Behaviour Specialist Teaching Assistant

Protocol Education Ltd; Bilston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education agency is seeking a Behaviour Specialist Teaching Assistant in Bilston to support pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. The role involves building strong relationships, providing one-to-one support, and collaborating with teachers. Candidates should have experience in teaching assistance or relevant fields like psychology. The position is full-time, offering weekly pay and access to development courses. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Benefits

Weekly PAYE pay

Free access to 50+ CPD courses

£50 referral bonus

Support from an award-winning agency

Qualifications

• Experience as a Teaching Assistant or with SEMH young people is preferred.
• Confident and patient, able to manage challenging behaviour.
• Open to learning behavior management strategies.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with SEMH needs to re-engage with learning.
• Build positive relationships that encourage trust.
• Provide one-to-one and small group support.

Skills

Experience as a Teaching Assistant

Behavior management strategies

Empathy

Resilience

Calm presence

Education

Relevant background in psychology, counselling, or social work

Job description

Behaviour Specialist Teaching Assistant (SEMH)

Location: Bilston
Pay: £90–£95 per day
Contract: Full-time

Some pupils just need the right adult in their corner. That could be you.

We’re working closely with a welcoming school in Bilston that’s looking for a Behaviour Specialist Teaching Assistant to support pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. This is a hands‑on role where relationships come first, and progress follows.

You’ll be supporting students who may find school challenging, helping them feel safe, understood and ready to engage with learning again. It’s about consistency, calm support and celebrating the small wins that add up to big change.

What the role involves

• Supporting pupils with SEMH needs to regulate behaviour and re‑engage with learning
• Building strong, positive relationships that encourage trust and stability
• Providing one‑to‑one and small group support
• Working closely with teachers and wider support staff to implement behaviour strategies
• Helping pupils develop confidence, routines and emotional resilience

This role could be a great fit if you

• Have experience as a Teaching Assistant or supporting young people with SEMH
• Are confident, patient and comfortable managing challenging behaviour
• Understand behaviour management strategies, or are keen to learn
• Bring empathy, resilience and a calm presence to the classroom
• Have a background in psychology, counselling, social work or a related field (helpful, not essential)
• Hold Team Teach training, or are open to gaining it

What Protocol Education can offer you

• A dedicated consultant who takes the time to find the right school for you
• Weekly PAYE pay, with no umbrella company fuss
• Free access to 50+ CPD courses to support your development
• Flexible working options, full‑time, part‑time or long‑term
• £50 referral bonus when you recommend a friend
• The support of an award‑winning education agency that genuinely values support staff

You’ll need the right to work in the UK to apply.

If this sounds like your kind of role, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now, or contact Alanna on 01902 313822 or email [e-mail] for a chat about the role.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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