Are you ready to apply Make sure you understand all the responsibilities and tasks associated with this role before proceeding. Role - SEMH Teaching Assistant Location - Manchester (M12) Pay - £475-£550 per week, depending on experience Start Date - 20/04/2026 Contract Type - Temp to Perm Are you a calm and resilient teaching assistant with experience supporting SEMH? We are currently working with a Primary Pupil Referral Unit in Manchester to recruit for after Easter. As a SEMH Teaching Assistant, you will: Build strong relationships with pupils, supporting 1:1 with both academic and emotional mentoring Work collaboratively with other staff members and external agencies to monitor progress Assist in preparing engaging learning resources Experience, Training & Qualifications: Up to date Safeguarding training in the last year (desired but training can be provided) Team Teach training is highly desired Previous experience supporting Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs To be eligible for this role through Prospero Teaching, you must: Hold Right to Work in the UK Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application Provide two professional references Other If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up to date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. By registering with Prospero Teaching, you will be working with a team of dedicated professionals with a wealth of educational experience to help you find your next career move. In addition, you will also benefit from access to free accredited training courses for teachers and support staff, ensuring you are able to continue your professional development support with interview preparations so you're fully prepared and confident to interview for your next role support with lesson planning and classroom management to support you to create stimulating and varied lessons a generous recommend a friend referral scheme Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy. xehkeey The successful candidate will be required to register with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Ideally, you will already have a full DBS on the update service but if not, we can process a new one. IND-SEN