Teaching Assistant - Sport & Behaviour Support

Make a Difference Through Sport, Mentoring & Positive Relationships

Locations: Swansea & Ystradgynlais
Contract Type: Full-Time, Term Time Only
Access to a Vehicle: Desirable
Start Date: Immediate start (subject to successful completion of vetting and compliance checks)

Teaching Personnel is seeking enthusiastic, resilient and energetic individuals with a passion for sport, behaviour support and mentoring young people to work within a specialist secondary setting supporting learners in Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.

This role would be ideal for candidates with backgrounds in sports coaching, youth work, behaviour support, teaching assistance, mentoring, education, outdoor learning, military services, or community engagement.

The setting supports learners who may have experienced barriers to education, including:

• Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs
• Challenging behaviours
• Trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
• Difficulties with emotional regulation
• Additional Learning Needs (ALN)
• Low engagement with mainstream education
• Attendance challenges and educational disruption

Sport can be a powerful tool for engagement, relationship building and personal development. Many learners respond positively to practical, active and team-based activities, making sport an effective way to:

• Build trust and positive relationships
• Improve self-esteem and confidence
• Develop teamwork and communication skills
• Promote emotional regulation and resilience
• Encourage engagement in learning and attendance
• Provide positive role models and mentorship

You do not need to be a qualified teacher, but you should genuinely enjoy working with young people and be confident using sport and physical activity as a way to inspire and motivational learners.

As a Teaching Assistant, you will:

• Support pupils within lessons and around the school environment
• Build positive and professional relationships with learners
• Assist in managing challenging behaviour using restorative approaches
• Encourage participation and engagement in education
• Support pupils on a 1:1 basis and within small groups
• Work alongside teachers and behaviour specialists
• Promote positive wellbeing and emotional development
• Act as a positive role model both in and out of the classroom
• Maintain safeguarding and welfare standards at all times

• Experience working with young people, children or vulnerable individuals
• A passion for sport, coaching, mentoring or youth development
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Resilience, patience and a positive attitude
• Ability to remain calm in challenging situations
• Experience supporting behaviour or additional needs is desirable
• Drivers and candidates with access to a vehicle are highly desirable due to the locations

Teaching Personnel is the UK's leading education recruitment agency, connecting talented individuals with schools across Wales and the UK.

When working through Teaching Personnel, you will benefit from:

• FREE Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training
• Specialist Behaviour Management Training
• Safeguarding & Child Protection Training
• Reduced-cost specialist courses, including Team Teach and more
• Dedicated local consultant support
• Opportunities for long-term and permanent positions
• Weekly pay through PAYE (no umbrella companies)
• Monday to Friday working pattern
• All school holidays off
• On-site parking available

Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, reference checks, right-to-work verification and all other mandatory vetting proce