L2 SEMH TA

Employer Kestrel Mead Primary Academy Location Leicester, Leicestershire Contract Type Fixed term contract Hours Term Time Salary G3 P5-6 Posted 20th April 2026 Start Date To Be Confirmed Expires 5th May 2026 11:59 PM Contract Type Fixed term contract Start Date To Be Confirmed Job ID 1545475

The Mead Educational Trust (TMET) is a growing partnership of primary and secondary schools situated in the East Midlands. TMET provides its academies access to a world-class education network and staff with an employer providing high quality professional development. We are committed to ensuring each academy enables every pupil to achieve the very best. We believe that ‘together we make a positive difference.’

Fixed term post until July 27

Role: L2 KS2 TA - SEMH Specialist

Grade/Salary: Actual salary – Under 5 years - £20186.95 - £20508.32

Actual salary – Over 5 years - £20641.35 - £20969.95

Hours: 32.5 / 39wks

Monday to Friday: 8.30am-3.30pm (30 mins unpaid lunch)

We have an exciting opportunity for a SEMH TA to join our thriving school. We welcome applications from someone who will be able to enhance pupils’ education, life skills and emotional wellbeing and support those who experience barriers to learning, so that they can achieve their best of which they are able.

Are you somebody who;

• Embodies our school core character behaviours of compassion, resilience, respect and curiosity?
• Would thrive within a busy classroom environment, interacting with children through play?
• Work collaboratively within a team to make a positive different to children and their development?

If so, our school is the one to apply for!

Please visit our school website and twitter feed as it gives an accurate flavour of the daily life at Kestrel Mead, go online to find out more and search @kestrelmead.

Closing date: Tuesday 5th May 2026

Interview date: Thursday 21st May 2026

The successful candidates will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Disclosure check.

How to apply:

If you are interested in this post, please read the candidate pack for instructions on how to apply. NO AGENCIES OR CV’s PLEASE

Why Join Us?

The Mead Educational Trust (TMET) is a growing family of schools united by a shared commitment to delivering exceptional education and improving life chances for all our pupils. Serving a diverse range of communities across Leicester and Leicestershire, TMET is built on strong values of collaboration, inclusion, integrity, and excellence.

We are passionate about creating opportunities for staff to thrive. As part of TMET, you will benefit from:

• Access to high-quality professional development, coaching, and career progression
• Trust-wide collaboration across a network of passionate, like-minded professionals
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing and work-life balance, including access to the Vivup Employee Assistance Programme
• Clear, values-led leadership and a shared drive to make a meaningful difference in education

TMET is an inclusive employer, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds and levels of experience. We believe that every child deserves an outstanding education – and that every adult in our organisation deserves to feel supported, valued, and inspired.

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Safer Recruitment & Safeguarding Statement

The Mead Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

An enhanced DBS check with a check of the barred lists is required for all roles working with children. As part of our safer recruitment process and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025, we will also carry out:

• Online searches for all shortlisted candidates, to help identify any issues or concerns that are publicly available online
• Checks on employment history, references, and eligibility to work in the UK

We are an equal opportunities employer.

TMET are an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful applicants are subject to an enhanced Disclo

Safeguarding Statement:

This post will involve contact with vulnerable groups (children, young people and/or adults) and is therefore, exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure check. This exemption means that shortlisted applicants for this post will be required to declare all criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, and bind- overs both spent and unspent in their application, before interview and regardless of the passage of time.