Behaviour Support Assistant

Behaviour Support Assistant

Location: Caerphilly, South Wales, UK
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 3:00pm (Term Time Only)
Pay: £100 per day (PAYE, Weekly Pay)
Start Date: 4th of January 2027 with opportunity to register and start sooner

Do You Want a Career That Changes Lives?

Not every young person thrives in a mainstream classroom environment. Some pupils require additional emotional support, nurturing relationships, and tailored interventions to help them overcome barriers to learning and achieve success.

We're looking for a compassionate, resilient, and dedicated Behaviour Support Assistant to join a specialist Nurture and Behaviour Base in Caerphilly. This rewarding role involves supporting pupils who may experience social, emotional, behavioural, or additional learning needs, helping them build confidence, develop positive coping strategies, and successfully engage with education.

Whether your background is in Youth Work, Behaviour Support, Care, Sports Coaching, Residential Childcare, Teaching Assistance, Social Care, Mental Health Support, Community Work, or Mentoring, we'd love to hear from you.

Why Join This Setting?

• Small class sizes and highly supportive staff teams
• A nurturing, relationship-focused environment
• Opportunity to make a genuine difference to young people's lives every day
• Excellent staff-to-pupil ratios
• No planning, preparation, or marking responsibilities
• Consistent term-time working hours
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
• Excellent experience for careers in Teaching, Educational Psychology, Social Work, Counselling, Youth Justice, ALN/SEN Support, and Mental Health Services
• A varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same

The Role

As a Behaviour Support Assistant, you'll work closely with teaching staff, nurture practitioners, pastoral teams, and external agencies to support pupils across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.

You will play a key role in creating a calm, safe, and structured environment where pupils feel valued, understood, and able to achieve both academically and emotionally.

Your Responsibilities

• Providing 1:1 and small-group support for pupils
• Building positive, trusting relationships with young people
• Supporting emotional regulation and wellbeing
• Encouraging engagement in learning activities and daily routines
• Promoting positive behaviour through nurture-based approaches
• Supporting pupils to develop social skills, resilience, and self-confidence
• Implementing individual behaviour and wellbeing plans
• Using restorative and de-escalation strategies when required
• Working collaboratively with staff, parents, and external professionals
• Monitoring progress and celebrating achievements
• Maintaining high safeguarding standards at all times

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate will be:

• Calm, patient, and professional
• Resilient and adaptable to different situations
• Confident in establishing positive boundaries and expectations
• An excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills
• Passionate about supporting vulnerable children and young people
• Able to remain positive and solution-focused in challenging situations
• Understanding of trauma-informed and nurture-based approaches, or willing to learn
• Motivated by helping young people overcome barriers and reach their potential

Experience That Would Be Beneficial

We welcome applicants with experience in:

• Youth Work
• Teaching Assistant / Learning Support
• Behaviour Mentoring
• Sports Coaching
• Residential Childcare
• Mental Health Support
• Social Care
• Nurture Groups or Alternative Learning Provisions
• ALN / SEN Support
• Family Support or Community Outreach Programmes

No teaching qualification is required. We are primarily looking for individuals with the right attitude, resilience, empathy, and passion for making a difference.

Training & Development

Through Teaching Personnel, you'll have access to industry-leading training and development, including:

• Safeguarding & Child Protection
• Team Teach Training
• Positive Behaviour Management
• Trauma-Informed Practice
• De-escalation Strategies
• ALN / SEN Support
• Mental Health Awareness
• Cover Supervisor Training

Apply Today

If you're looking for a role where you can genuinely impact the lives of young people, help pupils rebuild confidence in education, and become part of a supportive and nurturing team, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and help shape brighter futures for young people across Caerphilly.

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.
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