SEMH Support Assistant
Ormiston Rivers Academy, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, CM0 8QB3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
27 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
23 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Special Education Needs (SEN)
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £17,769.00 - £18,334.00 Annually (Actual) OAT Grade 2, SCP 3 - 5 (£24,027 - £24,790 FTE) 32.5 hours per week / term time only + one training day
SEMH Support Assistant job summary
Work where it matters most, achieve what matters more
Be part of a team where passion meets purpose, as we work together where the challenge is greatest to change the lives and build the futures of children and young people.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a specialist SEMH support assistant to join our brand new SEMH Enhanced Provision from September 2025. This will be for 32.5 hours per week, term-time plus one additional INSET day.
This will be a bespoke provision for students in Key Stage 3 who require additional support for SEMH needs. The successful candidate will be passionate and dedicated, with a genuine desire to achieve the best possible outcomes for every single student, whatever challenges they may face. You will work alongside the SEMH Enhanced Provision Lead Teacher and will have the ability to be flexible, patient and good-humoured in a sometimes challenging environment.
Ormiston Rivers Academy is an exciting and supportive place to work. There is a commitment to teamwork at all levels in the school and we work together to provide outstanding opportunities for our students, supported by cutting edge facilities. We are committed to high quality teaching and learning, and we seek and embrace strategies to inspire and support our students.
Why work for Ormiston?
Our vision is to create a school system where every child thrives, regardless of background. Our people are at the heart of our approach – they are our greatest asset.
We exist to provide the best learning opportunities every day, in every school for every child. It is the people and teams in our Trust who make this a reality and ensure we have the greatest impact. If you join us at Ormiston, whatever your role, your work will have purpose and meaning
Ormiston, where every member of staff enjoys…
- The opportunity to build on the legacy of those who came before – being part of one of the longest standing Trusts, created with the sole purpose of enabling children and young people to thrive
- Working for a Trust nationally recognised for its impact on disadvantaged children – a rewarding, stimulating career where staff are challenged to be the best they can be, for the pupils we are proud to serve
- Being part of a team and community where you belong – being part of a well-resourced and ambitious network of experts and professionals that work at the heart of communities
- A supportive environment to grow your career – an extensive professional development programme, alongside flexible working arrangements and generous benefits
We offer a warm, welcoming and highly supportive working environment as well as a bespoke CPD package and many staff benefits, including:
- Free use of the fully equipped fitness gym
- The best professional development to support your career, including a comprehensive induction programme with trust wide career opportunities
- A supportive and collaborative working environment
- Access to local government pension scheme
- Free confidential staff advice and counselling service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Discounts at major retailers including up to 10% off at major retailers such as Sainsbury’s, Marks and Spencer, Costa, First Choice holidays and many more
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Negotiable relocation package
In addition, travel to us is easy with free onsite parking and mainline train station less than half a mile away.
If you have any questions about the role or wish to have an informal chat, please contact Julie Damps, Academy HR Manager, at: jdamps@ormistonriversacademy.co.uk. Visits to the academy are welcomed.
Closing date for applications: Friday 27th June 2025. Interviews will be held as soon as possible thereafter.
We reserve the right to close this advertisement early, should we receive a high volume of applications or an exceptional candidate.
Ormiston Rivers Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Flexible working opportunities will be considered.
All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Ormiston Rivers Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1106 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ormiston Rivers Academy website
School location
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