Positive Behaviour Facilitator (Primary)

This is a truly rewarding, person-centred role, supporting children with additional learning needs to feel safe, understood and confident in the classroom. You may be working with pupils with SEMH, ASD, ADHD or other learning differences that can affect behaviour or access to learning. Every day is about helping children feel seen, supported and able to succeed in their own way.

The school is keen to welcome someone caring and intuitive, someone who can build trusting relationships and provide calm, consistent support to help pupils manage emotions, behaviour and learning.

We've seen great success in this role from people with backgrounds in Youth Work, care or hospital settings, creative subjects, psychology or sociology. If you're curious and want to know whether this could be the right next step for you, we'd love to chat it through.

The role includes:

Providing 1:1 support to pupils who may need extra help accessing the curriculum
Adapting learning alongside the class teacher so pupils can feel confident and achieve success
Communicating professionally with staff, colleagues and parents or carers when needed
Acting as a positive role model and using the school's reward systems fairly and consistently
Supporting pupils to develop positive behaviours and overcome barriers to learning using clear, calm behaviour strategies

About you:

Calm, resilient and steady when faced with challenging situations
Positive, enthusiastic and happy to get involved in classroom life
Flexible and adaptable to the natural flow of a school day
Experience working with SEMH, ASD, ADHD or SEN, professionally or personally
A genuine passion for supporting children with a range of learning needs
Creative and open-minded, happy to think differently to help learning click

Why work with Protocol Education?

Competitive pay (£92-£94 per day, paid weekly via PAYE)
Flexible work to fit around your life and commitments
Guaranteed work agreements for consistency and peace of mind
Ongoing CPD, including opportunities during school holidays
Friendly guidance from our team to help you find your perfect role
£50 refer-a-friend bonus

What we need to clear you

Passport/proof of right to work in the UK
Two proofs of address, such as a driving licence, utility bill or council tax letter
CV covering the last 10 years of work or education, with any gaps explained
References covering the last two years, including SEN or childcare settings where applicable
Overseas Police Check (OSPC) if you have lived overseas for three months or more in the last five years
If this sounds like a role you'd genuinely enjoy and feel passionate about, get in touch today. We'd love to hear from you.

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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