Location: Sunderland Start Date: September Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience Are you passionate about supporting children’s emotional and behavioural development? Teaching Personnel is seeking a Behaviour Support Assistant to work in a primary school in Sunderland, providing targeted interventions and movement breaks to help pupils regulate their emotions and understand their triggers. Role Responsibilities: Provide 1:1 and small group interventions to support pupils with emotional and behavioural needs. Assist pupils across the school when they require regulation or movement breaks to refocus and engage in learning. Plan and deliver movement-based activities that help children develop self-awareness and emotional resilience. Work closely with teachers and SEN staff to implement tailored support strategies. Foster a positive and inclusive learning environment that encourages pupil development. Requirements: Experience working with children in a school or support setting. A passion for supporting pupils with additional emotional and behavioural needs. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to provide engaging and structured movement activities. A DBS on the update service (or willingness to apply for one). Benefits of Working with Teaching Personnel: Competitive pay rates. Access to professional development and training opportunities. A dedicated consultant to support your career progression. The opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of young learners. If you’re ready to support young learners in developing their emotional and behavioural skills, apply today! Contact Teaching Personnel or submit your application now. All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for 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. Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with 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 all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website