Alternative Provision Teaching Assistant

Job description

Alternative Provision Teaching Assistant

Crawley - West Sussex - Graduate - SEMH - Outreach - Intervention - Mental Health - SEN - Education and Training - Psychology - Criminology - Sociology

Are you passionate about restorative approaches? Are you passionate about demonstrating the value of education to vulnerable children?

With this Alternative Provision Teaching Assistant role based in Crawley, you will work in a secondary school setting, supporting children with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs and traumas. Some of the children / young people will have suffered adverse childhood experiences, and you will identify their risks and needs, escalating where necessary.

You will be instrumental in building relationships, providing consistency, and equipping children and young people with tools to ensure they feel safe, secure, empowered, and believe that they can succeed in life, reducing the risk of them entering the criminal justice system.

Based on holistic and therapeutic practice, with a focus on restorative practice, this Alternative Provision Teaching Assistant role in Crawley will give you essential restorative experience within anti-social and challenging settings - career progression routes include Child Psychologist, Youth Criminal Justice Worker, Probation Officer, Social Worker and Youth Counsellor.

The School & Alternative Provision Teaching Assistant Role:

Specialist provision for students with SEMH needs and learning needs

Classroom based role assisting the teacher with the learning experience

Supporting vulnerable children in 1:1 and small group settings

Focus on restorative practices and a holistic and therapeutic approach to learning

Practical, creative and vocational subjects, what sparks joy for the students and will help them positively contribute to society

Ensure safeguarding of students

Ability to build trusted and effective relationships with the students

Behaviour and pastoral support

Able to commute to Crawley

**Start date ASAP, trial days taking place to ensure the role and school is right for you
**Excellent on-site training, support and CPD is provided to ensure safeguarding of all students
**£102.96 per day, Mon-Fri, 08:30 to 15:30, ...

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Crawley

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

22-10-2026

Profession type

Teaching / Instructors / Guides

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English