12 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    18 June 2025

  • Closing date

    2 July 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    18 June 2025

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 11-15

Behaviour Support Assistant job summary

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 2023, and the school was graded as ‘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 experience working with challenging behaviour
  • Be passionate about supporting young people’s Mental Health
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to remain calm, patient and supportive in challenging situations
  • 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.  

The role is full time (37 hours per week), term time only plus one Trust Development Day and one further school INSET. It is a fixed term contract, to start as soon as possible and initially until 31st August 2026.  Paid at Grade 5, point 11-15.  The actual starting salary is £22,973.88 pa.  

To apply please go to our vacancy page on the Palladian Academy Trust website as we do not accept CV's directly

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.   

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 are not accepted.

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About Ralph Allen School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1380 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School location

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