Behaviour Support Assistant

Ralph Allen School, Bath, Somerset, BA2 7AD

42 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  15 July 2026

• Closing date

  26 August 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 5 SCP 11

Behaviour Support Assistant job summary

Behaviour Support Assistant

Fixed Term Contract until 31 August 2027

Grade 5, point 11-15

37 hours a week

38.2 weeks per year (term time, includes Trust Development Day, plus one school INSET day)      

Start Date: September 2026

Closing Date: 28 August 2026

Interviews planned for first week of September

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Behaviour Support team at Ralph Allen.  

 

Ralph Allen School is a thriving and inclusive community on the south side of Bath, known for its academic excellence, strong values of respect, integrity, and resilience, and proud membership in the Palladian Academy Trust. We are the school of choice locally with a waiting list in each year group. As a school community, we work hard and go the extra mile for our student body, who in return are warm, welcoming, and well-motivated. Our last Ofsted inspection was in 2024, and the school has continued to be ‘Good’. You can use our website to find out more about what we do and why we do it. 

 

The Behaviour Support Team play a crucial role in ensuring high standards of behaviour and learning are supported throughout our School.    

 

The successful candidate will:

• Have experiencing working with challenging behaviour 

• Be passionate about supporting young people’s Mental Heath

• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Be able to remain calm, patient and supportive in challenging situations

• Have a willingness to work as part of a team and adapt to the needs of students

In return, we can offer a friendly, stimulating work environment where you will be supported by an outstanding Senior Leadership Team and wider Trust colleagues. The successful candidate will be appointed on their skills and experience, however, as important will be your approach, attitude, and beliefs.   

 

Ralph Allen is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children: the successful applicant must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and will need to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS.    

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 Ralph Allen School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1398 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Ralph Allen School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ralph-allen-school-bath

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