SEMH TA – Inreach Team (1:1/small groups)

Maidenhall Primary School

Pay: L5 (depending  on experience)

Hours: 37 hrs

Monday -Thursday 8.20am-4.30pm and Friday 8.20am-4.00pm 

Are you passionate about supporting children with SEMH needs?

Do you want to be part of a team that will not only give pupils the chance to excel, but also drive positive outcomes for pupils across Luton?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Teaching Assistant at our Inreach provision, The Bridge, in Maidenhall School.

Do you strongly understand that?

 All behaviour is a form of communication

 Relationships are the key to high quality learning

 Every child deserves the chance to succeed

This role will give you the opportunity to help drive real change and give children with SEMH needs the opportunity to thrive, the support to help shape their future and the tools to reach their true potential.

We can offer:

 A supportive and friendly team who care about the children and adults alike

 A well-resourced setting and the chance to grow and develop your skills within SEMH teaching

 Opportunities to grow your knowledge with an experienced team and access to your training needs

 The chance to have meaningful impact on the lives of children in Luton

This job is perfect for a candidate who:

 Wants to grow their experience in an area that will have a positive long-term impact for Luton and its children

 Wants to build their experience and opportunities in working with pupils and professionals around the area of SEMH

Whether you are an experienced Teaching assistant or keen to follow your passion for working with children with SEMH needs, we are looking for a person who is able to be:

 Reflective

 Calm and patient

 Positive

 Dedicated

We are looking to recruit a Teaching assistant to support and work with our team to plan and deliver bespoke education packages for individual pupils and small groups.

Our work is focused on meeting SEMH needs, maintaining connection with the pupil’s home & school and facilitating re-integration back into their mainstream setting or an alternative specialist setting where appropriate.

The Bridge, based at Maidenhall Primary School, forms part of Luton’s Primary SEMH Service. The overarching intention of the Primary SEMH Service is to provide outreach support and early intervention to schools through guiding, advising and modelling approaches that manage the needs of children with SEMH difficulties within their existing school. The fostering of Therapeutic Thinking as an approach to creating a culture shift in managing and meeting the needs of children is central to the service.

Where outreach support at tier 1 is not able to meet needs, pupils may be offered tier 2 short-term placements within The Bridge.

We welcome visits to our school and service to meet with our Lead Practitioner and The Bridge team to understand and gain insight into our vision, values and pupil pathway and to truly understand the impact you can have for our pupils.

Closing date: Friday 17th April 2026

Interview week commencing : Monday 27th April 2026

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact Shabana UlHaq, our HR Administrator, to arrange a visit. For further information and an application pack, please visit our website http://maidenhallprimary.co.uk/category/vacancies

 All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.