Behaviour for Learning Assistant
Ridgewood School, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 7UB13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible after appointment
Closing date
18 December 2025 at 8am
Date listed
5 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22,586.00 - £24,457.00 Annually (Actual)
Behaviour for Learning Assistant job summary
What makes Ridgewood School special?
At Ridgewood School we are extremely proud of our school and the high quality of education that we provide, including our popular and highly successful Sixth Form. Our school motto, ‘Prepare for the road ahead,’ represents our belief in preparing our students for their future, not only in terms of academic achievement, but also in terms of the training, enrichment and experiences which will enable them to become model citizens and responsible members of the community. Our school values: Respect-Responsibility-Resilience, underpin what we do every day and contribute to our ethos in everything we undertake as a school community. In our most recent Ofsted, we achieved a ‘Good’ rating in all categories, and we are committed to this trajectory of success for our students as we aspire to move from ‘Good to Great.’ As part of this journey, in July 2023, we joined Leger Education Trust and collaborate with other schools within the trust to develop both our students and staff and be the very best that we can be.
We are looking to appoint a friendly and adaptable Behaviour for Learning Assistant who will assist the Key Stage Behaviour for Learning Managers in managing behaviour whole school, ensuring consistent application of the Behaviour for Learning policy.
Why is the role of Behaviour for Learning Assistant right for you?
We are committed to offering the staff who work at Ridgewood every opportunity to become the best they can be. Our training packages, for staff at all stages of their careers, are second to none. As well as our whole school and departmental training, we also offer a personalised coaching programme, NPQs and bespoke CPD, relevant to the person’s role. In 2025, we received the Teacher Development Trust Gold Award, demonstrating our commitment and passion to providing excellent CPD for all teaching and associate staff.
If you are seeking a dynamic, innovative and caring school, dedicated to the development of staff and our students’ success, Ridgewood is the school for you.
Candidates are required to possess GCSE Maths and English Grade C or above.
1. Behaviour Support and Daily Operations
- Support the Behaviour for Learning Team in vision and implementation.
- Supervise during morning, break, lunch and other duties.
- Manage and track detentions; supervise Isolation room.
- Assist with on-call system and behavioural incidents.
2. Student Relationships and Welfare
- Build positive relationships with students, parents and carers.
- Adhere to safeguarding procedures.
- Proactively address behavioural issues to foster a positive culture.
3. Administrative and Communication Duties
- Maintain records of student interventions and communications.
- Facilitate effective communication with students, parents and staff.
- Collaborate with Behaviour for Learning Manager and Deputy Manager.
4. Miscellaneous
Support and promote the school’s ethos and values.
To participate in personal annual review process.
To be aware of the responsibility for personal Health, Safety and Welfare and that of others who may be affected by your actions or inactions.
To co-operate with the employer on all issues to do with Health, Safety and Welfare.
To undertake such other reasonable tasks that the BfL Manager, Deputy Manager BfL or the Headteacher may occasionally reasonably request.
37 hours per week term time only + 5 days. Daily hours to cover the school working day.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Ridgewood School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1453 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ridgewood School website
Staff and students at Ridgewood work hard every day to embody the school’s core values: Respect, Responsibility and Resilience. We are enjoying a trajectory of continued success and look forward to welcoming a successful applicant who can join us on our journey. We are incredibly proud of the progress we have made as a school, having laid strong foundations for further improvement going forward.
Our school motto, ‘Prepare for the road ahead’, represents our belief in preparing our staff and students for their future. We exemplify our motto not only in terms of academic achievement, but also in terms of the training, enrichment and experiences which make us all model citizens. Our school values underpin what we do and contribute to our ethos in everything we undertake as a school community. We set our standards high and do not compromise, because we believe in the best for everyone.
Never has there been a better time to join us. We are in the early stages of planning a multi-million-pound new build that will ensure that the staff and students benefit from 21st Century resources. We are regularly oversubscribed in Year 7 and our Post-16 provision is thriving.
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