Behaviour Support Teaching Assistant

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

Job summary

A leading education support provider is seeking a full-time Behaviour Support Teaching Assistant in Sunderland. The role involves supporting pupils who struggle with emotional and behavioural challenges. Candidates should have experience in SEN or behaviour support. Responsibilities include managing challenging behaviours and fostering emotional regulation. This is a temporary position with the potential for a permanent role. Training and safeguarding checks are provided, ensuring a supportive environment for both staff and pupils.

Benefits

FREE online safeguarding training

Support with DBS checks

Qualifications

• Experience supporting pupils with emotional and behavioural needs.
• Ability to manage challenging behaviour using positive strategies.
• Understanding of emotional regulation and reflection techniques.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with emotional and behavioural needs.
• Manage challenging behaviour using positive strategies.
• Encourage emotional regulation and reflection.

Skills

Experience in SEN

Youth work

Behaviour support

Job description

Behaviour Support Teaching Assistant – Full-Time

Location: Sunderland

Pay: £90–£110 per day

Contract: Full-Time

This Behaviour Support TA role is based in a specialist setting supporting pupils who have struggled in mainstream education.

You’ll work with young people who need structure, boundaries and adults they can trust. Progress may be gradual, but it is meaningful.

Key responsibilities

• Supporting pupils with emotional and behavioural needs
• Helping manage challenging behaviour using positive strategies
• Supporting pupils during lessons and unstructured times
• Encouraging emotional regulation and reflection
• Being a consistent, reliable presence each day

Ideal for someone with experience in SEN, youth work, care 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.

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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