Job Description

SEMH and SEN Teaching Assistant Full-time Wembley - Brent Contract: Ongoing

A highly-respected specialist school, based within the area of Wembley and borough of Brent, are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join their staff on a full-time basis.

the Role

The role would require you to be confident in supporting pupils with challenging behaviour and be able to set as well as maintain boundaries. The School have a Primary and Secondary site. In this role you will be supporting various pupils across the school on both a 1 to 1 and small group basis. You will work closely with the teaching and wider staff team to provide support for the students within classes, school activities and specialist and intervention sessions. Some of the pupils come from vulnerable backgrounds and have social, emotional and mental health needs.


You would be required to support pupils academically in subjects such as English, Math's and Science.

The School

The School is a short term provision for students who have not managed to stay in mainstream education due to their health needs. Many of the pupils have complex medical conditions and mental health as well as emotional disorders and can be extremely vulnerable.


The School provides support for up to 20 KS3 - KS4 pupils as well as a home tuition service for KS1 - KS4 pupils who cannot attend School.


They operate on two main sites with Primary and Secondary as well as an additional site for vocational and vocational provision.


If you have a passion for working with children and young adults with SEMH, simply apply with your CV!



We have a policy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Philosophy Education is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.