Can you be the calm in the chaos?

Some young people don’t need stricter rules — they need the right support, consistency, and someone who genuinely believes in them.

We’re recruiting Behaviour Support Assistants to work in a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) supporting children and young people who are currently unable to access mainstream education due to behavioural, emotional or social challenges.

This is a role for someone resilient, patient, and able to build trust with pupils who may have experienced significant barriers to learning.

What your day might look like:

Supporting pupils 1:1 or in small groups

Helping students regulate emotions and manage behaviour positively

De-escalating challenging situations using a calm approach

Encouraging engagement in learning and social development

Who we’re looking for:

People with strong behaviour management or transferable skills

Those with experience in youth work, coaching, care or support work

Calm, confident individuals who can build meaningful relationships

Why this role?

Make a visible difference every single day

Gain specialist SEMH and behaviour support experience

A fantastic pathway into teaching, counselling or youth intervention work

Protocol Education offers:

Weekly pay through PAYE (no umbrella nonsense)

FREE access to our online CPD Academy

Personalised support from a lovely consultant

Roles in mainstream, SEND and alternative provisions

A referral scheme that actually rewards you

Safeguarding matters:
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants will be subject to thorough background checks, including an enhanced DBS on the update service or willingness to apply for one.

Ready to support, guide and inspire?

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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