Behaviour Support Lead - HLTA

William Morris Primary School, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 2PP

17 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  10 November 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  22 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £15.62 - £17.69 Hourly Gross Salary from £21,892 to £24,793.64 per annum

Behaviour Support Lead - HLTA job summary

Behaviour Support Lead

Are you an enthusiastic person looking to work in a friendly school, where teaching and learning is fun and inspiring?

William Morris Primary School is a friendly, happy school where children are known and cared for. Teachers and pupils treat each other with respect and kindness, which allows children to be challenged, helping them to persevere and achieve their potential.

William Morris has a happy staff team, very supportive of one another. Everyone works hard to give the best education possible to the children.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated full-time Behaviour Support Lead to take on the role across the school. This position involves working with children and families to support behaviour in order to access learning opportunities.

The ideal candidate will have experience supporting behaviour in a school environment, a strong understanding of effective interventions, and the ability to share strategies with parents.

The hours of work will be from 8.30-3.15pm, Monday to Friday including a 30 minute unpaid lunchbreak, totalling 31.25 working hours per week. This is a term time role working 39 weeks per annum which would be 44.85 paid weeks. The role will be paid at NJC ‘M’ grade (currently £15.62-£17.69 per hour depending on experience). This would equate to a gross annual salary of between £21,892 to £24,794 per annum.

William Morris Primary is situated in the beautiful Tadpole Garden Village and housed in a purpose-build new building. We have children from nursery to Year 6.

Our school is part of The Blue Kite Academy Trust, based in Swindon who offer excellent CPD and career opportunities.

Please see the Recruitment Pack for more information.

Safer Recruitment Statement

William Morris Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure, medical pre employment checks, Disqualification Declaration and proof of Right to Work in the UK. References will be contacted and checked prior to interview (if you do not wish us to contact references prior to interview please make this clear on your application). Proof of qualifications will be required and failure to disclose any other required information may render applicants liable to disqualification or dismissal if appointed, were the failure to come to light. Therefore it is imperative that you provide all relevant information requested in order to meet this safeguarding commitment.

Start date: ASAP

Salary: M Scale 3-9 £15.62 to £17.69 an hour

Closing date: 10th November 2025

Interviews: 14th November 2025

For further information and to speak to the Headteacher, please contact the school office or look at our school website www.williammorrisprimary.co.uk

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 William Morris Primary School

• School type: Free School, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 413 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: William Morris Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/william-morris-primary-school

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