SEND Teaching Assistant - SEMH School
New Yesterday
Location: Islington, North London
Salary: £90–£100 per day
Contract: Full-time, Long-Term
Start Date: ASAP
Not every classroom win looks like perfect handwriting or a quiet room.
Sometimes, it’s a student staying in class for five minutes longer than yesterday. Sometimes, it’s a conversation instead of a confrontation.
If those moments matter to you, keep reading.
We’re working with a supportive SEMH school in Islington looking for a full-time SEND Teaching Assistant who’s ready to make a real impact. This is a role for someone who understands that behaviour is communication and knows the power of patience, consistency, and showing up every day.
What you’ll be doing:
Supporting pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs
Helping de-escalate situations calmly and confidently
Building strong, trusting relationships with students
Supporting learning in small groups and 1:1
Working alongside teachers and pastoral staff to create a safe, structured environment
What we’re looking for:
A calm, resilient personality, someone who doesn’t take things personally
Experience in SEMH, behaviour support, youth work, or similar settings is ideal
A genuine passion for supporting young people who need it most
Someone who can be firm, fair, and consistent
What the school offers:
A team that genuinely supports each other, no one’s left to figure it out alone
Clear behaviour systems and strong leadership
Ongoing training and opportunities to grow
A chance to be part of something bigger than just a job
Why Protocol Education?
Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella stress
FREE access to our CPD Academy
A dedicated consultant who actually gets what you’re looking for
Opportunities across mainstream and specialist settings
This role isn’t about being perfect. It’s about being present, patient, and persistent. If you’ve got that, you’ll fit right in.
Apply now or drop us a message to find out more.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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- Location:
- Islington
- Salary:
- £90 - £100 /day
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Education