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Support Mentors & Teaching Assistants – Alternative Provision (designed for pupils who may not thrive in a mainstream school environment).
***Bexhill Area | Full-Time | Immediate Start

Day Rate £90-£110

Are you ready to make a real difference?
We’re looking for resilient, adaptable and passionate Support Mentors / Teaching Assistants to support small classes of pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs across primary and secondary.


The Role

  • Support pupils in small group settings
  • Build strong, positive relationships
  • Manage and de-escalate challenging behaviour
  • Encourage engagement in learning
  • Support emotional regulation and wellbeing
  • Work closely with teaching staff

Who We’re Looking For

We welcome candidates with backgrounds in:

  • Support Work
  • Care Work
  • Youth Work
  • Teaching Assistant
  • Individual Assistants 
  • Behaviour Mentoring

No school experience? No problem – transferable skills considered, if you’ve worked in any of the roles above. 


Key Skills

  • Strong communication
  • Patience and empathy
  • Resilience under pressure
  • Flexibility and adaptability
  • Positive, proactive attitude
  • Passion for supporting young people

Experience (Desirable)

  • SEMH / SEN settings
  • Behaviour support
  • Mental health or care roles
  • Working with children or adults

Apply Now

If you’re driven, enthusiastic and want a rewarding role:

Don’t delay – get in touch today. We want to hear from you.

*Important Notice: To successfully apply for the above
position, you should be eligible to work in the UK or hold a relevant work
visa. Safeguarding, quality and integrity are at the heart of what we do. Pink
Tile is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people
within education. During the application process, you will be required to:

  • Provide details for us
    to complete reference checks before employment.
  • Provide an Enhanced DBS
    on the update service or be willing to obtain one (which Pink Tile can
    assist with).

 

Pink Tile Education, their schools and candidates all
share the view of “Best Fit, Every Time” and our role is to ensure
that every candidate we place has a positive impact on the team of their new
employers. Please note the pay is inclusive of the 12.07% PAYE holiday.

 

We have a policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to
all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of
applications, we sometimes cannot reply to individual enquiries. If we have not
contacted you within this specified time, your application may have been
unsuccessful on this specific occasion, but we encourage you to apply for
positions that you may see in the future. Alternatively, please check missed
calls and all your email folders as it may have been that we have tried to
reach you. Thank you.*