Job Introduction
Behaviour Support Worker
- Closing Date: Monday 6th January 2025 (noon)
- Interview date: Wednesday 8th January 2025
- Job Start Date: January 2025
- Contract Hours: 26.25
- Salary Details: Grade C (£14,851 - £15,474pa pro rata)
- Contract: Fixed term/Full-time
- Location of Role: North Baddesley Infant School
- Contact e-mail address: adminoffice@northbaddesley-inf.hants.sch.uk
Job/Person Summary
Do you want to change lives? Have you ever thought about nurturing our most vulnerable learners? Are you a keen learner yourself, wanting to grow professionally within a positive, vibrant, supportive culture? Come and join us!
Growing Together, Learning for Life!
The friendly, dedicated team at North Baddesley Infant School are looking for a Behaviour Support Worker to join our team. Whether you already have experience, or are about to take the first step on this career path, we would welcome your application. We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed team player who is passionate about nurturing children to become the best that they can be. The opportunity to become a trained ELSA is also possible.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint an enthusiastic Behaviour Support Worker to join our friendly and hardworking team. The successful candidate will work in partnership with the school leaders and the pastoral team. The role will be varied and you will need to be adaptable and flexible. There will be opportunities to work within the whole setting, with small groups and on a 1:1 basis with individual pupils.
Experience is preferable, nevertheless, we are a professional learning community and can support a new career journey.
We pride ourselves in building strong and positive relationships with our children and families and, by working collaboratively with our staff team, aim to deliver an engaging and enabling learning environment and a safe place for our children to grow. We are keen to appoint someone who would like to learn with us and develop professionally. ‘Growing together, learning for life’.
We are looking for someone who will:
- Support the delivery of individual or group strategies and interventions to children, allowing them to fully benefit from the educational, personal or social opportunities within the school programme.
- Support the identification of the needs of each child alongside other professionals.
- Support the delivery of appropriate interventions and contribute to assessment and regular reviews.
- Provide direct personal, practical and pastoral support, in accordance with agreed action plans/programmes to children, who are experiencing personal/social/ educational difficulties.
- Liaise effectively with parents of pupils to support positive outcomes for the child.
- Maintain appropriate records in accordance with guidelines, procedures and policies and provide appropriate administrative duties.
- Use de-escalation techniques to manage challenging behaviour.
- Share and model good practice with school staff.
- Be able to implement physical intervention techniques if required.
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Essential
- Experience of working in schools with children and families, possibly to include special educational needs.
- Ability to develop effective relationships with children and their parents/carers and other professionals.
- Ability to organise and plan time efficiently, prioritise work and meet deadlines.
- Capacity to deal with challenging situations and work under pressure.
- Able to make independent judgements and exercise initiative within agreed limits.
- Knowledge and awareness of factors which may impact a child’s ability to access education.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Able to maintain accurate records and present information clearly and concisely using IT software.
Desirable
- Ability to see situations from a range of perspectives.
- Willingness to access further training.
- To work effectively as part of a team.
- Ability to be a good listener who thinks on their feet.
We can offer you:
- Thoughtful and enthusiastic children who love learning
- A creative and engaging curriculum
- A great team of dedicated and supportive colleagues
- A forward thinking and committed Governing Body
- Exciting opportunities for you to grow in your own professional learning
Application Procedure
For further details and an application pack please contact Bryony Page by e-mail adminoffice@northbaddesley-inf.hants.sch.uk or telephone 02380 412412.
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
