Behaviour Support Assistant
Plymstock School, Plymouth, Devon, PL9 9AZ13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
9 August 2024 at 9am
Date listed
22 July 2024
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
- £23,500.00 - £24,294.00 Annually (FTE) Grade C SCP 5-7 Actual Salary £20,127.53 - £20,807.58
Behaviour Support Assistant job summary
We are looking to appoint an exceptional individual to the position of Behaviour Support Assistant based at Plymstock School. This talented individual, will assist within our caring and supportive learning environment for our young people, including the school vision of "Achieving Excellence through Curriculum and Culture".
The focus of this post is to complement the wider staff groups with implementation of the school’s Behaviour Policy. The Behaviour Support Assistant will strive to improve the behaviour and habits of identified pupils whose behaviour is a barrier to their learning, through systematic interventions.
Under the direction of their line manager, within an agreed system of supervision, the post holders will support the effective day-to-day organisation, coordination and supervision of students along with supporting the Reset and Internal Reflection rooms (CORE) rooms. Implementing agreed work programmes with individuals/groups, in or out of the classroom/CORE rooms.
Our CORE approach is:
C - Conduct: Be safe, follow staff instructions first time
O - Organisation: Be on time, have your essential 8, wear the uniform correctly
R - Respect: Be kind, respect others and the environment
E - Effort: Work Hard, Focus on your own work
What we are looking for:-
- Recent experience of working closely with children and young people to support improvements in behaviours and attitudes
- Understanding of the issues related to the motivation, behaviours and attitudes of young people
- Understanding of the current issues related to disengagement of young people with education
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop successful working relationships
- Experience of working with individuals/groups in or out of the classroom
We are committed to safeguarding, information about our policies (including child protection and safeguarding) is available at: click here
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 Plymstock School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1671 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Plymstock School website (opens in new tab)
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