Behavioural support assistant

Teaching Personnel have a high demand for strong teaching assistants with a background in supporting pupils with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD). You would be supporting primary aged pupils who require additional support throughout the school day.

You will be required to work on a small group and 1:1 basis with pupils who struggle to engage in the work and those who are easily distracted, so the school are happy for you to get the pupils engaged in games or sports they have a particular interest in as a positive reinforcement.

We welcome all applicants from support worker, care, coaching and education backgrounds! However, if you are not from these backgrounds and feel you would be great for this role please still get in touch!

The ideal candidate will be willing to work on a full time basis and enthusiastic about getting involved in school’s extra curricular activities.

A Team Teach or relevant de-escalation qualification would be preferred, but if you feel you would be good for this role and do not hold this type of training then please still feel free to apply as we run this training in house and can upskill you as an employee of Teaching Personnel.

The ideal  Teaching Assistant should:

• Have experience working with SEN students
• Have training or experience in Makaton, PECS, or be Team Teach trained
• Be flexible and patient, as the Special Needs will vary
• Be able to communicate effectively within a team
• Be committed to work full-time
• Have a enhanced DBS on the update service or be willing to apply for one through Teaching Personnel
• Uk address and right to work
• Safeguarding experience 

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for 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.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with 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 all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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