SEMH Intervention Manager

POST: SEMH Intervention Manager

LOCATION: Thorns Collegiate Academy

SALARY: BAND E, SCP 18 – 25 (£31,537 - £36,363 per annum pro rata) Actual Salary £17,923 - £20,836

HOURS: 3 days a week, term time + 3 weeks

REQUIRED FOR: ASAP

At Thorns Collegiate Academy, we require an enthusiastic, hard-working and compassionate individual to join our award-winning SEND Department. We are looking for a SEMH Intervention Manager who will lead and develop targeted support for students with social, emotional and mental health needs, helping them to access learning successfully and thrive within school.

A successful candidate will be joining a team led by an experienced SENCO and supported by a close-knit Inclusion team. The Department has been on a transformational journey over the past 4 years and this has been recognised through the achievement of the SENDIA Award.

As part of Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust, Thorns is a school that offers progression and opportunities at all levels, and a successful candidate can expect to be developed into the best practitioner they can be.

Key Responsibilities:

• SEMH Provision and Intervention: Identify and support students with SEMH needs, plan and deliver targeted interventions, and oversee the day-to-day running of the SEMH intervention space to ensure it is purposeful, calm and responsive to student need.
• Wellbeing and Student Support: Deliver targeted wellbeing provision including nurture approaches, social skills development, break and lunch support, and in-class guidance for students presenting with anxiety, dysregulation and behavioural needs.
• EHCP and Intervention Monitoring: Support the completion of EHCP applications and annual reviews for students with SEMH needs, maintain accurate records, track intervention impact and use assessment information to evaluate student progress over time.
• Partnership and Key Worker Responsibilities: Build positive relationships with families, act as a key worker for identified students, and liaise with external agencies and professionals to secure appropriate support, referrals and provision for young people with SEMH needs.
• Departmental Coordination and Staff Support: Work closely with the SENCo and Inclusion team, contribute to departmental meetings, support staff through advice and CPD, attend restorative conversations and assist with the day-to-day running of the Inclusion Department.

Candidates should be able to demonstrate:

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience working with students with SEMH and SEND needs
• Have a working knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice and safeguarding practice
• Be highly organised and able to manage a varied workload
• Be able to work in partnership with families and outside agencies
• Be able to inspire, motivate and support vulnerable students
• Demonstrate a passion for improving outcomes for young people
• Be proficient in the use of technology and able to maintain accurate intervention records

About Our Academy Trust

Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is an established Multi-Academy Trust of primary and secondary academies across the West Midlands.

Our reputation is built on our core values of innovation, collaboration and inspiring individuals within our care.

We want every single person that comes through the doors of one of our academies to leave having grown as an individual, in terms of their skill set and their respect for others.  

We believe that every person who passes through our doors deserves the very best that we can offer. Everyone who works with and for the Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust does so because they believe in children and want their futures to be happy and successful. 

We are looking for passionate and creative teacher who work well within a team and who will help us on our journey to provide exceptional educational provision for our students and families.

We can offer:

• Opportunities across our MAT to enhance skills and experience at both primary and secondary level
• Excellent career development opportunities
• Exceptional CPD provision including working with national and international experts in their field 
• A supportive working environment and team ethos
• Friendly, enthusiastic children.

We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice where all staff can thrive. We believe that supporting our staff both personally and professionally allows them to give their very best to our students. Our aim is to foster a working culture that recognises and reflects the importance of good mental health and wellbeing and provides effective support when colleagues need it.

Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its entire staff to share this commitment.  All post-holders will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), including a Children’s Barred List check for post carrying out a regulated activity.

For further information or an application form please visit:

https://careers.shirelandcat.net/Department/Teaching

Closing Date: midnight Sunday 21 June 2026

Interview Date: tba