SEMH Interventionist / Learning Support Assistant

Brighter Futures Educational Trust

Hours: 32 hours per week | 39 weeks per year

Grade: H6/1

Contract: Fixed-term with 6-month probation (potential to become permanent)

Brighter Futures Educational Trust is seeking a skilled and emotionally attuned SEMH Interventionist to deliver targeted, therapeutic interventions for children and young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs.

This role is ideal for someone who is confident working 1:small group and 1:1 within a planned intervention model, and who understands that behaviour is communication.

About the role

You will:

• Deliver structured SEMH interventions to individuals and small groups, supporting emotional regulation, resilience and readiness to learn

• Act as a key relational adult for identified students, providing consistency and emotional containment

• Implement and review Individual Education Plans, Behaviour Support Plans and Risk Assessments

• Track and evaluate the impact of interventions, sharing outcomes with the SENCo and wider team

• Work collaboratively with teachers, therapists, families and external agencies

• Support transitions, de-escalation and regulation strategies across the school day

About you

You will:

• Have experience delivering interventions to children with SEMH, ADHD and/or ASD

• Understand trauma-informed and therapeutic approaches to behaviour and emotional regulation

• Be reflective, calm and resilient, particularly when supporting dysregulated students

• Be confident working both independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team

• Be committed to safeguarding and promoting student wellbeing

We offer

• A specialist SEMH environment with a strong relational and therapeutic ethos

• Ongoing training and supervision in SEMH and trauma-informed practice

• The opportunity to make measurable impact through targeted intervention work

• A supportive and collaborative staff team

This post involves a high level of contact with children and vulnerable young people and is subject to Enhanced DBS checks and safer recruitment procedures.

To apply: Please refer to the full job description and person specification for further details.