Behaviour Support Assistant - SEMH School

Protocol Education are working with a specialist SEMH school in Southend-on-Sea that is looking to recruit a Learning Support Assistant to join their team as soon as possible.

The school supports pupils across Key Stages 1–4 who have Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, alongside other associated learning difficulties. Many pupils require additional support to help them regulate emotions, build confidence and re-engage with learning.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting young people who may find mainstream education challenging.

The Role

• Providing targeted support to pupils with additional needs across the school

• Supporting students with SEMH needs, autism, speech and language difficulties and other learning barriers

• Working closely with teachers to support learning inside and outside the classroom

• Helping pupils remain engaged and motivated throughout the school day

• Providing both academic and emotional support to help students succeed

What We’re Looking For

• A patient, resilient and proactive individual

• A genuine interest in supporting children and young people with additional needs

• Experience working with children, young people or within education is beneficial

• Backgrounds in youth work, sports coaching, care or behaviour support are also welcomed

Salary

£25,992 FTE (approximately £21,313 pro rata)

This is a rewarding opportunity to support pupils who benefit from structure, patience and consistent guidance, while gaining valuable experience in a specialist SEMH setting.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply with your CV and a member of the Protocol Education team will be in touch.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further 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.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the 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 FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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