SEMH Teacher

This is a rewarding opportunity for a committed teacher who believes every child deserves the chance to succeed both academically and personally.

The Role

As a teacher within our SEMH provision, you will play a vital role in supporting students who experience a range of behavioural, emotional, and social difficulties. The role will involve:

• Building strong, positive relationships with students who may have experienced trauma or difficulties within mainstream education
• Delivering engaging, creative, and differentiated lessons tailored to individual learning needs
• Supporting both the academic and emotional development of pupils
• Implementing strategies to manage and de-escalate challenging behaviour effectively
• Creating a safe, respectful, and inclusive learning environment
• Working collaboratively with teaching assistants, mental health professionals, pastoral teams, and external agencies to provide tailored support
• Promoting emotional wellbeing, confidence, resilience, and positive outcomes for all learners

What We Are Looking For

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent
• Experience working with students with SEMH needs or within a similar specialist setting
• A calm, positive, and resilient approach with excellent behaviour management skills
• A strong understanding of trauma-informed practice and the impact of adverse childhood experiences on behaviour and learning
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• A genuine passion for supporting young people to overcome barriers and achieve success

Why Join Us?

• A supportive and welcoming school environment
• Ongoing CPD, specialist training, and career progression opportunities
• Smaller class sizes and strong pastoral support
• The opportunity to make a meaningful and lasting impact on young people’s lives
• Access to staff wellbeing support and professional development opportunities
• Dedicated support from an experienced education consultant
• Termly educator events, recognition awards, and additional CPD training opportunities

Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK.

If you feel you are the ideal candidate for this role, we would love to hear from you.

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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