Behaviour Support Assistant

Are You Ready to Use Your Life Experience to Make a Real Impact?

We're looking for resilient, proactive, and compassionate individuals to join our team as Behaviour Support Mentors – working directly with children and young people who need extra support to thrive in education and beyond.

Who Thrives in This Role?

People from the following backgrounds often bring the skills and mindset that make a real difference:

Sports Coaches – who understand the power of teamwork, discipline, and motivation
Psychology or Criminology Graduates – eager to apply their knowledge in real-life settings
Social Workers or Support Workers – experienced in behaviour support or trauma-informed practice
️ Ex-Military Personnel – who bring calm under pressure, leadership, and structure
‍ Youth Workers, Teaching Assistants, or anyone with experience supporting young people

If you're passionate about behaviour, wellbeing, and helping young people build brighter futures — we want to hear from you!

As a Behaviour Support Mentor, You’ll:

✅ Provide 1:1 and small group support for students with behavioural, emotional, or social challenges
✅ Build strong relationships that foster trust and respect
✅ De-escalate incidents calmly and confidently
✅ Work closely with teachers and pastoral staff to implement behaviour strategies and support plans
✅ Act as a role model, coach, and steady presence in a young person’s day

What You’ll Need:

Natural resilience, empathy, and a good sense of humour
️ Strong communication and relationship-building skills
A calm, consistent, and fair approach to behaviour
Experience working with young people (formal or informal)
A current DBS or willingness to obtain one

In Return, We Offer:

A supportive, inclusive team environment
Ongoing CPD and career development opportunities
A role where no two days are the same – and every day matters
Personalised support from an experienced consultant, committed to helping you navigate your job search and succeed!

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for 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.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with 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 all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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