Behaviour Support Assistant – Specialist Setting (Durham) Location: Durham Pay: £90–£110 per day Contract: Full-Time, Ongoing Start: As soon as possible We’re recruiting a full-time Behaviour Support Assistant to work in a specialist school setting in Durham, supporting pupils with social, emotional and behavioural needs. This role is about building trust, providing consistency and helping pupils feel safe enough to engage with learning. You’ll work closely with teaching and pastoral staff to support pupils who may display challenging behaviour linked to unmet emotional needs. The role includes: • Supporting pupils throughout the school day • Managing behaviour using calm, positive approaches • Helping pupils regulate emotions and reactions • Supporting learning activities in and out of the classroom • Being a consistent, reliable presence for pupils This role is ideal for someone patient, resilient and committed to making a long-term difference. 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. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.