialist support and mentoring throughout your placement

Pay:
PAYE payroll — transparent with no hidden fees. Pay includes holiday pay.

Vetting:
All applicants will undergo reference and TRA checks. If you don’t hold an enhanced DBS on the update service, one will need to be processed (£62.70, refunded after 20 days and registration to the update service).

If you are passionate about supporting young people and want to make a difference in an SEMH environment, we’d love to hear from you.