Behaviour Support Assistant

Behaviour Support Assistant

A specialist secondary school based in Blackpool, are hiring for behaviour support assistants for a September start. The school caters for pupils in KS3 and KS4 who have Education, Health & Care Plans to support their social, emotional and mental health needs. The pupils at the school can present challening behaviour, meaning you must be a resilient and confident educator. The school offers a broad, balanced and individualised curriculum, alongside comprehensive support systems that enables pupils to enjoy school, make progress and achieve positive outcomes.

As a behaviour support assistant, your main duty is to provide exceptional care and support to all of your pupils in your presence. You will be required to help the general classroom teacher with planning and delivering of lessons to small groups or working 1:1 with pupils. If you are confident and have had experience supporting adults and children in a personal or work setting then you could be perfect for the job. Your experience does not have to be in an educational setting but you must be willing to learn and adapt to this environment. 

Main Duties

• Ensure that all children feel safe, that they are secure and confident in the support you are giving them.
• Provide a clean, safe and well cared for school environment, of which pupils and parents can be proud.
• Promote pupils cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural and physical development and spiritual well-being through the schools curriculum.
• There may be situations that arise where you will have to handle and deesceltae challenging behaviour.
• Support the teacher in monitoring, assessing, recording and reporting pupils progress according to the schools policies.

Key Information

• Full-time role, Monday to Friday (8:30-3:30pm) start date ASAP.
• Term-time only role.
• PAYE contract.
• Primary and secondary SEN and SEMH Provision.
• Blackpool based, FY5. 
• Competitive hourly rate of pay of £12.90+ per hour depending on experience and additional duties.

So what are the benefits of working in schools through Teaching Personnel?

• Continual Support- staying with you on your entire career journey, keeping in close contact and ensuring you are happy in any and every role.
• Teaching Personnel’s CPD Academy – Your Continuous Professional Development.
• Pay – Weekly pay based on your skills, experience, flexibility and availability.
• myTP app– Digital services that make your work admin and communication simple.
• Safe Working Practice – ensuring your reputation is protected.
• Excellence in Education Awards – recognising the positive impact you deliver in schools.

The school is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post requires an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check, please do not apply if you do not have one on the update service or are not willing to apply for one.

If you are interested in applying for this role, please contact Katie on 01772 301154 or, katie.wilson@teachingpersonnel.com.

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