A BS4 primary school is seeking a resilient and empathetic Teaching Assistant to support a Year 5 pupil with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs.

This child is bright and capable but struggles with emotional regulation. Some days are brilliant. Others need careful de-escalation and a calm reset.

You’ll work closely with the class teacher and SENCO to provide consistent support, help manage behaviour triggers, and build positive coping strategies.

The school has a clear behaviour policy and values relationship-based practice. You won’t be left figuring it out alone.

• Experience supporting pupils with SEMH or behavioural needs

• Confident with de-escalation strategies

• Calm under pressure

• Clear communicator with firm but fair boundaries

• Emotionally resilient

• Able to build trust without taking things personally

You see the behaviour, but you always look for the reason behind it.

• Weekly PAYE pay

• FREE CPD including behaviour and de-escalation training

• Support from a SEND-specialist consultant

• Access to local long-term roles

• Opportunities to grow into mentor or intervention roles

• Referral scheme rewards

We’ll back you properly, because roles like this matter.

Apply now or give the branch a call on

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.