Behaviour Support Teaching Assistant

Teaching Personnel; Burry Port; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education provider seeks a passionate Supply Teaching Assistant for a Pupil Referral Unit in Burry Port, starting September 2025. This role supports primary to secondary learners facing emotional and behavioural challenges, offering tailored interventions. Applicants should have a background in education and a commitment to fostering positive relationships with vulnerable students.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Consultant support throughout the process

Competitive daily rates paid weekly

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children or young people with challenging behaviour.
• Ability to form meaningful relationships with learners.
• Willingness to support a flexible curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Supporting pupils with social, emotional, and behavioural needs.
• Assisting with therapeutic interventions.
• Promoting emotional well-being and resilience.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Resilience

Education

Background in education, youth work, care

Tools

Team Teach

MAPA

Job description

Supply Teaching Assistant - Pupil Referral Unit (Start September)
Location: Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Start Date: September 2025
Contract: Supply with potential for permanent placement
Ages: Primary to Secondary learners

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of young people? Do you thrive in a role where every day is different and every success counts? Teaching Personnel is currently recruiting a dedicated Supply Teaching Assistant to work within the a Pupil Referral Unit, supporting learners across a range of ages from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 4.

A vital part of the local education service, providing specialist support for pupils who are temporarily unable to access mainstream schooling. The unit works with learners displaying a range of emotional, behavioural, and social difficulties, providing a tailored approach to help them re-engage with education.

• Supporting pupils with social, emotional, and behavioural needs in small group or 1:1 settings.

• Assisting with tailored curriculum activities and therapeutic interventions.

• Promoting emotional well-being, resilience, and positive behaviour.

• Supporting teaching staff with lesson delivery and behaviour management.

• Ensuring consistency and building trust through positive, stable relationships.

• A calm, resilient, and patient approach.

• Experience supporting children or young people with challenging behaviour.

• Ability to form meaningful relationships with learners who may have experienced trauma or disruption.

• Willingness to support a flexible, often non-traditional curriculum.

• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

• Background in education, youth work, care, or similar roles is highly desirable.

• Team Teach, MAPA, or similar behaviour management training is beneficial (but training can be provided).

• A supportive, experienced consultant at Teaching Personnel to guide you through the process.

• Regular work with a trusted partner school, with the potential to secure a permanent contract.

• Competitive daily rates paid weekly via PAYE.

• Opportunities for professional development and CPD.