Teaching Assistant Level 3 - Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)

The Birley Academy, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S12 3BP

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  16 November 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  2 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £29,542.00 - £32,046.00 (Actual Salary for 39 Working Weeks: £25,598.76 - £27,768.53)

Teaching Assistant Level 3 - Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) job summary

About the Role

We are seeking a compassionate, resilient and highly motivated Teaching Assistant Level 3 - Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) to join our dedicated Inclusion Team at The Birley Academy. In this rewarding role, you will provide targeted support to pupils with SEMH needs, helping them overcome barriers to learning, develop confidence and resilience, and achieve positive outcomes both academically and personally. Working closely with the SENDCo, teaching staff and wider support professionals, you will deliver interventions, promote emotional regulation and independence, and play a vital role in ensuring every young person can thrive in academy life.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for a caring, proactive and committed individual who is passionate about supporting young people with additional needs. The successful candidate will have experience working with children or young people, strong communication and relationship-building skills, and the ability to support pupils with social, emotional and mental health challenges. You will be patient, resilient and solution-focused, able to maintain high expectations while creating positive and supportive learning environments. A commitment to inclusion, safeguarding and helping every pupil achieve their full potential is essential.

Why Join Us

At The Birley Academy, inclusion, wellbeing and student success are at the heart of everything we do. As part of L.E.A.D. Academy Trust, you will benefit from working within a highly supportive team, access to excellent professional development opportunities, and the chance to develop specialist SEMH and SEND expertise. This is an opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of young people whilst being part of a values-led organisation committed to improving outcomes, fostering professional growth and helping every student succeed.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About The Birley Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1061 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Birley Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-birley-academy

The Birley Academy is a popular secondary academy in the southeast of Sheffield. We have a modern building set on a pleasant campus with excellent facilities.

We believe that our students are entitled to nothing but the best and are fully committed to transforming the school into an exceptional place to learn.

We can offer you students who are keen to become their best selves; student who will make you remember why working in a school is so special; staff who are hardworking and who want the best for our school; a
leadership team who are passionate and dedicated to making The Birley Academy brilliant and a supportive and aspirational Trust.

Our vision is simple: to ensure that we constantly challenge ourselves and our students to aspire to our very best, enjoying learning and being active members of the learning community. As part of the L.E.A.D. Academy Trust, we work with all stakeholders including parents, local businesses, community leaders and our partner primaries to represent and best meet the needs of our students.

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