Behaviour Teaching Assistant

Behaviour Teaching Assistant

Location: Monmouthshire
Start Date: 12th January 2026
Pay: From £82.50
Hours: 8:30am – 3:00pm

Are you looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference? Teaching Personnel are seeking a motivated and compassionate individuals to work as a Teaching Assistant in a supportive secondary school environment in Monmouthshire. This role focuses on providing 1:1 support for a student with challenging behaviour, helping them succeed both in and out of the classroom.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If you have experience in:

• Support roles (care work, youth work, mentoring, coaching)
• Working with children or young people in any setting
• Sports coaching, community work, or customer service
  …your transferable skills are highly valued!

What You’ll Do:

• Build positive relationships with pupils aged 11–16, offering guidance and emotional support.
• Use sports and physical activities—football, rugby, basketball, tennis, gym sessions—to engage and motivate students.
• Implement behaviour management strategies and encourage positive choices.
• Monitor progress and collaborate with teachers, parents, and professionals.

What We’re Looking For:

• Empathy, resilience, and excellent communication skills.
• Enhanced DBS clearance (or willingness to apply).
• EWC registration (or willingness to apply).
• Ability to provide two recent references and right to work in the UK.
• Safeguarding Level 2 (free training provided by Teaching Personnel).

Teaching Personnel will support you every step of the way with compliance and training.

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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