Job Description

Specialist Behavioural Teaching Assistant - Blackpool Secondary School

Full-Time Role | Long-Term Contract | Immediate Start Available

Start Date: Monday 3rd November 2025 (or sooner!)

Are you a highly resilient, authoritative, and experienced Teaching Assistant ready to make a significant impact on student engagement and behaviour?

A supportive secondary school in Blackpool is seeking a dedicated Behavioural Teaching Assistant to join their inclusion team. This is a crucial, full-time role focused on supporting pupils with complex Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) and significant challenging behaviour across Key Stages 3 and 4.

The Role: Expert Behavioural Support

You will be placed at the heart of the school's strategy to improve student conduct and attendance, working primarily with identified vulnerable learners.

  • Intensive Intervention: Provide expert one-to-one and small-group support to pupils exhibiting challenging and disruptive behaviour, often working in a dedicated withdrawal or inclusion setting.

  • De-escalation Specialist: Confidently and calmly implement established behaviour support plans and specialised de-escalation techniques to manage crisis situations and promote self-regulation.

  • Positive Role Model: Act as a consistent, firm, yet nurturing mentor, building strong, positive relationships that encourage students to adhere to school rules and re-engage with their learning.

  • Data and Reporting: Accurately record and report on behavioural incidents, feeding back to the SENCO and pastoral leads to inform and refine student support plans.

  • In-Class Support: Assist class teachers in adapting the learning environment to minimise disruption and maximise the inclusion of pupils with behavioural needs.

Essential Requirements

  • Significant Experience supporting children or young people (age 11+) with challenging behaviour and associated SEMH needs is mandatory.

  • Proven ability to implement effective behaviour management and de-escalation strategies (e.g., Team Teach or similar training is highly desirable).

  • Exceptional personal resilience, patience, and a non-judgemental approach to complex social and emotional barriers to learning.

  • A relevant qualification (e.g., Level 3 Teaching Assistant, Youth Work, or equivalent professional experience).

The Offer

  • Contract: Full-Time, Long-Term Contract (potential for permanent conversion).

  • Start Date: Monday 3rd November 2025, or ASAP.

  • Location: Blackpool Secondary School.

  • Salary: Highly competitive daily rate, reflective of the specialist and challenging nature of the role.

If you are a capable professional ready to change the trajectory of young lives in Blackpool, we encourage you to apply.

To apply, please submit your CV and a brief covering letter detailing your specific experience with behavioural intervention and management to rachael.boaler@twrecruitment.com

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Specialist Behavioural TA required in a Blackpool Secondary School. Full-time, long-term contract starting Nov 2025. SEMH and de-escalation experience essential. #BlackpoolTAJobs