Behaviour Support Teaching Assistant - Scunthorpe

Job Position: Behaviour Support Teaching Assistant

Location: Scunthorpe

Contract: Temporary, Full-Time (with the potential for permanent)

Salary: From £85 Per Day

Start date: ASAP

Do you want to make a positive impact on the lives of vulnerable students? Have you considered a role in an alternative provision? If so, Simply Education would love to talk to you about SEMH opportunities across the Lincolnshire area.

Simply Education is seeking a dynamic and resilient Behaviour support Teaching Assistant to join and work collaboratively in alternative provisions. The successful candidate will support vulnerable students with social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs, fostering a positive learning environment and promoting academic success.

This role requires adaptability, empathy, and a strong understanding of behaviour management strategies. Some of our students have additional attachment and trauma response so the successful teaching assistant must be prepared to invest the time and patience in our students to promote the best outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

Motivate the pupils and promote and reinforce self esteem.

Provide 1:1 support for pupils experiencing emotional/behavioural crisis

Support pupils and encourage them to make the appropriate choices about their behaviour

Establish and maintain professional working relationships with students and staff

Be fully aware and of the school policies and procedures, including those relating to safeguarding

Contribute to the overall ethos of the school

Requirements:

A full, clean driving license (preferred but not essential)

Previous experience working with SEMH children/adults

Resilience is key for this role due to some behaviour's that can present

The key benefits of working with Simply Education:

Your own dedicated consultant with around the clock access via phone/text/email.

Access to our Educational Development Managers who provide free CPD training.

Email and SMS confirmation of bookings.

Competitive rates of pay.

£75 refer-a-friend scheme.

If you like the sound of this or would like some more information, then don’t hesitate in contacting us! Please click apply and send us a copy of your CV or if you would like an informal chat about the job role, please contact (url removed) or alternatively on (phone number removed) at our Lincoln office.

Your consultant will be in touch with you to arrange the next steps in the recruitment process. All successful applicants will be required to attend an interview (online or face-to-face) and to undergo relevant safeguarding checks, including a full application form.

*As part of the recruitment process, all candidates are required to have 2 years referencing, provide a 10-year history of education/work and have an enhanced DBS check completed. All offers are subject to satisfactory background checks