Job Description

SEND Teacher – SEMH Specialist

North Wakefield

To Scale

Full-time, perm Opportunity

Behaviour Is Communication. You Already Know That.

Some pupils don’t need louder instructions.

They need consistency. Patience. Someone who can stay calm when the classroom feels anything but.

That’s where you come in

Protocol Education are looking for a resilient and compassionate SEND Teacher to join a specialist SEMH setting close to Wakefield City centre. This role is ideal for someone who understands the challenges young people can face around emotional regulation, trust, and engagement, and knows how to build relationships that genuinely change lives.

This isn’t about perfection. It’s about progress, connection, and creating a classroom where pupils feel safe enough to learn again.

The Role

You’ll work with pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, many of whom may also have secondary diagnosis of ASD, ADHD, and perhaps  trauma-related needs, or experience barriers to mainstream education.

Your role will include:

Planning and delivering engaging, differentiated lessons tailored to individual needs

Supporting pupils with SEMH, ASD, ADHD, and additional complex needs

Building positive, consistent relationships that help pupils feel safe and understood

Managing challenging behaviour using calm, trauma-informed approaches

Working closely with Teaching Assistants, pastoral teams, therapists, and SENCOs

Creating a structured, nurturing environment where pupils can re-engage with learning

Why This Role?

Because the right environment changes everything.

You’ll be joining a setting where staff genuinely understand SEMH and support each other through the tough days as well as the brilliant ones.

You’ll Thrive In This Role If You…

Stay calm under pressure and adapt quickly when situations change

Build trust naturally with pupils who may struggle to engage

Understand that every behaviour has a reason behind it

Can balance firm boundaries with empathy and patience

Want to make a genuine difference, not just deliver lessons

Requirements

To apply, you’ll need:

QTS with some teaching experience within SEND or SEMH 

Experience supporting children or young people with additional needs

Strong behaviour management and relationship-building skills

A resilient, patient, and compassionate approach

Already Thrive trained? Amazing, schools love it.

Not yet? No problem. We offer FREE Thrive training to help you better support pupils’ emotional development and strengthen your opportunities within SEMH and SEND settings.

Ready to Make a Real Difference?

If you’re looking for a teaching role where relationships matter more than spreadsheets and every small win counts, we’d love to chat.

No pressure, no hard sell, just a conversation about what works for you.

Apply today and let’s find a school where your support truly matters.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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