Behaviour Support Worker

Asquith Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS27 9QY

25 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
26 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
25 February 2025

Job details

Job role: Teaching assistant
Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours Term time only + 3 specified INSET days There may be a need to occasionally work outside of contracted hours and off school premises, with any additional ad hoc hours required paid as overtime or time off in lieu.
Contract type: Fixed term - Fixed term until July 2026, with a view to making permanent subject to school budget
Full-time equivalent salary: £21779 (SCP 7) to £23214 (SCP 11)
Pay scale: B3 (SCP 7-11) – pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a hardworking and dedicated Behaviour Support Worker to work at our School. This role would be ideal for someone who is able to demonstrate strong skills and successful experience planning for and supporting pupils with behaviour and/or social or emotional needs. Working at Asquith Primary School, the successful candidate would work closely as part of the newly structured Inclusion team. The role will be to support pupils currently on a 1:1 / small group basis across the whole school in the first instance, and will be a first response to challenging incidents.

We are looking to appoint someone who:

Is committed to inclusion
Has strong behaviour management skills and follows a positive approach to behaviour management
Is able to assist the class teacher and other professionals as appropriate in the development of suitable educational activities to support children who are struggling in the classroom environment
Is a good communicator and able to work well in a team
Will be a supportive and welcoming presence in the classroom and develop positive working relationships with pupils and parents alike
Understand how children learn and use their initiative to meet individuals’ needs
Is patient, able to stay calm, listen, and value children’s views
Will support the ethos, vision and values of the school, abiding by all policies and procedures.

We are a school that strongly supports Rita Pierson’s theory that “Every Kid Needs A Champion” – we are looking for that champion!

What the school offers its staff

we can offer:

a friendly, welcoming school
a supportive leadership team
a great team of dedicated and committed staff

Commitment to safeguarding

Asquith Primary is wholly committed to ensuring children and young people are fully supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all children and young people whilst promoting their welfare and expect all staff and volunteers to share this responsibility. As part of the recruitment process, an enhanced DBS check is required for the successful candidate, this process is completed by an online third-party company. Positions are subject to two satisfactory references.