Behaviour Support Assistant

Understand behaviour. Build relationships. Change outcomes.

Schools throughout County Durham are looking for Behaviour Support Assistants to help students overcome barriers to learning.

Many successful Behaviour Support Assistants come from backgrounds in sports coaching, youth work, residential care, mentoring or the armed forces.

The ability to build relationships, remain calm under pressure and support positive behaviour is often more important than school experience.

You'll be helping students by:

• Building positive relationships
• Encouraging engagement
• Supporting emotional regulation
• Promoting confidence and resilience

Your ability to build relationships could transform a young person's future. If you're ready to use your experience to support pupils who need guidance and encouragement, apply now and start making an impact where it matters most.

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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