Social Emotional Mental Health (SEMH) Advisory Teacher
London Borough of Bexley
About The Role
Social Emotional Mental Health Advisory Teacher
- Early Intervention and Specialist Advice Service
About Us:
Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.
Bexley is a high performing Council with well-regarded Children's Services. We are striving to improve educational and wellbeing outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disability across the Borough. We have a well-established and innovative Early Intervention Team, that includes SEN Strategic Support Partners, Educational Psychologists, SEMH Support Partners, AEN/SEN Support Partner and Early Intervention Team Social Workers. There are strong links with the School Improvement and Partnership and Statutory Assessment teams, as well as with Children’s Social Care teams. The Early Intervention Team work very closely with schools at the SEN Support stage (SEND Code of Practice) but also undertake relevant work outside of school settings.
The focus of the teams is on early intervention, seeking to provide support to children, young people and their families who require additional help to achieve successful outcomes in school, but whose needs are not severe enough for them to meet the criteria for higher threshold services. Providing support at an early stage will enable needs to be addressed and ensure that the numbers needing higher level services will reduce over time.
Job Advert
We have a vacancy within our team for a fulltime Social and Emotional Mental Health Advisory Teacher
The main purpose of the job is:-
· To provide early intervention support, advice and guidance to schools, parents and other professionals in terms of children who are experiencing social, emotional, or behaviour difficulties within school to prevent the need of high threshold services being provided.
· The post holder will have a role in advising and training schools and teaching staff in terms of behaviour strategies for groups of children.
· They will work directly with children and parents/carers as necessary, assessing their needs, and planning and delivering programmes of support and interventions to individuals and groups of children. This will be in order to re- establish effective engagement with education and improve attendance, progress and attainment.
· To contribute to the delivery of the Experts at Hand Offer
For an informal discussion about the role please Cathy Palmer, Early Intervention Team Manager on 02030455022 or [email protected].
We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.
We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.
Candidate Profile
We are looking for a Qualified Teacher with significant experience of behaviour management strategies in classroom settings, with the skills and abilities to work across the compulsory school age.
For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
How to Apply
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Anticipated Interview Date: 23rd October 2026
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Additional Information
As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [email protected]
About Us
Bexley is a vibrant and diverse outer London Borough nestled in the Thames Gateway between London and Kent which means it combines the perfect blend of city vibe and the tranquillity of Kent. It's got award-winning parks, open spaces, and heritage sites. The borough has excellent transport connections, including the Elizabeth Line and proximity to the M25. Bexley offers fantastic amenities such as libraries, leisure centres, and shopping areas. Our borough is also home to numerous primary and secondary schools, as well as further education institutions.
We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, coaching and mentoring programmes, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.
As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [email protected]
This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees. The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager.