Positive Behaviour Support Assistant / Learning Support – Staffordshire (ST11 & ST3)
Location: Staffordshire (ST11, ST3, and nearby areas)
Pay: £90– £130 per day (depending on experience)
Start Date: ASAP
Contract: Full-time, long-term opportunities
Make a Difference Supporting Young People with SEMH Needs
Are you passionate about helping young people succeed? Teaching Personnel are seeking empathetic, adaptable, and confident individuals to join specialist schools in Staffordshire. In this role, you’ll support pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, helping them manage behaviour, rebuild confidence, and re-engage with learning.
No formal experience in education is required — we welcome candidates with transferable skills from youth work, sports coaching, mentoring, care, or customer service roles.
What You’ll Be Doing
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Providing 1:1 or small-group support to pupils, focusing on emotional regulation and positive behaviour
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Supporting and implementing behaviour plans while building strong relationships
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Managing challenging situations calmly and professionally
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Collaborating with teachers, pastoral leads, and external professionals
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Encouraging attendance, engagement, and wellbeing across the school
What We’re Looking For
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Strong communicators who remain calm under pressure
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Individuals with transferable experience from education, care, youth work, or customer-facing roles
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Patience, resilience, and a positive approach to supporting challenging behaviour
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A genuine desire to make a meaningful difference in young lives
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DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)
Why Work With Teaching Personnel?
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Competitive daily rates, paid weekly
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Long-term and temp-to-perm opportunities
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Access to training and ongoing consultant support
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Rewarding work where you can see the impact of your contribution every day
Apply Today
Call our Staffordshire team on 01782 841 110 or click ‘Apply Now’ to start your application!
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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