Outreach Teaching Assistant

The Role

Are you passionate about supporting children with social, emotional, and behavioural needs?

Do you have the skills to make a positive impact in both specialist and mainstream primary school settings?

If yes, we have the perfect role for you!

Our Summerhouse Behaviour Support Service is looking for a passionate and dedicated Primary Teaching Assistant - Outreach & In-House to join our amazing team and help change lives every day.

About the Role:

This is a full-time, term-time only position starting in September 2025, based in Southwark. Summerhouse is a unique therapeutic provision supporting primary-aged pupils at risk of exclusion from mainstream school.

As a Teaching Assistant, you will:

• Deliver high-quality emotional literacy support to pupils attending Summerhouse on a part-time basis.
• Support reintegration and inclusion through targeted outreach work in Southwark's mainstream primary schools.
• Play an essential role in nurturing, trauma-informed practice that supports each child's development and wellbeing.

About You:

We're looking for someone who:

• Holds or is working toward a relevant qualification (e.g., Level 2/3 Teaching Assistant Certificate, NNEB, BTEC, Dip SW, QTS or equivalent).
• Has proven experience working with primary-aged children with SEMH (social, emotional, and mental health) needs.
• Builds strong, supportive relationships with children displaying complex and challenging behaviour.
• Works effectively within a trauma-informed, child-centred team.
• Demonstrates confident behaviour management strategies.
• Can provide outreach and reintegration support in both specialist and mainstream settings.
• Is confident in supporting and advising mainstream staff working with SEMH pupils.

About the Team:

At Summerhouse, we are committed to providing early intervention through a nurturing, trauma-informed approach. Our dedicated and experienced team values inclusion, support, and development - for both our pupils and our staff.

We offer:

• A meaningful opportunity to impact children's lives
• A collaborative and supportive work environment
• Access to ongoing professional development
• The chance to be part of a highly respected, innovative service

For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification located at the bottom of the advert.

Contact Information:

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Maureen Thomas at .uk.

Additional Information:

• This is a full-time, term-time only position starting in September 2025
• This post requires a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) DBS check at Enhanced level.

Benefits and more information:

In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.

Recruitment timetable

Advert close date: 11:59pm on 1st July 2025

Interview date/s: 8th July 2025

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme:

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

Attachments

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