Primary Behaviour Support Assistant

Behaviour Support Assistant – Sheffield

Make a real difference where it counts

Are you calm under pressure? Brilliant at building trust? Ready to be a positive force for pupils who need it most?

We’re looking for a confident, compassionate Learning Support Assistant to work with students aged 4–10 who have SEMH (Social, Emotional, and Mental Health) needs. This role is all about resilience, creativity, and stepping in when things get tough—and making things better.

This isn’t your typical classroom role. You’ll be outdoors, active, and hands-on—helping children re-engage through sport, structure, and trust.

This sounds like you if you…

• Have experience working with challenging behaviour or disengaged pupils
• Can stay cool and supportive during meltdowns or conflict
• Know how to de-escalate situations and set strong boundaries
• Have a background in sport, outdoor education, or youth work (bonus!)
• Can commit to Monday–Friday, 8 : 30am–4 : 00pm

You’ll be doing things like :

Why Protocol Education?

Weekly PAYE pay (no umbrella, no nonsense)

FREE CPD and behaviour management training

Ongoing guidance from a consultant who actually gets it

50 when you refer another top-notch educator

Access to a network of brilliant, inclusive schools

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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