Behaviour Support Worker
Swanlea School, London, E1 5DJThis job expired on 6 February 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 February 2023 at 9am
Date listed
10 January 2023
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 8.15am to 4.15pm approximately
Contract type
- Fixed term - 6 months (January 2023 to July 2023 initially)
Pay scale
- Scale 4 (from £20,884)
What skills and experience we're looking for
An exciting opportunity to join our Behaviour Support Team has arisen. We require candidates who are energetic individuals, to monitor and control pupils’ and visitors’ access to and around the building. You will need to be firm but fair in your dealings with people. You will be willing to be trained to administer basic First Aid. Fluency in English is a requirement. We are looking for highly motivated individuals and it would be an advantage if you already have some experience of working with young people.
What the school offers its staff
We are an OFSTED outstanding school with a culture of high expectations based on our Swanlea Values. We are in the top 120 schools for progress at KS4 and have an ALPs score of 3, making us the best performing sixth form for progress in Tower Hamlets. The vast majority of our students progress onto top universities including Oxford and Cambridge. We have the best attendance and behaviour figures in the local authority. Despite our successes, we are not complacent and we believe that we have the capacity to further improve.
In return, we can offer the following:
- A competitive salary with inner London weighting and pension scheme;
- A highly regarded middle and emergent leadership programme;
- A broad and wide ranging staff development programme, delivered by outstanding experts;
- A central location with excellent transport links;
- Outstanding facilities and resources to support teaching and learning;
- A friendly and diverse student and staff community;
- Discount scheme that offers savings on purchases, including groceries, eating out, entertainment, etc;
- Season ticket loan scheme;
- Cycle to work scheme;
- Free eye tests and discounted eye-care scheme;
- Access to confidential emotional and practical advice support services.
Commitment to safeguarding
Swanlea School’s safeguarding policies will be reviewed annually, or earlier if needed in the light of an incident, new legislation or guidance calls for the need for a review.
In line with our school vision and values, alongside our statutory duties, Swanlea School is committed to upholding the highest standards of safeguarding.
The procedures within our Child Protection Policy apply to all staff, volunteers, visitors and governors. All procedures are written in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022.
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About Swanlea School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1304 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Swanlea School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@swanlea.co.uk
- Phone number
- 02073753267
We are an OFSTED outstanding school with a culture of high expectations based on our Swanlea Values. In Tower Hamlets, we are the top performing mixed school for progress at KS4, for all students’ progress at KS5 and our attendance and punctuality is amongst the best in the country. Most of our students progress on to top universities including Oxford and Cambridge. Despite our successes, we are not complacent, and we believe that we have the capacity to further improve.
We are an over-subscribed school that has around 1300 children from Year 7 through to Year 13. Our students are proud of their school, and we have extremely supportive parents/carers and governors. We are highly committed to the development of all colleagues as evident in our comprehensive CPD programme.
Swanlea School is in one of the most deprived areas in the UK; almost 50% of our students receive the Pupil Premium. Our students may come from disadvantaged backgrounds, but they do not lack ambition for their futures, and neither do we as reflected in our no excuses culture. Our highly motivated and hard-working staff are driven by the moral imperative that our young people can achieve highly. We welcome students from all backgrounds. The school is inspired by the diversity and strength of its community, an inclusive approach to learning, excellence in education and varied, innovative approaches to teaching and learning.
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