• Teacher
  • Balsall Heath
  • £120 - £180 per day
  • Applications have closed
  • Job Area: Balsall Heath

SEMH Teacher – Primary (Year 4)

Job Description

SEMH Teacher – Primary (Year 4)

Full‑time • Immediate/September Start • Birmingham

About the Role

We are seeking a compassionate, resilient and skilled SEMH Teacher to support a Year 4 pupil with significant social, emotional and mental health needs. This is a highly rewarding role for a teacher who can provide stability, emotional regulation, and consistent boundaries, while delivering engaging, accessible learning.

You will work closely with the SENCO, behaviour lead and wider pastoral team to create a safe, predictable and trusting environment where the pupil can thrive academically and emotionally.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver individualised learning tailored to SEMH needs
  • Build a trusting, secure relationship with the pupil
  • Use trauma‑informed practice, co‑regulation and de‑escalation strategies
  • Implement behaviour plans with consistency and empathy
  • Support emotional regulation through routines, visuals and calm communication
  • Work collaboratively with staff, parents and external agencies
  • Track progress and adapt approaches to meet changing needs

What We’re Looking For

  • A qualified teacher (ECTs considered with strong SEMH experience)
  • Experience supporting pupils with SEMH, behaviour needs or trauma
  • A calm, patient and emotionally intelligent approach
  • Strong understanding of attachment, ACEs and regulation strategies
  • Ability to remain consistent, positive and solution‑focused
  • Someone who can create a safe, structured and nurturing environment

If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Mia at miam@zesteducation.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work.

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  • Teacher
  • Balsall Heath
  • £120 - £180 per day
  • Applications have closed
  • Job Area: Balsall Heath

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