SEMH LSA - Interventions
Colchester Academy, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3JL10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
27 April 2026 at 9am
Date listed
17 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours, 38 weeks (term time only) Monday to Friday 8:30 am – 3:30pm, with a 30-minute unpaid break
Contract type
- Fixed term - until 31 August 2027 (with the potential to be made permanent)
Pay scale
- Scale 5 Point 8 -11, Starting Salary: £19,659 (actual per annum)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Colchester Academy is a thriving secondary school, looking to appoint a positive, resilient and enthusiastic SEMH Learning Support Assistant (Interventions) to join our dedicated Learning Support Team. The successful candidate will have experience of supporting young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. The role will involve working inside and outside of the classroom environment, delivering structured outdoor learning experiences designed to boost engagement, develop confidence and support the emotional wellbeing of young people with SEMH.
What the school offers its staff
This role provides excellent opportunities for career progression and advancement. Colchester Academy is committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and training, and the culture is one of equality and fairness built on relationships developed out of mutual trust and respect.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Colchester Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 899 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Colchester Academy website
- Email address
- lainger@colchesteracademy.org.uk
Colchester Academy is a secondary school located in the heart of Colchester, Essex and is graded 'GOOD' by OFSTED (2018 and 2023). Colchester Academy first opened in September 2010 and boasts a state of the art building with modern design and a wealth of technology. We are now part of local Academy Chain, Penrose Learning Trust and this is an incredibly exciting time for us.
The Colchester Academy school vision is to provide “challenge for all” and to support students from all backgrounds to gain skills and experience to facilitate their future choices. It challenges students academically as well as providing a range of opportunities for them to receive a well-rounded learning experience. The "no child left behind" approach is particularly important to the school: education moves at a pace that allows every child to thrive and help is given to students who feel they are falling behind.
“Colchester Academy is a friendly and inclusive school. Pupils are happy and are safe. The majority of pupils meet the high expectations that leaders set. There is a supportive and caring culture in the school. Pupils appreciate the relationships that they develop with staff. Pupils learn to respect one another..” (Ofsted)
Arranging a visit to Colchester Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lainger@colchesteracademy.org.uk.
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