--- title: "Teaching Assistant Level 3 – SEMH" url: "https://burscough.lancsngfl.ac.uk/job-vacancies/teaching-assistant-level-3-semh" school: "Burscough Village Primary School and Nursery" --- # Teaching Assistant Level 3 – SEMH ![](https://files.schudio.com/burscough-village-primary-school/images/vacancies/logo(1).jpg) Primary ![](https://burscough.lancsngfl.ac.uk/theme/fcat/img/icons/contract.png) **Contract:** Teaching Assistant ![](https://burscough.lancsngfl.ac.uk/theme/fcat/img/icons/close-date.png) **Closing date for applications:** 12 November 2026, 9.00am **Interview Date:** 20 November 2026 **Teaching Assistant Level 3 – SEMH** **Grade 6 \| Burscough Village Primary School & Nursery** **Hours:** 30hours - Monday - Friday - 8:30 - 3:30pm, with some flexibility for training. We are looking for an experienced, confident and highly skilled Level 3 Teaching Assistant with particular strengths in SEMH, behaviour and emotional regulation. At Burscough Village, inclusion is at the heart of our school. We need a strong practitioner who can build trusting relationships with children while maintaining clear boundaries, high expectations and consistent approaches. **The role** Working alongside teachers and our SEND team, you will: - provide skilled support for pupils with SEMH and additional needs; - plan, deliver and evaluate targeted interventions; - support emotional regulation, positive behaviour and readiness to learn; - contribute to individual plans, targets and EHCP provision; - monitor progress and adapt support in response to need; - promote successful inclusion within the classroom and wider school; - work positively with families and professionals; and - help children develop resilience and increasing independence. **About you** You will be a calm, resilient and proactive practitioner who understands that behaviour is communication, while maintaining ambitious expectations for every child. You will have: - an appropriate Level 3 qualification or equivalent; - experience of supporting children with SEND, SEMH and/or challenging behaviour; - strong behaviour management and de-escalation skills; - the ability to assess need and plan effective support; - excellent communication and teamwork skills; and - a strong commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and professional development. **Why Burscough Village?** Our values of **Independence, Resilience, Team Work, Respect and Aspire** shape everything we do. We offer a welcoming, supportive team, opportunities for professional development and the chance to make a real difference to children with increasingly complex needs. We are looking for someone who sees the child beyond the behaviour, builds relationships that make a difference and helps children develop the skills to succeed more independently. *Burscough Village Primary School & Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Appointment is subject to safer recruitment procedures and appropriate pre-employment checks. 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