Trainee Behaviour & Learning Support Assistant

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

Job summary

A supportive educational organization is seeking a Trainee Behaviour & Learning Support Assistant in Peterlee. The role involves helping pupils with social, emotional, and communication needs feel understood and safe. Candidates should be calm, hands-on, and willing to develop skills in special educational needs. Benefits include weekly pay, free training, and a supportive consultant. This is a temporary position with potential for permanence. The role requires appropriate qualifications and a DBS check.

Benefits

Weekly PAYE pay

Free online CPD and behaviour training

Free Thrive training

Supportive consultant available

Qualifications

• Ability to support pupils in regulating emotions and staying engaged.
• Experience in delivering personalised learning activities.
• Being part of a warm, supportive staff team.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils to regulate emotions and stay engaged.
• Use clear routines to build trust.
• Help deliver personalised learning activities.
• Be part of a warm, supportive staff team.

Skills

Stay calm when others feel overwhelmed

Enjoy being hands-on and active

Communicate clearly and kindly

Open to developing SEND and behaviour-support skills

Education

Appropriate qualifications and training for the role

Job description

Trainee Behaviour & Learning Support Assistant – Full Time – Peterlee

This Peterlee specialist school is on the lookout for someone who brings calm energy, steady boundaries, and a willingness to learn every single day.

As a Trainee Behaviour & Learning Support Assistant, you’ll help pupils with social, emotional, and communication needs feel understood, safe, and ready to learn.

Responsibilities

• Supporting pupils to regulate emotions and stay engaged.


• Using clear routines to build trust.


• Helping deliver personalised learning activities.


• Being part of a warm, supportive staff team.

How You Fit

• Stay calm when others feel overwhelmed.


• Enjoy being hands‑on and active.


• Communicate clearly and kindly.


• Are open to developing SEND and behaviour-support skills.

Benefits

• Weekly PAYE pay.


• Free online CPD and behaviour training.


• Free Thrive training, which is brilliant for this type of role.


• A supportive consultant who’s only ever a phone call away.

If you’re ready for a full‑time role that feels meaningful every single day, let’s get you started.

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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