Associate Behaviour Analyst

The Avenue School, London, NW6 7BH

7 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  16 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £41,511.00 - £43,499.00 Annually (FTE)

Associate Behaviour Analyst job summary

As Associate Behaviour Analyst, you will provide behavioural consultation and practical support in line with pupils’ Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). You will play a key role in developing effective behaviour support plans, monitoring progress and ensuring that evidence-informed approaches are implemented consistently across the school.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Conducting behavioural assessments, setting meaningful targets and developing individualised behaviour support plans.

• Supporting staff through consultation, coaching and Behaviour Skills Training to strengthen their delivery of ABA-based teaching.

• Promoting effective Verbal Behaviour teaching approaches, including pairing, mand training, Intensive Trial Teaching (ITT), Natural Environment Teaching (NET) and stimulus-response chaining.

• Developing and reviewing data collection systems to monitor behaviour, learning and skill acquisition.

• Preparing detailed reports and recommendations for Annual Reviews.

• Working closely with teachers, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, mental health professionals, families and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

• Supporting the development and consistent implementation of a fully integrated Positive Behaviour Support approach.

• Contributing to staff development, safeguarding and the wider vision and ethos of the Trust.

  We are looking for a reflective, analytical and proactive professional who is passionate about improving outcomes for pupils with autism, learning difficulties and behaviours that challenge.

  You will have:

  • Postgraduate training in Applied Behaviour Analysis and/or Positive Behaviour Support.

  • BCBA or UK certification in good standing.

  • Experience delivering ABA/PBS-based provision to children and young people with additional needs.

  • Experience working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

  • A clear understanding of ABA, Verbal Behaviour teaching methodologies and Positive Behaviour Support principles.

  • Experience supporting or training colleagues and developing effective teaching practices.

  • Strong analytical, clinical reasoning, problem-solving and organisational skills.

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with staff, pupils, parents and external professionals.

  • A flexible, reliable and reflective approach, with a commitment to ongoing professional development.

    Experience supporting pupils who use signing and other Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems is important. Experience with the Behaviour Skills Training Model, Makaton, Team Teach and school-based systems such as CPOMS and Excel would also be advantageous.

    Why join us?

    This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to a specialist educational setting, working alongside a dedicated team committed to inclusive practice and positive outcomes for every pupil.

    You will have the opportunity to share your expertise, strengthen staff confidence and capability, and contribute to the continued development of high-quality behavioural and communication provision.

    Safeguarding Statement *

    The Rise Partnership Trust take its’ responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and child protection very seriously. All appointments to the school are subject to Enhanced Disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service and comprehensive pre-employment checks.

    This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

    All unspent convictions and conditional cautions

    All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Avenue School

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 4 to 18
• Size: 116 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Avenue School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-avenue-school-london

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