Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant

Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday
Pay: £100-£120 per day
Contract: Long-term with potential to become permanent

About the Role

We are seeking a resilient, compassionate, and dedicated Teaching Assistant to support pupils within SEMH and Challenging Behaviour in the Swadlincote area. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about helping vulnerable young people re-engage with learning in a supportive, nurturing, and structured environment.

The setting works with pupils who may have been excluded or are at risk of exclusion from mainstream education. Your role will focus on building trust, supporting emotional regulation, and helping students develop the confidence and skills needed to succeed academically and personally.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing 1:1 and small-group support to pupils with a range of social, emotional, and behavioural needs
• Supporting pupils to access learning in a calm, structured, and safe environment
• Building positive, trusting relationships to encourage engagement and progress
• Assisting the class teacher with delivering tailored learning activities
• Supporting behaviour management and promoting positive choices
• Helping create an inclusive and supportive classroom culture
• Working closely with staff, parents/carers, and external agencies where appropriate

We’re Looking For

• Experience working with children or young people, ideally in SEND, SEMH, or alternative provision settings
• A calm, patient, and empathetic approach
• Strong behaviour management skills and the ability to remain consistent
• Ability to build rapport and trust with pupils who may have experienced disruption or trauma
• Flexibility, resilience, and a willingness to adapt to different needs each day
• A genuine desire to help young people thrive and reach their full potential

Why work with Monarch Education?

• Dedicated consultant supporting you through your employment & placements
  * Weekly pay
  * Free CPD available online, resources and support provided online
  * Affinity Xtra benefits such as rewards and discounts
  * Refer a friend scheme

Safeguarding Statement

Monarch Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list. This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity.
Monarch Education is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of sex, age, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity or disability.