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SEMH Support Assistant

Job details
Posting date: 04 January 2026
Salary: £105.00 to £110.00 per day
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 03 February 2026
Location: IG4 5BQ
Remote working: On-site only
Company: JobsinED Ltd
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: SEMHSUPPORTASSI-260104-3893

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Summary

SEMH Support Assistant – Empower Change at an Exceptional Redbridge School

Are you a high-achieving graduate searching for a role bursting with purpose and potential? As an SEMH Support Assistant in Redbridge, you’ll transform the school experience for brilliant young people facing social, emotional, and mental health challenges. We are seeking a passionate SEMH Support Assistant eager to make a tangible impact, drive positive change, and ignite their own career in education or psychology.

This SEMH Support Assistant position offers a front-row seat to sector-leading inclusive practice, working alongside an outstanding pastoral and SEN team. Immerse yourself in a school culture where challenge is welcomed, ambition is celebrated, and professional growth is genuinely prioritised. Receive superb mentorship, unrivalled practical experience, and the chance to develop your abilities in an inspiring, Ofsted-rated ‘Good’ environment. Join a community that empowers everyone to excel — both students and staff!

Key Highlights:
• SEMH Support Assistant – pivotal pastoral and learning support role
• Competitive pay: £105 • £110 per day
• Prime Redbridge location with accessible transport links
• Ofsted rated Good – renowned for inclusivity, progress, and support
• Outstanding CPD – specialist SEN pathways, regular training, shadowing opportunities
• Perfect for graduates aiming to become teachers, psychologists, or expert SEN professionals
• Cutting-edge facilities: dedicated sensory and intervention spaces
• Warm, ambitious staff culture that values curiosity and compassion

What You’ll Be Doing:
• Delivering tailored support to students with SEMH needs across KS3/KS4
• Constructing individual strategies with teachers, pastoral, and SEN teams
• Encouraging confidence and engagement through daily check-ins and mentoring
• Leading small group and 1:1 emotional regulation interventions
• Identifying, tracking, and celebrating student progress and resilience
• Creating trusting relationships that inspire, uplift, and motivate

Ideal SEMH Support Assistant for this Redbridge School:
• Graduate with a strong academic record (2:1 or above preferred)
• Energetic, driven, and deeply committed to making an impact
• Aspires to a future in psychology, education, social care, or SEN
• Inspires trust and rapport – empathetic, approachable, resilient
• Insatiable curiosity about child development and behaviour
• Quick-thinking, resourceful, unafraid of challenge

Why Join This Redbridge School?:
• High-calibre, supportive team committed to your development
• Continual CPD and progression to senior support or teacher training
• Inclusive, ambitious ethos where difference is celebrated
• School-wide focus on wellbeing, positive relationships, and student success
• Open-door leadership and mentoring from leading SENCOs
• Real chance to be a catalyst for achievement and aspiration

Launch your career in educational support and observe the profound effect of your dedication every day. Excited to learn, grow, and drive change? Seize this bespoke SEMH Support Assistant opportunity now – applications will be reviewed immediately, so take the first confident step today.

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