Secondary Behaviour Support Assistant - Peterlee

Protocol Education Limited; Peterlee; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly PAYE pay

Ongoing training opportunities

Long-term and permanent opportunities

Job summary

Protocol Education Limited is seeking a dedicated Behaviour Support Assistant for a specialist SEN provision in Peterlee. You will support students with SEMH and behavioural needs, delivering 1:1 and small group interventions, and work closely with teachers and pastoral teams to promote positive behaviour.

The role suits candidates from education, youth work, care, coaching, or mentoring backgrounds who are calm, resilient and compassionate while building strong relationships with students.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting young people.
• Calm, resilient and compassionate.
• Strong behaviour management skills.
• DBS on Update Service or willing to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Supporting students with SEMH and behavioural needs.
• Delivering 1:1 and small group interventions.
• Building positive and trusting relationships.
• Supporting emotional regulation and positive behaviour strategies.
• Working closely with teachers and pastoral teams.
• Encouraging attendance, engagement, and confidence.

Job description

Secondary Behaviour Support Assistant - Peterlee

Behaviour Support Assistant

Some young people need consistency, patience, and someone who refuses to give up on them. Could that be you?

A specialist SEN secondary provision in Peterlee is looking for a dedicated Behaviour Support Assistant to work with students requiring additional behavioural and emotional support.

This rewarding role would suit candidates from education, youth work, care, coaching, or mentoring backgrounds.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting students with SEMH and behavioural needs.
• Delivering 1:1 and small group interventions.
• Building positive and trusting relationships.
• Supporting emotional regulation and positive behaviour strategies.
• Working closely with teachers and pastoral teams.
• Encouraging attendance, engagement, and confidence.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Have experience supporting young people.
• Are calm, resilient, and compassionate.
• Have strong behaviour management skills.
• Can build positive relationships quickly.
• Hold a DBS on the Update Service or are willing to obtain one.

Why work with Protocol Education?

• Weekly PAYE pay.
• Ongoing training opportunities.
• Long-term and permanent opportunities available.
• Supportive consultant guidance.
• Rewarding role within specialist education.

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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