SEMH Learning Support Assistant - Behaviour & Pastoral Focus

Salary: £85 - £105 per day
Location: Gloucester
Full-time: 8:30am - 4:00pm
Start Date: ASAP

Are you passionate about supporting young people with SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs) in a secondary setting? Do you have a calm, resilient approach and confidence supporting students with challenging behaviour, trauma backgrounds, and emotional dysregulation?

Academics are recruiting for an SEMH Learning Support Assistant to join a specialist provision in Gloucester. This SEMH Learning Support Assistant role in Gloucester will involve supporting students across KS3 and KS4 who may have experienced mainstream exclusion, anxiety, or behavioural barriers to learning.

This SEMH Learning Support Assistant position in Gloucester is ideal for those considering careers in youth work, counselling, educational psychology, behaviour mentoring, or pastoral support.

The Role - SEMH Learning Support Assistant - Behaviour & Pastoral Focus

As an SEMH Learning Support Assistant in Gloucester, you will:

• Support students with SEMH, behavioural needs, and trauma-related challenges
• Build strong, trusting relationships to support emotional regulation and engagement
• Use de-escalation techniques and restorative practice approaches
• Provide 1:1 and small group interventions focused on behaviour and wellbeing
• Work alongside teaching and pastoral teams to implement behaviour support plans
• Promote positive behaviour, resilience, and self-confidence

What We're Looking For

To succeed as an SEMH Learning Support Assistant in Gloucester, you will have:

• A calm, patient, and emotionally resilient approach
• Strong behaviour management and communication skills
• A genuine interest in SEMH, trauma-informed practice, and pastoral care
• Experience working with young people (education, youth work, coaching, care, etc.)

What's on Offer

This SEMH Learning Support Assistant role in Gloucester offers:

• Experience in a highly rewarding SEMH-focused environment
• Excellent progression into pastoral, behaviour, or psychology-based roles
• Competitive daily pay
• Ongoing consultant support
• Potential long-term opportunities

Requirements

• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)
• Right to work in the UK

If you're ready to make a difference as an SEMH Learning Support Assistant in Gloucester, apply today.

SEMH Learning Support Assistant - Behaviour & Pastoral Focus