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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    15 February 2024 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    1 February 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£21,064.00 - £21,418.00 Annually (Actual)

Behaviour Mentor job summary


MOULTON SCHOOL AND SCIENCE COLLEGE

Pound Lane, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7SD

01604 641600

www.moultonschool.co.uk

BEHAVIOUR MENTOR

Grade F Point 6-7 (£23,893 - £24,294)

37 hours per week, 40 weeks per year

£21,064 - £21,418 (actual salary)

We are seeking to appoint, as soon as possible, a brand-new role within our SEND and Engagement Support Teams. The Behaviour Mentor will be responsible for overseeing behaviour management and improvement systems, with a specialist area of focus. The role reports to the SEND / Engagement Support Manager and will work alongside all areas of Inclusion within the school.

  • Are you enthusiastic and passionate about supporting students and making a difference?
  • Are you ambitious, innovative and optimistic?
  • Do you relish the opportunity to impact on children with barriers to learning and/or complex social communication needs?
  • Are you committed to supporting young people to make positive choices?

If so, then this is a fantastic opportunity for you to join our successful and supportive school.

At MSSC, we know that our staff are our most valuable resource. We want you to flourish in your professional life and that’s why we put lots of time and energy into our positive culture and approach to well-being.

It’s not just a job, it’s a career – some of the benefits we offer you:

Enthusiastic and engaged students and a culture of high aspirations.

Extensive CPD training which provides a range of tailored and bespoke CPD opportunities

Competitive salaries and pay progression

A supportive leadership team who are engaged in your professional development and success

Employee Assistance Programme (Counselling, information and support)

Generous Pension Scheme

The main duties of the post will be:


Participate and impact in all aspects of the management and improvement of student behaviour and the prevention of poor behaviour.

Coordination of a specific area of focus. Either Patrol coordination or Internal exclusion coordination.

  • Patrol coordination – identify & monitor hotspots, staff handovers, tracking students out of class, truancy.
  • Internal exclusion coordination - staff handovers, reflection & post incident learning, tracking repeat behaviours and intervention plan-do-reviews.

Implement and monitor Behaviour Improvement, in line with school policy.

Work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary Inclusion team - including Pastoral support, SEND, Safeguarding and Pupil Engagement.

To support and assist pupils in managing their behaviour and in achieving their social and behavioural targets both in and outside the classroom

To assist pupils back into the classroom / room move when they have regained management of their behaviour and self-regulated.

Be a key worker / mentor to identified students.

Manage and administer the detention system as required.

Keep parents/carers informed of their child’s behaviour and build positive relationships with parents/carers.

Produce reports, documents and correspondence, including confidential material for Senior Leaders as required.

Support restorative meetings as required.

Moulton School is a successful, popular and over-subscribed school on the northern boundary of Northampton. The school was graded Good in its last two Ofsted inspections, and there is a strong commitment to further improvement based on effective teaching and learning and high expectations of students. Whilst maintaining firm discipline, built around our ASPIRE ethos and school values, the school is deeply committed to supporting the development of whole child, and is one of very few schools to hold the Restorative Services Quality Mark. Our student leadership programme is also a significant strength of the school. As a member of staff at Moulton School, your on-going professional development is of crucial importance, and the school has an outstanding record of supporting colleagues into middle and senior leadership roles.

“The school makes people feel special” Parent

“Being at Moulton School has been a great experience and I have learnt lots!” Year 8 student.

“As a new member of staff, I was made to feel valued and supported. Joining the school mid-way through a pandemic, I was apprehensive but the staff at Moulton school made me so welcome and it wasn't long before I felt part of the MSSC team. There is an ethos of kindness and it shows. I have never worked with staff that are so motivated by their school's values. The leadership team are always close-by and ready to help and offer solutions, support and friendly encouragement. Thank you MSSC, I am so proud to work at this wonderful school. Teacher.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to show this commitment. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake safeguarding checks, including a criminal record check via the Disclosure & Barring Service, the cost of which will be met by the school.

Please note, it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020), which requires you to disclose all spent convictions and cautions except those which are ‘protected’ under Police Act 1997 – Part V.

Please be aware that referees will be contacted prior to interview in accordance with accepted Child Protection Procedures.

Further details and application forms are available from the school website www.moultonschool.co.uk

We reserve the right to withdraw the advert if sufficient applications are received before the closing date.

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.

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About Moulton School and Science College

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
View all Secondaryjobs
School size
1411 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

Moulton School is a warm, welcoming and hardworking school community, striving for excellence in all that we do. We want our students to leave school having maximised their academic progress, but also with fond memories of the breadth of opportunities taken, the relationships made, and the experiences enjoyed; for example, through our flagship student leadership programme.

Situated five miles from Northampton and close to the M1, Moulton is a peaceful location with close proximity to the modern conveniences of town living .

Moulton School is built on a commitment to academic excellence and the highest of personal standards, within an environment which provides each individual with the care, support and encouragement that they need to succeed. We pride ourselves on traditional values, such as hard work and discipline, whilst preparing young people for all the challenges of life in the 21st century.

Our students are committed to their learning, and we have the highest of expectations of them, both academically, and in the character that they demonstrate as they grow and develop. Our core values and ethos statement “ASPIRE – Strive for Great Things” sets the tone, both for our expectations, and for the achievements that we are able to celebrate.

Students are encouraged to become highly motivated, independent learners and are able to learn through differentiated learning activities. This allows them to develop high levels of knowledge, skills and technological understanding. Students’ work is carefully monitored and assessed regularly and they are involved in target setting.

Our success is built on partnership and we are very fortunate in the high quality of staff who care for and guide the students through their time at Moulton challenging them at every step to become the young people that they can be.

We are, as you may imagine, very proud of our students.

STAFF DEVELOPMENT

Moulton has a talented and dedicated staff who show pride and commitment to their role. Our students benefit from their professionalism and their work in supporting students to achieve their best.

High quality teaching and high expectations are at the heart of Moulton School and all teachers will be expected to develop practice which supports the ethos, values and vision, and contributes to the overall life and work of the school.

Moulton School has strong staff development programme with a wealth of experienced staff working with teachers and support staff. To that end, we strive to create a learning environment that elicits outstanding outcomes for students.

Staff are committed to their own development, and many take part in helping others to progress. In order to support this, we run training and development sessions that take place after school.

There are also various training routes for staff to follow including.

• Training School Network Programme

• New staff and ECT induction programme in-house and as part of the SWAN network

• Year 2 Teachers’ Programme

• Middle Leaders’ Programme

• Subject Leader and Senior Leadership qualifications (NPQSL) (NPQML)

Many staff take part in regular subject specific training, and staff I specialist roles may attend external training courses run by specialists in areas such as pastoral care, First Aid, mental health and wellbeing, MAGT and challenge.

Moulton School values diversity, and has developed an Equalities Policy to ensure that everyone within the school community is treated fairly, irrespective of race, gender, disability, sexuality or age.

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