Behaviour Support Assistant

Teaching Personnel are currently recruiting resilient, compassionate, and proactive Behaviour Intervention Support Staff to work within SEMH schools and specialist provisions across either Wigan or Bolton.

These roles are ideal for individuals passionate about supporting children and young people who experience social, emotional, and mental health difficulties, helping them re-engage with education and develop positive coping strategies within a safe and structured environment.

About the Role

As a Behaviour Intervention Support Assistant, you will work closely with pupils who may:

• Display challenging or distressed behaviours
• Struggle with emotional regulation
• Experience anxiety, trauma, or attachment difficulties
• Have SEMH needs alongside ASC or ADHD
• Find mainstream education environments difficult
• Require consistent behavioural and emotional support throughout the school day

You will play a vital role in helping pupils feel supported, understood, and motivated within school.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing 1:1 and small-group behavioural and emotional support
• Supporting pupils during periods of dysregulation and implementing de-escalation strategies
• Building strong, positive, and trusting relationships with vulnerable young people
• Encouraging emotional resilience, self-esteem, and positive social interactions
• Supporting pupils to engage with learning and classroom routines
• Acting as a positive role model and promoting appropriate behaviours
• Working collaboratively with teachers, pastoral teams, SENCOs, and external professionals
• Supporting the delivery of behaviour support plans and intervention strategies
• Creating a calm, safe, and nurturing environment for pupils to thrive

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for individuals who are:

• Calm, patient, and emotionally resilient
• Passionate about supporting vulnerable young people
• Confident managing challenging behaviour positively and professionally
• Able to build strong relationships and boundaries with pupils
• Adaptable and proactive within fast-paced school environments
• Interested in SEMH, behaviour intervention, pastoral care, or mental health support

Experience within the following areas is highly desirable:

• SEMH schools or alternative provisions
• Behaviour mentoring or intervention
• Youth work or pastoral support
• Care or residential support work
• Sports coaching or mentoring
• Psychology or Criminology graduates
• SEN support roles

What Teaching Personnel Offer

At Teaching Personnel, we are committed to helping support staff develop the skills and confidence needed to succeed within SEMH education settings.

We offer:

• Competitive weekly pay
• Flexible full-time and part-time opportunities
• Long-term and permanent placement opportunities
• Ongoing support from a dedicated consultant
• Access to our FREE CPD Academy with specialist SEN and SEMH training
• Team Teach training focused on behaviour management and de-escalation techniques
• Autism Awareness and ADHD CPD courses
• Safeguarding and Prevent training
• Mental Health and Trauma-Informed Practice courses
• A discounted Level 2 Teaching Assistant course for candidates looking to develop their education-based experience and qualifications

Locations

Roles are available across:

• Wigan
• Bolton

Please note: placements will be based in either Wigan or Bolton, depending on your location, availability, and school requirements.

Apply Today

If you are passionate about supporting children and young people with SEMH needs and want to make a genuine difference within education, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now with your CV to begin your journey within SEMH and behaviour support settings.