Behaviour Support Assistant
Worle Community School, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, BS22 8XX12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
2 September 2024
Closing date
7 July 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- TPLTSS5 £22,598 - £25,034 (actual salary)
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will have;
- Experience of working with national frameworks, and evidence of working with students with a range of learning difficulties.
- The ability to communicate effectively with children and young people.
- A good working knowledge or willingness to learn the relevant and planned intervention programmes/strategies to support our students to remain within the mainstream classroom.
What the school offers its staff
Staff benefit from:
- A coaching programme to develop their practice within the classroom, working together to find solutions to improve learning and progress for all students.
- An excellent CPD programme based around WalkThrus materials that really allows staff to make use of research informed pedagogy to embed effective teaching strategies in the classroom.
For support staff at WCSA, we offer a variety of development opportunities:
- Fully funded apprenticeships
- Free GCSE’s to staff
- Cross site working.
- Opportunities to share best practice and experiences across all of our trust schools.
As a TPLT employee, you will have access to incredible employee benefits, including -
- The PLaTform - Access to our dedicated wellbeing centre & exclusive shopping discounts.
- Healthshield- A fully funded Healthcare Scheme which provides services such as a 24/7 GP Line & Healthcare cashback.
- Discounted nursery feesat our Academy pre schools.
- CPD opportunitiesboth internally & externally.
- A very friendly school communitywith dedicated, supportive & inspiring colleagues.
Further details about the role
As part of this role, you will;
- Work closely with the Vice Principal (VP), Assistant Principal’s (AP’s) and the wider pastoral team, to effectively identify, plan and implement intervention for students who need additional support with regards to their behaviour.
- Work closely with staff in the Remote Learning Room and Support 2 Learn (S2L) to support the needs of individual students.
- Support the work of Year Teams to minimise behavioural issues across the school
- Support and assist in the development of clear behaviour management systems which complement the work of classroom teachers.
- Communicate effectively with parents providing information regarding student behaviour and progress.
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
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About Worle Community School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1348 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@theplt.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01934529357
About Worle Community School:
WCSA is a community school at heart - we focus on developing children and young people into well rounded individuals, who leave school not only with good grades, but also valuable life experiences and an aspirational mindset, with high expectations of, and for, themselves.
At Worle Community School Academy, WCSA, we look after our colleagues. We are a supportive, dynamic and diverse workplace, highly supported by a hands-on team in all areas, from support, to teaching, to senior leadership.
Arranging a visit to Worle Community School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@theplt.org.uk.
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