Location: Burgess Hill, West Sussex
Contract: Temporary to Permanent
Start: ASAP
Pay: Main/Upper Pay Scale + SEN Allowance
You must be a qualified teacher to be considered for this role.
Are you a qualified teacher with experience supporting children and young people with SEMH needs and challenging behaviour?
Pink Tile Education are looking for a resilient, empathetic and skilled SEMH Teacher to join a specialist provision in Burgess Hill, supporting pupils across both primary and secondary age groups.
This is a rewarding but challenging role, working with pupils who can present with significant emotional, social and behavioural needs. The provision supports pupils who may struggle to access mainstream education and who require a highly individualised and trauma-informed approach.
As an SEMH Teacher, you will be responsible for creating a safe, structured and supportive classroom environment where emotional regulation comes first.
You will be supporting pupils who may:
Display challenging behaviour, including verbal and physical behaviours
Refuse or struggle to access the classroom
Become highly dysregulated
Have significant difficulties with emotional regulation
Present with complex SEMH needs
Require consistent boundaries, routines and relationships to feel safe
Have experienced significant barriers to education
Your role will include:
Teaching pupils across primary and secondary age groups
Planning and delivering engaging, differentiated learning
Putting relationships and emotional regulation first
Supporting pupils to regulate before expecting them to engage with learning
Managing challenging behaviour calmly and consistently
Using positive behaviour management and de-escalation strategies
Supporting pupils who may be classroom refusers
Building strong, trusting relationships with pupils
Establishing clear boundaries and predictable routines
Working closely with Teaching Assistants and the wider specialist team
Adapting lessons and expectations according to individual pupil needs
Supporting pupils to gradually develop confidence, engagement and independence
You must be a qualified teacher to apply for this position.
We are looking for someone who is:
Experienced working with SEMH, SEND or challenging behaviour
Confident managing highly dysregulated pupils
Calm and resilient when faced with verbal or physical challenging behaviour
Able to build relationships with pupils who may initially be resistant to education
Understanding of trauma-informed and relational approaches
Confident setting clear and consistent boundaries
Flexible and able to adapt their teaching to individual needs
Passionate about helping pupils who have struggled within traditional education
Able to see the behaviour behind the behaviour and understand that regulation and relationships come before learning
Experience within SEMH schools, alternative provision, specialist settings or challenging mainstream environments would be highly desirable.
This specialist provision in Burgess Hill supports both primary and secondary-aged pupils who require additional support with their social, emotional and mental health needs.
The environment can be challenging, but it is also incredibly rewarding. The team understands that for some pupils, being ready to learn starts with feeling safe, regulated and understood.
You will be joining a specialist team that is committed to giving pupils another opportunity to succeed in education.
Main/Upper Pay Scale
Plus SEN Allowance
Temporary to permanent opportunity
Start ASAP
Supportive specialist team
Opportunity to develop your SEMH and behaviour management experience
If you are a qualified teacher who is passionate about supporting pupils with SEMH needs and challenging behaviour, and you believe you have the resilience, patience and relationship-building skills required for this role, we would love to hear from you.
Apply today with your CV and a member of the Pink Tile Education team will be in touch.
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All candidates are subject to appropriate safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check and, where applicable, the DBS Update Service.
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