SEN Teaching Assistant (SEMH)

Prospero Teaching are working closely with a new specialist SEN school site based in Wimborne to recruit a dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant to support pupils across Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3, helping them re-engage with learning and rebuild confidence in education.

This is a challenging yet highly rewarding role, ideal for individuals with strong behaviour management skills and a genuine passion for pastoral support, mentorship, and re-engagement. Pupils may present with SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs) and Autism, alongside complex emotional or behavioural needs, and require consistent, calm, and structured support throughout the school day.

The school provides a nurturing, therapeutic environment with small class sizes, where Teaching Assistants play a crucial role in helping pupils regulate emotions, develop positive relationships, and re-engagement with learning.

This role would particularly suit candidates with experience or backgrounds in:

• Youth Work
• Sports Coaching
• Psychology or Counselling
• Behaviour Support
• Care Work

• Ex-Forces or other disciplined environments

The Role:

• Supporting pupils on a 1:1 or small-group basis
• Helping pupils re-engage with learning following periods of disrupted education
• Implementing positive behaviour and de-escalation strategies
• Providing pastoral care and emotional regulation support
• Acting as a positive role model and mentor
• Supporting engagement with academic and therapeutic learning activities
• Working closely with teachers, SEN professionals, and pastoral teams

Contract Details:

• Position: SEN Teaching Assistant (KS2/KS3)
• Type of Work: Support / Pastoral Role
• Start Date: September 2026
• Duration: Ongoing
• Contract Type: Temp / Perm
• Hours: Full-time (8:30am 15:30pm)
• Rate of Pay: From £95.29 per day (dependent on experience)

Experience, Training & Qualifications:

• Experience working with children or young people with challenging behaviour
• Strong behaviour management skills (essential)
• SEN experience (SEMH / Autism preferred)
• Backgrounds in youth work, care, mentoring, or behaviour support welcomed
• Safeguarding training (or willingness to complete)

Eligibility:

• Right to Work in the UK
• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)
• References (in line with KCSIE)

What Prospero Teaching Offers:

• Free accredited CPD, including safeguarding and behaviour management
• Ongoing support from our in-house Training & Development Team
• The opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of young people re-engaging with education

If you are resilient, empathetic, and motivated to take on a hands-on SEN role within a brand-new provision, we would love to hear from you.

Prospero Teaching acts as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy