Job description
Job Title: Behaviour Support
Location: Sheffield
Pay Rate: £460 - £600 per week (depending on experience)
Start Date: Immediate
Contract: Full-time/ Part-time, Day-to-day/ Long-term
Do you have the resilience and empathy to help pupils make positive choices and achieve their potential?
GSL Education South Yorkshire Branch are inviting applications from dedicated Behaviour Support professionals to work in thriving school across Sheffield. This role is well suited to individuals who can provide calm, consistent guidance for pupils experiencing behavioural, emotional, or social challenges. Working as part of a wider support team, you will help pupils develop the confidence and skills needed to participate successfully in school life.
The Behaviour Support professional provides targeted pastoral support, encourages positive behaviour, and works collaboratively with school staff to create an environment where pupils feel supported, respected, and ready to learn.
Behaviour Support Responsibilities:
- Deliver structured one-to-one mentoring sessions to promote positive behavioural change
- Support pupils in setting and achieving personal, behavioural, and academic goals
- Encourage effective conflict resolution and positive peer relationships through daily interactions
- Assist staff in implementing personalised behaviour and wellbeing strategies
- Monitor pupil wellbeing and report emerging concerns through appropriate safeguarding procedures
- Promote consistency by reinforcing school values, expectations, and reward systems
Behaviour Support Requirements:
- Experience working with children or young people in education, care, youth work, or mentoring
- Ability to build professional relationships with pupils who require additional support
- Strong emotional resilience and confidence managing challenging situations
- Excellent communication and active listening skills
- Commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, and promoting positive outcomes
- Enhanced DBS on the update service (or willingness to apply)
Why Join GSL Education:
- Earn between £460 and £600 per week, depending on your experience
- Work in schools that prioritise inclusion and pupil wellbeing
- Access varied placements that broaden your education experience
- Receive dedicated support and regular career guidance from specialist consultants
- Develop valuable pastoral and behaviour support skills for long-term career progression
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks; including providing an enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service, or completing an application for a new check.
As an ethical, inclusive, and independent recruitment agency, GSL Education are committed to providing quality teaching and support staff in schools throughout the South Yorkshire.
For more information or to register your interest in the Behaviour Support role, or to be considered, please click apply now to submit your full and up-to-date CV, and one of our dedicated consultants will be in touch.