Learning Support Assistant

Behaviour & Inclusion Support - Go to - Every day is different.
North Leeds
Start: July or September  | ⏰ Full-time | Pay based on experience and qualifications

Be the one they remember.

The calm voice.
The steady presence.
The person who helps school feel safe again.

We’re looking for resilient, adaptable Behaviour & Inclusion Support staff to work across specialist settings in North Leeds. These are settings supporting young people who may have been excluded, experienced barriers in mainstream education, or need a more tailored approach to learning.

This is about second chances. Fresh starts. Real impact.

And that starts with you.

What you’ll be doing
Supporting students across a range of age groups, from younger learners through to KS3, KS4 across a different settings and ages.

Working 1:1, in small groups, or within larger classroom settings as and where the school need. 

Helping young people who need structure, consistency, and understanding to feel safe and ready to learn

Building strong, trusting relationships with pupils who may communicate through behaviour

Staying calm when emotions run high and being the steady adult in the room

This isn’t about simply managing behaviour. It’s about understanding what sits behind it.

You’ll thrive here if you:
Stay calm under pressure and don’t take challenging moments personally

Understand that behaviour is communication

Can adapt quickly to different environments, age groups, and classroom sizes

Are flexible and happy to move between specialist sites, sometimes at short notice

Believe every young person deserves support, patience, and a fresh start

Bring warmth, consistency, and clear boundaries every day

What you’ll need
An enhanced DBS on the update service, or willingness to apply for one through us

Two recent references

A solid understanding of safeguarding

A flexible, proactive approach

A big heart and steady presence

Why join Protocol Education?
Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella deductions and no mystery maths

FREE access to our CPD Academy, including Team Teach and Thrive training

A dedicated consultant who genuinely listens and understands specialist settings

Opportunities in schools where you become part of the team, not just extra cover

Not Thrive trained yet? No problem. We’ll get you booked onto our FREE Thrive training so you can build your toolkit and stand out even more.

This isn’t just another role.

It’s a chance to change the trajectory for a young person who needs someone in their corner.

If that sounds like you, we’d love to chat.

Apply now or drop us a message to find out more

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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