Behaviour Support Teaching Assistant – Wakefield & Five towns
Contract: Full-Time (Temp to Perm) | Hours: Monday to Friday
Location: Wakefield
Pay: £90–£116 per day (PAYE)
Start Date: ASAP
Love working with children who need that extra bit of care and consistency?
This could be your next great role.
We’re looking for a brilliant Behaviour Support Teaching Assistant to join a welcoming school in Wakefield. If you’ve got experience supporting children with behavioural needs and love being the steady hand in a busy classroom, we want to hear from you.
What You’ll Be Doing
1. Setting up and tidying classrooms to keep learning spaces safe and calm
2. Supporting teachers with lesson prep and learning materials
3. Helping children stay focused, engaged, and on track
4. Keeping an eye on behaviour and encouraging positive routines
5. Joining in on activities, school outings, and group learning
6. Working closely with the teacher to track pupil progress
7. Creating a warm, safe, and inclusive space for learning
What We’re Looking For
✅ A calm, patient, and upbeat approach
✅ Experience supporting children with SEMH or behavioural challenges
✅ Clear communicator who builds trust easily
✅ Great under pressure and quick to adapt
✅ Someone who understands children’s needs and supports them with kindness
✅ A valid DBS (or happy to get one through us)
Why Work With Protocol Education?
✨ Weekly PAYE pay – no umbrella hassle
FREE online CPD, including safeguarding and Prevent Duty
Friendly, local consultants who actually listen
Thrive training available – boost your skills (and your bookings!)
Long-term potential with schools who value support staff
Refer-a-friend bonuses
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 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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