Behaviour Support Worker

Portland School, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST11 9JG

11 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
16 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
2 June 2025

Job details

Job role: Other support roles
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time, part time: Full time, 32.5, term time only Plus 5 days INSET
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 6 (SP20 – SP24) £26,409 - £29,903 FTE (Pay award pending)
Actual salary: £20,219- £22,894

What skills and experience we're looking for

Behaviour Support Worker

We are seeking to employ an experienced and highly professional Behaviour support worker to join our dedicated team at our Blythe Bridge premises.

Job Purpose

To provide a supportive provision for pupils who need help in overcoming barriers to learning and emotional regulation.
To provide activities to develop self-esteem and improve social skills.
To liaise with staff and parents to facilitate the support of behaviour and emotional regulation.

We are looking for someone who can

build positive relationships and manage pupils’ behaviour effectively within a school environment.
be proactive, resourceful and energetic.
communicate effectively with students, colleagues and parents / carers.

We can offer

A friendly, committed and motivated staff.
A positive learning environment with friendly children.
A supportive leadership team.
A commitment to your professional development and training.
The opportunity to be part of our journey of improvement within Shaw Education Trust.

AtPortland School, we are dedicated to providingexceptional learningandexperiencesto pupils with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMHD). Our mission is toempower young mindsandnurture futures, ensuring that every student reaches theirfull potential. We are a split site school with two provisions to meet different needs, one at Trent Vale one at Blythe Bridge. We have an amazing staff team who work tirelessly to support approximately 140 pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs.

As a specialist school our pupils benefit from smaller class sizes, a more practical curriculum, access to alternative accreditations and a highly trained staff team. Both sites have spacious grounds allowing us to provide outdoor education, with our Blythe Bridge site boasting specialist classrooms for Design and technology, Art and Design, Science, Food technology and PE.

At the heart of our school are a set of shared values where our entire school community are supported to develop a sense of Respect, Responsibility, Belonging, Independence, show a Team Approach and look after their own Mental Toughness.

What the school offers its staff

Shaw Education Trust offer the following employee benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:

An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)
Support Staff only based on working full time, all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’ service including Bank Holidays)
Electric Car Scheme: Environmentally friendly vehicles with our electric car scheme.
Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy health services designed to support your well-being.
Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.
Free Eye Tests
Cycle to work scheme

Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust.

We know our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed to ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding one.

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.