Behaviour Support Assistant - Vida Education : Job Details

Position: Behaviour Support Assistant - SEMH

Location: Kendal (LA9)

Pay: £500-550/week (calculated on a daily basis)

Start date: October 2025

Duration: 2 Terms

Vida Education are working alongside a small SEN Provision in the Kendal area, to find an experienced behaviour, trauma informed support assistant. The ideal candidate will have prior experience working with primary aged children with SEMH in a school and/or residential setting.

School:

• The school supports children who have traumatic backgrounds and present with SEMH and challenging behaviours between the ages of 6-12 years.
• Accessible to local public transport links with onsite parking.
• Supports children with traumatic backgrounds and SEMH
• All children at the school have an EHCP.

Position:

• Supporting classes as a behaviour support assistant and mentor, class sizes are small and vary from 4-8 children between the ages of 6-12 years.
• Support the teacher within the classroom with paperwork, reporting, and 1:1 work with individuals.
• Lunch time duties

Requirements:

• Prior experience working within a school and/or residential setting is essential.
• Experience dealing with challenging behaviours, de-escalation techniques and trauma informed response.
• Team Teach qualification is desirable but not essential.
• level 2 Teaching Assistant qualification is desirable but not essential.

You would be joining a supportive and progressive team who encourages career progression.

YOU WILL NEED TO

• Have UK Right to Work Status.
• Hold a TA qualification or have relevant work experience.
• Complete a registration with Vida Education which includes holding a current Enhanced DBS registered with the DBS Update Service, or you will be prepared to apply for a new ENHANCED DBS with ourselves (cost applied).

BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH VIDA EDUCATION;

We are an experienced team and specialise in placing qualified teachers, cover supervisors, teaching assistants, school admin and clerical staff into positions across Lancashire and Cumbria.

• We offer excellent rates of pay, in line with your level of experience.
• AWR compliant.
• Experienced and dedicated consultants who take great pride in providing you a quality service.
• Free CPD accredited training courses including Advanced Safeguarding, Child Protection & Prevent.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON.Vida Education is committed to safeguarding children and young people. As an APSCo Compliance Accredited agency, all post holders are subject to checks in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’. These checks include but are not limited to; an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, qualifications check, references, UK Right to Work Status. Further information will be provided on application.

Vida Education is an equal opportunities employer and operates as an employment business in providing temporary or permanent job seeking services.

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