Behaviour Support Assistant

Protocol Education Ltd; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Protocol Education is recruiting confident and resilient Behaviour Support Workers to work across schools and alternative provisions in Wakefield.

The role focuses on building positive relationships, supporting pupils with behavioural and emotional needs, and enabling access to education through one-to-one and small-group support. Applicants should have relevant qualifications; safeguarding checks and DBS are required, with training provided.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children and young people with challenging behaviour, SEMH or behavioural needs.
• Appropriate qualifications and training for this role are required.

Responsibilities

• Build positive relationships with pupils.
• Support pupils with behavioural and emotional needs.
• Encourage positive behaviour and engagement.
• Provide one-to-one and small-group support.
• Help pupils develop coping and regulation strategies.
• Work closely with teachers and pastoral teams.
• Support pupils to access education successfully.

Skills

Behaviour support

SEMH experience

Youth work

Education sector experience

Job description

Behaviour Support Worker – Wakefield

Location: Wakefield

Role: Behaviour Support

Contract: Flexible supply, short-term and long-term opportunities

Pay: £92.63 - £120 per day (Depending on qualifacations and experience)

Start Date: September 2026

Do you have experience supporting children and young people with challenging behaviour, SEMH or behavioural needs?

Protocol Education is recruiting confident and resilient Behaviour Support Workers to work across schools and alternative provisions in Wakefield.

The Role

• Build positive and trusting relationships with pupils
• Support pupils with behavioural and emotional needs
• Encourage positive behaviour and engagement
• Provide one-to-one and small-group support
• Help pupils develop coping and regulation strategies
• Work closely with teachers and pastoral teams
• Support pupils to access education successfully

Ideal Candidates

We're interested in hearing from people with experience in education, youth work, care, sports coaching, residential settings, SEMH or behaviour support.

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.
• We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers.
• Full assistance provided.

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.

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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