At a Glance
- Tasks: Support children with challenging behaviours in a specialist environment.
- Company: Join a dedicated team focused on making a difference in young lives.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, free training, and potential for permanent roles.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact every day while developing your skills in a rewarding role.
- Qualifications: Experience with challenging behaviours and relevant training is preferred.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Do you have experience supporting children or young people with behaviours that challenge? We are seeking proactive and confident Teaching Assistants to work within a specialist PRU supporting pupils who require structured behavioural and emotional support. The role will involve supporting pupils who may display:
- Verbal aggression
- Physical dysregulation
- Refusal behaviours
- High anxiety
- Emotional outbursts
Successful candidates will understand that behaviour is communication and will be able to respond with professionalism, consistency and empathy. Experience with the following is highly desirable:
- Team Teach / MAPA / de‑escalation training
- Positive behaviour support
- Trauma‑informed practice
- Restorative conversations
Every day will be different, but every day will matter. 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.
