Behaviour Support Assistant
Pay: £90–£110 per day (PAYE – no umbrella companies)
Location: Barking & Dagenham
Contract: Daily Supply
Are you the kind of person who can stay grounded when a young person is having a tough moment? If you’re calm, patient, and genuinely motivated by helping students feel safe and understood, this daily supply Behaviour Support Assistant role in Barking & Dagenham could be a great fit for you.
We’re looking for supportive, resilient individuals who can help students with SEMH and mild learning difficulties navigate their day, manage emotions, and re-engage with learning at a pace that works for them.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Supporting pupils aged 11–19 with social, emotional and behavioural needs
- Offering calm guidance and structure when emotions run high
- Helping pupils settle back into learning after challenging moments
- Building trusting relationships through empathy, consistency, and clear communication
- Working closely with teachers, behaviour leads, and pastoral staff to keep support aligned
- Encouraging positive choices, resilience, and small daily wins
- Creating a safe, predictable environment that helps students feel secure and confident
Who We’d Love to Hear From
- Someone who stays steady under pressure and enjoys problem-solving
- Experience in SEMH, youth work, mentoring, care, or coaching is helpful (but not essential)
- A strong communicator who builds rapport quickly with teenagers
- A team player who brings positivity, patience, and reliability
- Someone who genuinely wants to make school feel like a safe place for every young person
What You’ll Receive
- Weekly PAYE pay (NO Umbrella Companies)
- Free CPD training, including SEMH, behaviour support, and de-escalation modules
- Ongoing dedicated support from your consultant
- Opportunities across alternative provisions and SEND settings in Barking & Dagenham
Please note: We are building a talent pool of exceptional Behaviour Support Assistants for schools across Barking & Dagenham. This advert is not for one specific school but for candidates interested in opportunities within the borough.
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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