Intervention Support Assistant

Salary: £24,028-£25,998 FTE [-£13.47-£14.28 per hr. Actual salary £21,001-£22,723]

Are you passionate about changing the lives of young people who need you the most? At Raise Education & Wellbeing School, we are looking for a dedicated and compassionate Intervention Support Assistant to join our dynamic, trauma-informed team. This is your chance to make a real difference every daysupporting students with SEMH, ASD and complex needs to feel safe, understood, and ready to learn.

If you thrive in a role where no two days are the same, where your calm presence, emotional intuition, and relationship-building skills truly matter, then this could be the perfect next step in your career. You’ll be working across classrooms, sensory spaces and community settings, helping students regulate, engage and succeed through personalised support and meaningful connections.

Join us in creating a nurturing, empowering environment where every young person can growand where staff are supported, trained and valued just as much.

Working Pattern: Working Pattern: 35 hrs 40 mins a week 8.30am to 4.20pm Mon-Tues-Thurs & 8.30am to 5pm Weds and 8.30 to 2.30pm Fri. Term time only [plus 5 days equivalent inset training].

Job Purpose: To provide individual or small group supervision and emotional and learning support to students with SEMH, ASD or trauma needs. This role focuses on safety, regulation, relationships and engagement in both classroom and non-classroom environments, both on-site and on outreach and across sites

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide calm, consistent emotional support to assigned students during the day.
• Supervise students in classrooms, sensory or withdrawal spaces, and during unstructured times (breaks, transitions, off-site).
• Under the direction of the teacher, support individual and group learning.
• Use de-escalation, co-regulation and trauma-informed responses to help students self-regulate.
• Support student safety and engagement during moments of distress or crisis.
• Assist with transitions between activities, locations or reintegration into lessons.
• Liaise with teaching and pastoral staff to ensure consistency in pupil support.
• Complete observation logs, incident reports or behaviour tracking as required.
• Attend relevant safeguarding, behaviour or mental health training.

Safeguarding & Conduct All staff must safeguard and promote the welfare of pupils. This role requires strong boundaries, professional conduct, and a calm, emotionally regulated presence in all situations.

Raise Education & Wellbeing School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All post-holders are subject to an enhanced DBS check and must comply with the school’s safer recruitment and safeguarding policies.

Interview dates will be discussed on receipt of the application. Please send your completed form to recruitment@raise-school.co.uk