Behaviour Support Assistant - PRU

Do you want to be the steady presence that helps a young person turn their day around? Are you passionate about supporting pupils who need patience, structure and someone who genuinely believes in them?

We're working with a supportive Pupil Referral Unit in Stockton-on-Tees who are looking for a Behaviour Support Assistant to join their team. This is a meaningful role where relationships come first, consistency matters and every small win counts. This provision supports pupils with SEMH needs and challenging behaviour, so they're looking for someone calm, resilient and emotionally intelligent, someone who can build trust, set boundaries and help pupils to re-engage with their education.

Role Overview:

As a Behaviour Support Assistant, you'll work closely with pupils on a 1:1 basis and in small groups. supporting them to access learning, manage behaviour and to regulate their emotions.

You'll help to create a structured, safe and predictable environment where pupils feel understood. Working alongside teachers and pastoral staff, you'll contribute to behaviour support strategies and personalised plans that enable students to make positive choices and progress both academically and socially.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide support to pupils with SEMH needs and behavioural challenges, and work 1:1 with those who need additional support

Support de-escalation using calm, consistent approaches

Help pupils to develop coping strategies and resilience

Implement behaviour support plans and personalised learning strategies

Work collaboratively with teaching and pastoral teams to promote engagement and attendance

Requirements:

Previous experience in a PRU setting, or working with children with SEN/SEMH needs is highly desirable

A background in youth work, care, education or similar support roles is advantageous

Confidence managing challenging behaviour

A calm, patient and resilient approach

Not thrive trained? No problem. Protocol Education offers Thrive training to help you strengthen your behaviour support skills and boosts your profile with specialist knowledge. It's a brilliant addition to your CV and highly valued in PRU settings.

If you're ready to make a real difference in a role that truly matters, apply today. Visit or email to find out 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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