Job Description

ELSA / Thrive Practitioner - SEMH School (Horley, Independent)

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Location:

Horley

Age Group:

11+

School Type:

Small, Independent, Vocational & Highly Therapeutic

Start:

ASAP

Contract:

Full?time, long?term

Experience:

ELSA or Thrive preferred, SEMH experience highly beneficial


Are you passionate about emotional wellbeing, therapeutic support, and helping young people rebuild confidence?


Do you want to work in a setting where

relationships, nurture, and emotional literacy

are at the heart of everything?


A wonderful

small, independent SEMH school in Horley

is looking for an

ELSA or Thrive Practitioner

to join their therapeutic support team. Working with students aged

11+

, you'll play a vital role in helping them understand feelings, manage emotions, build resilience, and develop positive coping strategies.


If you love seeing young people grow emotionally and socially -- this is the role where your impact truly counts.

The Role - ELSA / Thrive Practitioner

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As part of the school's wellbeing provision, you'll deliver targeted emotional literacy sessions, support behaviour regulation, and help create a calm, stable school experience for every student.


Your responsibilities will include:


Delivering

1:1 emotional literacy and wellbeing sessions

Running small?group work focused on confidence, friendships, and self?regulation Supporting students with

anxiety, low mood, trauma backgrounds and behavioural needs

Using ELSA, Thrive or therapeutic strategies to build emotional awareness Supporting de?escalation and offering nurturing interventions Working closely with the Pastoral Lead, SENCO, therapists and teaching staff Creating safe, trusted spaces where pupils feel heard and understood
Because the school is

vocational and very therapeutic

, you'll have the time and freedom to build meaningful, long?term relationships.

Who We're Looking For

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You might be:


A

qualified ELSA

A

Thrive Practitioner

A

Therapeutic Teaching Assistant

A behaviour mentor with emotional?literacy experience Or someone with strong SEMH experience who is keen to specialise
You'll thrive here if you are:


Warm, nurturing and emotionally intelligent Calm and confident supporting dysregulation and behaviour Skilled in building trusting relationships with young people aged 11+ Able to deliver structured sessions around emotions, resilience and friendships Reflective, patient, creative, and consistent

Why This School?

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A close?knit,

small independent school

Highly

vocational

, therapeutic and relationship?based Supportive leadership who genuinely value staff wellbeing Progression opportunities and ongoing CPD A chance to help young people rebuild trust, stability and self-belief An environment where the little wins matter just as much as the big ones

Interested?

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If you're passionate about emotional wellbeing and want to make a life?changing difference in a nurturing SEMH environment, we'd love to hear from you.

How to Apply:

If you are passionate about education and eager to make a difference in the lives of young learners, we would love to hear from you. Apply below.


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The pay stated is inclusive of the additional 12.07% PAYE holiday.

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful applicants will be required to undertake various background checks including obtaining a DBS, if they do not hold a valid certificate that is on the update service.