Behavioural Teaching Assistant

Long Term Futures Ltd; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Long Term Futures Ltd in Chesterfield is seeking a dedicated Behavioural Teaching Assistant to support pupils with behavioural needs across a 4-16 age range in a Specialist Alternative Provision.

This full-time, temp-to-perm role pays £110-£125 per day, requires a driving licence, and involves working with teachers, therapists, and families to deliver tailored learning plans and contribute to behaviour management and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting pupils with additional needs in primary and secondary settings.
• Strong behaviour management skills and ability to build trust with students.
• Calm, patient, and adaptable approach to challenges.
• Willingness to contribute to wider school life.
• Must have driving licence and willing to obtain business insurance.

Responsibilities

• Provide tailored one-to-one and small group support for pupils with behavioural needs.
• Help create a safe, inclusive, and structured learning environment.
• Support pupils' academic progress and emotional wellbeing.
• Collaborate with teachers, therapists, and families to deliver personalised learning plans.
• Contribute to behaviour management and therapeutic support strategies.

Skills

Behaviour management

Pupil support

Adaptability

Team collaboration

Job description

Behavioural Teaching Assistant

Alternative Provision | Secondary School

Location | Chesterfield (S41)

Pay Rate | £110 - £125 a Day

Must be able to drive

Contract | Full Time: Temp to Perm

Start Date | 02/11/26

Overview

Are you passionate about supporting children with additional behavioural needs? Long Term Futures are seeking a dedicated Behavioural Teaching Assistant to join a Specialist Alternative Provision. This role involves working closely with pupils who have experienced significant barriers to learning, including behavioural challenges and difficulties accessing mainstream education.

About the Role

• Provide tailored one-to-one and small group support for pupils with behavioural needs. This is in an all through school from ages 4-16.
• Help create a safe, inclusive, and structured learning environment.
• Support pupils' academic progress as well as their emotional wellbeing and personal development.
• As a behavioural teaching assistant, you will work collaboratively with teachers, therapists, and families to deliver personalised learning plans.
• Contribute to behaviour management and therapeutic support strategies.

About You

• This position is ideal for someone who is patient, adaptable, and committed to making a lasting difference in the lives of young people with additional needs.
• Experience in supporting pupils with additional needs in a primary and secondary schools.
• Strong behaviour management skills and the ability to build trust with students.
• A calm, patient, and adaptable approach to challenges.
• A genuine passion for helping young people succeed academically and personally.
• Willingness to contribute to the wider life of the school community.
• Must have a driving licence and willing to get business insurance

Why Join Long Term Futures

• Competitive salary
• Strong focus on wellbeing and professional development
• Access to CPD via a national training platform
• Free car parking
• Join a forward-thinking team with a shared mission to inspire ambition, develop character, and foster belonging

Immediate interviews via MS TeamsTrial days and interviews are being arranged immediately.

Long Term Futures is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants will be subject to safer recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.