Behaviour Mentor
Castle School, Derby, DE22 1GEThis job expired on 11 December 2023
Start date details
Required as soon as possible
Closing date
11 December 2023 at 9am
Date listed
1 December 2023
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time 37 hours, 40 weeks
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Pay Grade: G £30,825 - £33,945 paid pro rata. Actual salary: £26,630
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Experience working with young people with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties or who are disengaged with education
- Experience of successful intervention with children exhibiting challenging behaviour
- Experience of working with a range of agencies to provide support for young people
- Experience of working with young people on a sustained basis in a group or on a one to one basis
- Experience of writing, reviewing and setting targets
- Track record of building effective relationships with pupils, parents/carers to bring about positive change
Experience of using MIS systems to record and monitor attendance
- Level 2/or equivalent passes in Literacy and Numeracy
- Basic ICT skills
Safeguarding L3
- Ability to support pupils’ with a range of behavioural and SEMH needs
Knowledge and understanding of the reasons for disaffection in young people
- Working knowledge of a range of strategies to develop the
behavioural, emotional and social skills of children and young people
- Working knowledge of MIS systems /for example Integris/SIMS or similar packages to analyse data
- Ability to intervene confidently and objectively in emotionally charged situations following agreed procedures including potentially violent ones
- Knowledge of child protection and safeguarding procedures, with particular reference to more vulnerable pupils
- Ability to keep essential records and to produce clear and concise written reports
Knowledge of range of support available for pupils and their families
- Be able to work independently and as part of a team
- Able to be flexible in both time and working practice
Have professional regard for the ethos, policies and practice of the place of work, and high standards of punctuality and attendance.
- Positive commitment to inclusion
- Excellent inter-personal skills
- Resilience to work in crisis situations
- Ability to form effective working
relationships with young people, their families and other professionals
- Motivated and enthusiastic
Ability to use initiative and work unsupervised
What the school offers its staff
1. A committed and passionate staff team
2. A strong commitment to your continuing professional development and training opportunities
3. Regular well-being support
4. A supportive environment where your talents will be encouraged, nurtured and rewarded
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Castle School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 18
- School size
- 37 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Castle School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- HR@respectschools.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01332477164
Arranging a visit to Castle School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HR@respectschools.co.uk.
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