Teaching Assistant (SEMH/Autism)

Teaching Assistant (SEMH/Autism) Contract: Fixed term until April 2027 Working pattern: Term time only (39 weeks, Monday to Friday) Actual Salary: £21,257.50 (£24,784.50 FTE) Start date: 26th August 2026 Your new role Quorn Hall School is a GOOD school. Last inspected in June 2025. This is your chance to join a staff team who look after each other and who value what everybody has to say. Quorn Hall School genuinely cares about its staff and has invested heavily in creating a range of career progression opportunities for Teaching Assistants. “The school has an ambitious vision to ensure that all pupils understand how to become successful learners. It realises this ambition through the four ‘Rs’ that encourage pupils to be ‘respectful, responsible, resilient and reflective’.” Ofsted, June 2025 We have super high aspirations for our pupils, and want you to be a part of their journey. Due to positive developments within our staff team we have the opportunity for a Teaching Assistant to join our amazing team at Quorn Hall School. You will work with incredible pupils who have a wide range of Special Educational Needs including SEMH needs (social, emotional and mental health). The successful candidate will be able to promote curriculum engagement and positive behaviour support by establishing positive relationships with our pupils and using a range of strategies to promote engagement to learning. Our pupils are funny and bright. Our Teaching Assistants support pupils in all lessons including Cooking, Forest School, PE, Art, Life Skills and more! “We believe in learners until they believe in themselves”. Where previous schools have been unsuccessful in meeting the needs of learners, we are highly skilled at adapting teaching, the curriculum and provision so that pupils find the sense of belonging and achievement they have been missing. Working as part of a highly trained and therapeutic staff team the successful candidate will be influential in having a positi