Behaviour & Inclusion practitioner

Behaviour & Inclusion Practitioner

Wakefield
Start Date: September 2026
Full-time
Competitive daily pay, based on experience and qualifications

Some young people don't need another person telling them what's wrong.

They need someone who stays.

The calm voice when emotions take over.

The steady presence when the day feels too much.

The adult who helps them believe that school can be a place where they belong.

If you're looking for a rewarding Behaviour Support Worker
, Behaviour Mentor
, Inclusion Practitioner
, or SEMH Support role in Wakefield, this could be exactly what you're looking for.

We're recruiting for a specialist school supporting young people who have experienced exclusion, barriers to learning, mental health challenges, or difficulties accessing mainstream education. Every day is a chance to help a young person build confidence, trust, and a brighter future.

As a Behaviour & Inclusion Practitioner in Wakefield, you'll:

• Support pupils across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 (KS3 & KS4)
• Work 1:1 and with small groups to build confidence and engagement
• Support students with SEMH
  , SEND, autism, ADHD and additional needs
• Use positive behaviour strategies and trauma-informed approaches
• Help pupils regulate emotions and develop positive relationships
• Create a calm, safe and consistent learning environment
• Work closely with teachers and pastoral teams to remove barriers to learning

This isn't about controlling behaviour.

It's about understanding what's behind it.

• Stays calm under pressure
• Understands that behaviour is communication
• Builds positive relationships through trust and consistency
• Believes every young person deserves another chance
• Brings resilience, empathy and clear boundaries every day

Experience in any of the following would be beneficial:

• Behaviour Support
• Behaviour Mentor
• Inclusion Support
• Youth Work
• Teaching Assistant
• SEND Support
• SEMH
• Alternative Provision (AP)
• PRU
• Residential Care
• Children's Support Work
• Mental Health Support

• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to apply
• Two recent professional references
• Good understanding of safeguarding
• Right to work in the UK
• Passion for supporting young people to succeed

Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella companies or hidden deductions

FREE access to our CPD Academy, including Team Teach
, Thrive
, safeguarding and behaviour management training

A dedicated consultant who understands specialist education and actually listens

Long-term opportunities where you become part of the school community

Career progression across SEND schools, specialist settings, PRUs and Alternative Provision

No worries.

We'll book you onto our FREE Thrive training
, helping you build your confidence, strengthen your skills and make your CV stand out to specialist schools in Wakefield.

If you're looking for a Behaviour Support Worker job in Wakefield
, Behaviour Mentor jobs in Wakefield
, SEMH Support roles
, Inclusion Practitioner vacancies
, or SEND Support opportunities in Wakefield, we'd love to hear from you.

Every young person deserves someone in their corner.

Maybe that's you.

Apply now or get in touch for an informal chat. We'd love to tell you more.

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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