1:1 Behaviour Support Teaching Assistant Expiring soon

Location: Croydon
Position: 1:1 Behaviour Support Teaching Assistant
Contract: Full-time, Term-Time Only
Salary: £100-£105 per day (dependent on experience)
Employer: Teaching Personnel

Teaching Personnel is seeking resilient, compassionate, and committed individuals to support a primary-aged pupil on a 1:1 basis who requires additional behavioural and emotional support to access education successfully.

This rewarding role is ideal for candidates who are passionate about helping children overcome barriers to learning and can build positive, trusting relationships through consistency, patience, and understanding.

Working closely with the class teacher, SENCO, and wider pastoral team, you will play a vital role in helping a pupil develop emotional regulation, positive behaviours, and confidence within the classroom.

As a 1:1 Behaviour Support Teaching Assistant, you will:

• Provide dedicated 1:1 support throughout the school day.
• Build a positive and trusting relationship with your assigned pupil.
• Support pupils who may display behaviours that challenge due to additional needs, trauma, anxiety, or social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs.
• Encourage engagement in learning and promote independence.
• Implement behaviour support strategies and individual support plans.
• Use positive behaviour management techniques to de-escalate challenging situations.
• Work collaboratively with teachers, SENCOs, and external professionals.
• Record observations and provide feedback on progress and wellbeing.
• Help create a calm, safe, and inclusive learning environment.

• Patient, calm, and emotionally resilient.
• Confident supporting children with behavioural or additional needs.
• Able to remain positive and professional in challenging situations.
• Skilled at building strong relationships and maintaining clear boundaries.
• Passionate about making a genuine difference to children's lives.
• Flexible and proactive in their approach.

Experience in any of the following would be highly beneficial: