Behavioural Support Assistant
Orchard Primary Academy, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 8QTThis job expired on 8 December 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
January 2024
Closing date
8 December 2023 at 9am
Date listed
24 November 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22,020.18 Annually (Actual)
Behavioural Support Assistant job summary
Behaviour support
To support a whole school approach to behaviour management, keeping under review your skill sets, competencies and training.
Ensure the restraint and incident forms and log books are completed correctly as appropriate to each incident and that any actions are followed through, monitoring these for report to the other pastoral team members and SLT.
To assist in overseeing all restraint and incident reports in the school’s MIS application, written during the school day and to deliver post intervention sessions to staff and pupils at school.
To co-ordinate and support staff to accurately record information regarding incidents on
Be part of the pastoral team and monitor/analyse the patterns of behaviour to ensure the effectiveness of the behaviour strategies adopted by the school discussing incidents as appropriate.
To work with individuals and small groups in order to promote the emotional well-being of pupils identified as having or at risk of developing behavioural difficulties. To work proactively with new pupils assisting in a successful transfer and transition to other local schools.
To respond to behaviour incidents when required e.g. walkie-talkie calls
To assist in identifying early signs of disengagement and contribute to specific interventions to encourage re-engagement.
To develop and maintain effective and supportive relations with pupils and those engaged with them.
To assist in the development, implementation, review and evaluation of behavioural improvement and support plans.
To assist in devising, implementing and evaluating, monitoring systems for identified areas of specific intervention.
To contribute to the identification and sharing of good practice.
To provide advice, data information and resources to internal professionals in order to assist them in managing individual and group behaviour.
To attend staff meetings as appropriate.
Hold and lead meetings with parents to provide behaviour support under the direction of the Pastoral Manager.
Making decisions to interpret best practice found elsewhere in light of this school’s needs and make recommendations to the Pastoral lead.
Support children 1:1 or in small groups in the classroom, pastoral areas or in the academy nurture-based provision.
Administration
Ensure all behaviour incidents are recorded on CPOMS and follow-up actions are completed in a timely manner.
Complete all behaviour reporting templates and forms of information sharing to SLT in a timely manner.
Monitor the use and quality of staff’s reporting of incidents.
Prepare behaviour-related paperwork and letter as directed by the pastoral manager.
To assist in providing data information and reports to internal and external professionals in order to assist them in managing individual and group behaviour.
Provide up-to-date information with external agencies when required
To contribute to the development of policies and practices which will promote engagement and behaviour management.
Safeguarding
Complete all training required to act as one of the academy’s Deputy Safeguarding Leads.
Report all safeguarding concerns via CPOMS in line with the academy’s expectations.
Looks for patterns in behaviours which may link to safeguarding concerns and liaise with the Pastoral Manager to action next steps
Provide training for staff around the links between safeguarding and behaviour
Work with the DSL and Pastoral Manager to action next steps in support to children and parents/carers
Other duties
Be visible to children and parents at break/lunch times and in the playground at the start and end of the day.
Carry out break and lunch times duties when required or as timetabled
Attend meetings with external agencies to support SLT and the Pastoral Manager when required to.
Work under the direction of the Pastoral Manager in developing the Pastoral Hib provision and offer to children and their families.
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.
About Orchard Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 414 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Orchard Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
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