Teaching Assistant

Job Title: Qualified Teacher (SEMH)
Location: Worcester
Pay Rate: £140.12 - £232.36
Hours: Full-Time – 32.5 hours per week

• Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:30am – 3:15pm

• Tuesday: 8:30am – 4:30pm

Smart Education is currently recruiting a dedicated and qualified Teacher to join an SEMH school in Worcester. The school caters for children aged 7–16 with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) from across Worcestershire. Class sizes are small, typically 8–12 pupils per class, ensuring a supportive and tailored learning environment.

As a Teacher in this SEMH setting, you will plan and deliver engaging lessons across a broad curriculum, with a particular focus on secondary-aged pupils. You will provide a nurturing and structured environment that supports both academic progress and emotional development, helping pupils build confidence, resilience, and independence.

• Competitive pay based on experience and qualifications

• Small class sizes (8–12 pupils) allowing for personalised teaching

• Supportive leadership and a collaborative staff team

• Ongoing CPD training to enhance your professional development

• A dedicated consultant who understands your career aspirations

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent

• Experience teaching pupils with SEMH needs (desirable)

• Strong behaviour management skills and a supportive approach

• Ability to adapt lessons to meet individual learning needs

• A calm, patient, and resilient personality

• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

This Worcester-based SEMH school provides specialist education for pupils with a range of social, emotional, and mental health needs. With small class sizes and a personalised curriculum, the school creates a positive and structured environment to help every pupil achieve their potential. Staff work closely with families and external agencies to ensure the best possible outcomes for students.

Smart Education is a specialist recruitment agency for Education and Early Years, recruiting for both permanent and temporary positions. We place Teachers, Teaching Assistants, SEND specialists, Nursery Nurses, and Tutors across the Midlands.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from working in regulated activity with children.

If you are a qualified Teacher with a passion for supporting pupils with SEMH needs, apply now to join Smart Education in Worcester.