Behaviour Support Worker

Prospero Teaching Saint Helens, England Posted Jan 26, 2026

Full Time
GBP 95 – GBP 110 per day
Onsite
Junior

Job description

Job description

Behaviour Support Worker
Location: St Helens
Contract: Full-time, Monday to Friday
Hours: 8:30am – 3:30pm
Pay: £95-£110 per day
Start Date: February

We are looking for a Teaching Assistant / Behaviour Support Worker for a well-regarded SEMH provision in St Helens. You will be working in a 1 to 1 capacity with students who have complex emotional and behavioural needs. These students often come from traumatic backgrounds and are disengaged with mainstream education.
This school supports secondary aged students and looks for trauma informed approaches.
Due to the nature of the students, you must be comfortable managing emotional dysregulation, challenging behaviour, and maintain a level of calmness when faced with aggression.
This is a position where you’ll have to manage high levels of challenging behaviour, this can include both verbal and physical aggression depending on the needs of the young person.

Your Role as a Behaviour Support Worker

As a Behaviour Support Worker, you will:

  • Provide classroom support across core subjects
  • Work 1:1 with students.
  • Help adapt activities to support different learning needs
  • Encourage positive participation, focus and confidence in lessons
  • Support the class teacher with learning resources and routines
  • Contribute to a calm, safe and inclusive school environment
  • Manage high levels of challenging behaviour

    • We’re Looking For

  • Experience supporting children or young people (school, tutoring, youth work, care, coaching all welcome)
  • A proactive and patient approach
  • Ability to build positive relationships with pupils and staff
  • Good communication and teamwork skills
  • Commitment to safeguarding and pupil wellbeing
  • Robust and comfortable with challenging behaviour

    • TA/BSW experience is beneficial, but not essential. We welcome applications from graduates and career changers looking to start a rewarding role in education.

    What the School Can Offer

  • A supportive and welcoming staff team
  • Ongoing training and development
  • Opportunities to progress into specialised SEN support, HLTA or Teacher Training routes
  • A role where you will genuinely make a difference every day

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