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Teaching Assistant - Mainstream Primary School | Grays, Thurrock, EssexFull-Time | September 2026 Start\n Tradewind Recruitment is proud to be recognised as one of the UK's Sunday Times Top 100 Employers, committed to stopping at nothing to ensure our candidates come first. \n Are you passionate about helping children overcome barriers to learning and achieve their full potential? \n Tradewind Recruitment is working with a welcoming mainstream primary school in Grays, Thurrock to recruit a compassionate and resilient SEMH Teaching Assistant to join their team from September 2026. \n This is a rewarding opportunity to support pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. Children with SEMH may find it difficult to regulate their emotions, manage their behaviour, build positive relationships or engage consistently with learning. With the right support, encouragement and understanding, these pupils can flourish both academically and personally. \n Working alongside the class teacher and SEND team, you'll play a key role in helping children feel safe, understood and ready to learn. The Role\n As an SEMH Teaching Assistant, you will: \n\n • \n Provide one-to-one and small-group support for pupils with SEMH and additional learning needs. \n • \n Help children develop emotional regulation, confidence and positive coping strategies. \n • \n Build strong, trusting relationships that enable pupils to feel secure and valued. \n • \n Support pupils to engage positively with learning and classroom routines. \n • \n Use positive behaviour management techniques to encourage appropriate behaviours. \n • \n Work closely with teachers, the SEND team and parents to ensure pupils receive consistent support. \n • \n Celebrate progress, no matter how small, and help pupils achieve their individual goals. \nThe School Is Keen to Hear From Candidates With Experience Supporting Children With:\n\n • \n Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. \n • \n Challenging behaviour. \n • \n Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC). \n • \n ADHD. \n • \n Attachment and trauma-related needs. \n • \n Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN). \n • \n Anxiety and emotional regulation difficulties. \n • \n Other SEND or behavioural needs. \nThe Ideal Candidate Will:\n\n • \n Be calm, patient and resilient. \n • \n Have experience supporting children with SEMH, SEND or behavioural needs. \n • \n Understand that behaviour is often a way of communicating an unmet need. \n • \n Build positive, professional and trusting relationships with pupils. \n • \n Be confident using positive behaviour management strategies. \n • \n Have a genuine passion for helping every child succeed. \n • \n Work well as part of a supportive school team. \n\n Previous experience as an SEMH Teaching Assistant, Behaviour Mentor, Learning Support Assistant, Youth Worker, Residential Support Worker, Care Worker or in another child-focused role would be highly desirable. Candidates with transferable experience working with children or young people are also encouraged to apply. Why Work with Tradewind Recruitment?\n As a Sunday Times Top 100 Employer, we're committed to providing exceptional support to every candidate we work with. \n You'll benefit from: \n\n • \n Competitive rates of pay. \n • \n A dedicated education consultant who takes the time to understand your career goals. \n • \n Access to a wide range of long-term and permanent opportunities. \n • \n Free access to over 2,500 CPD courses and webinars through The National College. \n • \n Ongoing professional development and career support. \n • \n A recruitment partner that genuinely puts educators first. \n\n If you're ready to make a lasting difference in the lives of children who need additional emotional and behavioural support, we'd love to hear from you. \n Apply today and join Tradewind Recruitment - a Sunday Times Top 100 Employer that is committed to helping exceptional education professionals build brighter futures for children.

Experienced social worker needed for duty and assessment service in South East London.

Provide social work support to individual adults and their carers and families, and involve them in all planning and actions taken, helping to signpost/refer on (where appropriate) and/or develop social resilience, the role also focuses on prevention of admission to acute hospitals. Our client Wirra

Family Support Workers Location: Barnet Pay Rate: £15 - £18 per hour Contract Type: Temporary About Us: Prospero Health and Social Care is a trusted provider of staffing solutions across the UK, with extensive experience in the health and social care sector. You will work closely w

We are currently seeking an experienced Social Worker to join a busy Children in care Team based in North Somerset. North Somerset Council is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join a busy Children in Care Team. To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Care roles in South please conta

Our client Lincolnshire county council is looking for a Leaving care worker - Personal Adviser to join their 16-25 year old team. Due to the service continuing to adapt to young people's needs, we now have the opportunity to recruit further a worker into our team within Lincoln and build on the

Social Worker required for work within the Adults Community Mental Health Team in the Devon area. The role of experienced social worker in the County wide Specialist Placement Team includes Working in the community with adults aged 18yrs and over, however we do start to work with those transitio

Locum Supervising Social Worker Pay: £30 - £35 per hour South West England NonStop Consulting is working with an Independent fostering Agency with a Good Ofsted rating in the South West of England area to help them find a Supervising Social Worker who can join them on a locum basis.

Minimum Requirements: SWE Registration 1-2 years post qualifying experience within the UK Social Care industry Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you) Eligibility to work in the UKBenefits of working with Ackerman Pierce: Your own personal consultant Access to a variety of Social Care jobs Natio

Our client Surrey council is looking for a Social Worker to join their Assessment team.

Family Support Workers Location: Essex/Chelmsford Pay Rate: GBP15 - GBP18 per hour Contract Type: Temporary About Us: Prospero Health and Social Care is a trusted provider of staffing solutions across the UK, with extensive experience in the health and social care sector. You will work closely

Our client Devon county council is looking for an Adults Social Worker to join their Safeguarding service. All Experienced Social Workers have the following responsibilities: To safeguard children and young people and adults at risk.

Children's Support Workers Location: Hertfordshire Pay Rate: £15 - £18 per hour Contract Type: Temporary About Us: Prospero Health and Social Care is a trusted provider of staffing solutions across the UK, with extensive experience in the health and social care sector. You will

Our client Surrey council is looking for a Senior Social Worker to join their Fostering Kinship Team. Specific areas of work will vary depending on the team but will include: triage of contacts to the service to ascertain whether contacts from families, members of the community and partner organis

Benefits as a MASH Social Worker include: NON CARE HOLDING Competitive pay rate Long contracts for good performance Supportive team and management Progression opportunities Flexible working available Duties as a MASH Social Worker include: Deliver high quality social work services, at a level appr

Our client Somerset Council is looking for an Adults Social Worker to join their Learning Disabilities team. Produce high-quality, evidence-based and audit-ready assessments, reviews, support plans and case recordings which clearly demonstrate professional judgement, analysis and rationale Analyse a

Children's Support Workers Location: Norfolk (Norwich) Pay Rate: GBP15 - GBP18 per hour Contract Type: Temporary About Us: Prospero Health and Social Care is a trusted provider of staffing solutions across the UK, with extensive experience in the health and social care sector. You will wor

Where social workers are line managed by non-social worker managers (and due to the requirements relating to professional supervision), Advanced Social Workers may be asked to provide individual or group 'critically reflective' supervision to social workers who are not within their immediate

Supervising Social worker Salary: Up to £45,000 Location: Oversee a caseload across Kent NonStop's client, based in the South East, is looking for a Supervising Social Worker to join their independent fostering agency on a permanent basis. Benefits: Good Ofsted Therapeutic agency Low c

Key Responsibilities Manage a complex and varied caseload in line with professional standards Undertake assessments, care planning, and reviews Work collaboratively with multi-agency partners Ensure safeguarding responsibilities are met Maintain accurate and up-to-date case records Provide support,

This role is for a Social worker to work at the front door of adult social care in an integrated health and social care team. Fast and dynamic team of Social Workers, Social Care Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Nurse and Physio. Assessments, Mental Capacity assessments, Duty rota worker, teleph

Our client Somerset council is looking for an Adults Social Worker to join their Acute Hospital team. On site Acute Hospital Social Worker to support hospital discharges in line with intermediate care process so will need knowledge of mental capacity act and discharge planning. Remedy Social Care is

Minimum Requirements: SWE Registration 1-2 years post qualifying experience within the UK Social Care industry Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you) Eligibility to work in the UKBenefits of working with Ackerman Pierce: Your own personal consultant Access to a variety of Social Care jobs Natio

Social Worker required to join the Children's Response (Assessment) Team in the South Gloucestershire area based near the vibrant city of Bristol. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced social worker to join this busy front line Children's Assessment Team. You will need previo

Social Worker - MASH - Cheshire East - £39ph An experienced social worker is required to join Cheshire East's MASH team as a social worker. As a social worker you will work closely alongside the MASH team manager playing a key role in effectively managing referrals into the service. Benef

You will champion high standards of professional social work practice, by encouraging and supporting opportunities for reflection and learning and delivering on-the-job training, coaching and mentoring to unqualified/alternatively qualified staff, students and less experienced social workers. About

You will support our Social Workers, Social Care Officers, and Outreach Worker in delivering positive outcomes for the people of Medway through strengths-based practice. We are looking to recruit a Qualified Social Worker – Adults Safeguarding Team team within the UK Social Care industry in Me

Supervising Social Worker - Fostering. This includes social workers, fostering advisors, teachers and therapists, who all work with our foster parents and the children they look after, helping them underst.

We are looking to recruit a Qualified Social Worker –Children’s Safeguarding Team within the Social Care industry in Havering. Minimum Requirements: SWE Registration 3 year post qualifying experience within UK Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you) Eligibility to work in the UKBenefit

Our client West Sussex county council is looking for a Qualified social worker to join their Family Safeguarding team. As a Children's Social Worker you will be at the forefront of assessing need and risk for vulnerable children and their families. Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency a

Family Support Worker (Agency) Location: Surrey Pay: £15. Hours: Flexible - Choose Your Own Shifts About the Role We are looking for experienced and compassionate Family Support Workers to join our growing agency team across Surrey.

Our client Shropshire council is looking for a Senior Social Worker to join their Case Management Team. Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable.

Benefits of this Social Worker role include: Effective induction Caseload of 10-12 Families Excellent rate of pay Reflective supervision Long term contracts available Clearly defined practice standards and managers standards Effective and supportive management The right technology to undertake your

Our client Lincolnshire county council is looking for a Qualified social worker to join their Front-line supportive and stable team. On duty weeks there is an expectation workers are office based. Remedy Social Care is a APSCo S.

Social Worker - Duty and Assessment - Lancashire - £36 Per Hour Caritas are currently recruiting for an experienced social worker for a position within a duty and assessment team for a client based in Lancashire. Benefits: Excellent rate of pay Free parking Regular supervision Sup

Our client Somerset Council is looking for a Qualified Social Worker to join their children in need service. The Family Front Door Social Worker is responsible for triaging acute level of need referrals from professionals and families, gathering and analysing information, and making clear, evidence-

Minimum Requirements: SWE Registration 1-2 years post qualifying experience within the UK Social Care industry Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you) Eligibility to work in the UKBenefits of working with Ackerman Pierce: Your own personal consultant Access to a variety of Social Care jobs Natio

This role is for an experienced Social Worker within the East Lindsey FAST team, responsible for delivering high‑quality statutory social work across Child in Need, Child Protection and Children in Care. Our client Lincolnshire county council is looking for a Qualified social worker to join t

Agency Children's Support Worker - Secure Unit Location: Peterborough Hours: Flexible - Choose Your Own Shifts (Days, Nights & Weekends Available) Salary: Competitive hourly rate, dependent on experience About the Role We are currently recruiting experienced and dedicated Children's Suppo

Experienced Social Worker - Adult Social Care duties & responsibilities: Work as part of an integrated and supportive team, planning, monitoring and evaluating work with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT). Our client Wirral MBC is looking for an Experienced Social worker to join their Adults comple

Halton Council is looking for an experienced Social Worker to join the Halton Intermediate Care and Frailty (HICAF) Team based in Widnes. Requirements: BA in Social Work (or equivalent) and registration with Social Work England. Experience in Adult Social Care, particularly supporting older adults,

Essential Relevant multi-disciplinary Social Care experience within multi-disciplinary team- relevant to needs of post Evidence of partnership working with other agencies including Social Care Services, Health Services, Voluntary Agencies and/or Education Knowledge and understanding of Social Care

We are looking to recruit a Qualified Social Worker - Children Protection Team within the Social Care industry in Bexley. You will also need to have the Eligibility to Work in the UK with previous experience within Benefits of working with Ackerman Pierce: Your own personal consultant Access to a

Our client Surrey Council is looking for a Social Worker to join their MAP Service. Specific areas of work will vary depending on the team but will include: triage of contacts to the service to ascertain whether contacts from families, members of the community and partner organisations meet the th

Children's Support Workers Location: Portsmouth (More specifically the Havant Area) Pay Rate: GBP15 - GBP18 per hour Contract Type: Temporary About Us: Prospero Health and Social Care is a trusted provider of staffing solutions across the UK, with extensive experience in the health and soc

What We're Looking For Qualified Social Worker (Social Work England registered). Our client Wirral MBC is looking for an Experienced Social worker to join their Adults safeguarding team.

Lancashire County Council | Fostering Service 📍 Lancashire (Hybrid Working Available) 💷 £36 per hour 📅 Interviews Taking Place ASAP Caritas Recruitment are currently working with Lancashire County Council to recruit an experienced Social Worker to join their Kinship A