Lead Teaching Assistant Social Emotional and Mental Health

The Misbourne School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0BN

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  14 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday 8.30am – 3.30pm Tuesday 8.30am – 4.00pm Wednesday 8.30am – 3.30pm Thursday 8.30am – 4.00pm Friday 8.30am – 3.30pm (including 30 minutes unpaid lunch daily)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Bucks Pay Range 3, Point 16 - 20

What skills and experience we're looking for

To contribute to the development and leadership of provision for students experiencing social, emotional and mental health difficulties through both leading and supporting activities within the SEND department and by liaising closely with internal and external stakeholders (including academy staff, families, external agencies) to improve provision and outcomes for assigned students. Work collaboratively with teachers and other support staff to identify needs and plan, deliver and evaluate provision for students experiencing SEMH challenges so all students can achieve their full potential.

Role responsibility:

• Arrange and oversee screening assessments (inc. SDQ and CORDS) for students with suspected SEMH needs

• Design, plan, deliver and evaluate provision for students utilising the SEMH provision in liaison with the SENDCo and Deputy SENDCo

• Lead and direct small group and 1-1 sessions with students in line with departmental expectations

• In liaison with the SENDCO and pastoral leaders, develop and oversee entry and exit criterion for SEMH support which prioritises rapid identification and support as well as clear strategies to ensure reintegration into the mainstream provision offered by the school.

• Act as the lead professional for students accessing SEMH provision at designated times

• Organise and safely manage the appropriate learning environment and resources

• Assess students’ responses to learning tasks and, where appropriate, modify methods to meet individual and/or group needs

• Identify training opportunities to further develop SEMH provision in the school, attend such training or liaise with other colleagues attending and disseminate and adopt key learning points as necessary.

• Maintain a positive and proactive working relationship with staff responsible for students accessing SEMH provision (e.g. Form Tutor, Performance Director, Attendance Officer, Safeguarding Officer, subject teachers) and the families of these students

What the school offers its staff

About the Misbourne:

The Misbourne is an 11-18 mixed school single-academy trust in the picturesque village of Great Missenden in the heart of the Chilterns. We have nearly 1100 students on roll, including a successful and growing Sixth Form. We are proudly non-selective and inclusive, ensuring that we live and breathe our values: we are a community that values learning, promotes kindness and strives for excellence in all we do. We are the Lead School for Careers in Bucks.

Our staff tell us they genuinely feel like part of a team; a team who are striving to help each student flourish both academically and personally. As our greatest asset, we place great emphasis on staff wellbeing evidenced in our Wellbeing Charter.

Excerpts from our successful 2022 Ofsted inspection include:

• Pupils told inspectors that the clear and fair behaviour system helps them to behave well.
• Relationships between staff and pupils are strong.
• Pupils conduct around the school is orderly and calm.
• Pastoral care puts the child at the heart of everything the school does

We can offer you:

• An academy that puts wellbeing at the top of their priorities, evidenced by our Wellbeing Charter
• Students who are a pleasure to work with
• Great training and development opportunities
• An experienced, friendly, and collaborative team of staff
• A two-week October half-term
• Free access to our own fully-fitted gym (subject to opening hours)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free on-site parking

We would be delighted to invite prospective applicants to visit our school and experience first-hand

Commitment to safeguarding

The Misbourne is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An offer of appointment is subject to satisfactory references, DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Enhanced Disclosure and medical clearance

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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About The Misbourne School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1095 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Misbourne School website
• Email address: recruitment@themisbourne.co.uk
• Phone number: 01494 862 869
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-misbourne-school

We are an 11-18 Academy in the picturesque village of Great Missenden in the heart of the Chilterns. We have nearly 1100 students on roll including a successful and growing Sixth Form. Our staff tell us they genuinely feel like part of a team; a team who are striving to help each student flourish both academically and personally.

Arranging a visit to The Misbourne School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@themisbourne.co.uk.

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