Permanent Behaviour Support Teaching Assistant

Are you passionate about supporting children and young people with behavioural needs and helping them succeed in education?

Protocol Education are working with a specialist and inclusive school in Newham who are seeking a Permanent Behaviour Support Teaching Assistant. This is a long-term opportunity for someone who is resilient, confident, and committed to supporting pupils with challenging behaviour in a positive and structured way.

The role will include:

• Supporting students with behavioural, social, and emotional needs on a 1:1 and small group basis
• Using positive behaviour management strategies to promote engagement and focus
• Supporting pupils to regulate emotions and access learning
• De-escalating challenging behaviour in a calm and consistent manner
• Building strong, trusting relationships with pupils and staff
• Supporting classroom routines and maintaining a safe learning environment

To be successful, you will need:

• Experience working with children or young people with behavioural needs (SEMH desirable)
• A calm, patient, and resilient approach
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Experience in education, youth work, sports coaching, care, or similar settings

Why work through Protocol Education?

• Access to permanent roles in supportive school environments
• Dedicated consultant support throughout your journey
• Free CPD and safeguarding training

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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