Behaviour Support Assistant - Sunderland

Location: Sunderland
Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am - 3:30pm
Contract: Full-Time

We are seeking a dedicated Behaviour Support Assistant to join a supportive school environment in Sunderland.

The successful candidate will work with students who require additional support to overcome barriers to learning, helping them build confidence, resilience, and positive relationships.

Duties Include

Supporting students on a 1:1 and small-group basis
Delivering mentoring and intervention sessions
Encouraging positive behaviour and attendance
Supporting students during lessons and social times
Assisting with behaviour management plans
Working collaboratively with teaching and pastoral staff

Requirements

Patient and supportive attitude
Strong interpersonal skills
A genuine passion for supporting young people
Experience working with challenging behaviour is beneficial
Drivers are highly desirable due to the location and potential outreach activities

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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