Social Emotional Mental Health (SEMH) Advisory Teacher

About the role

Bexley is an outer London Borough located between London and Kent, with award-winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites. It is a high‑performing Council with well‑regarded Children’s Services. The Early Intervention Team includes SEN Strategic Support Partners, Educational Psychologists, SEMH Support Partners, AEN/SEN Support Partners and Early Intervention Team Social Workers, working closely with School Improvement, Partnership and Statutory Assessment teams and Children’s Social Care. The team provides early intervention support at the SEN Support stage for children whose needs are not severe enough for higher‑threshold services, aiming to reduce future demand for those services.

Responsibilities

• Provide early intervention support, advice and guidance to schools, parents and other professionals for children experiencing social, emotional or behavioural difficulties to prevent the need for high‑threshold services.
• Advise and train schools and teaching staff on behaviour strategies for groups of children.
• Work directly with children and parents/carers as necessary, assessing needs and planning and delivering programmes of support and interventions for individuals and groups.
• Help re‑establish effective engagement with education and improve attendance, progress and attainment.
• Contribute to the delivery of the Experts at Hand Offer.

Requirements

• Qualified Teacher status.
• Significant experience of behaviour management strategies in classroom settings.
• Ability to work across the compulsory school age range.
• Successful completion of an Enhanced DBS check (required for appointment).

Skills

• Behaviour management and intervention planning.
• Advisory and training delivery to school staff.
• Assessment of children’s social, emotional and mental health needs.
• Programme design and delivery for individuals and groups.
• Communication and partnership working with parents, carers and multi‑agency professionals.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Coaching and mentoring programmes.
• Excellent pension scheme.
• Generous annual leave plus bank holidays.

Pay

Competitive salary.

Schedule

Full‑time position.