Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner

Woodley School and College, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD5 8JE

5 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 September 2024

• Closing date

  1 July 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 June 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours a week working term time plus the equivalent of 1 week of inset days and 4 weeks during holidays
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: G9-10

What skills and experience we're looking for

Woodley School and College is seeking to appoint an outstanding PBS Practitioner who has passion and has drive to empower our students to improve communication, independence and achievement.

Salary: Grade 9-10

Salary starting point is negotiable depending on experience and qualifications.

We are looking for a person who has already started their PBS qualification journey. You may have the BTEC level 4/5 in PBS or have just started your masters, wherever you are we are excited to meet you. Our mission is to develop PBS practitioners to be the best they can be whether that be supporting tier 3 & 2 students or helping class staff to develop tier 1 school wide strategies. Your valued input will be supported by full professional supervision from a level 7 practitioner and UKABA board member. You will:

• Inspire trust and confidence
• Be a skilled team operator
• Have a great understanding of the challenges autistic children and young people face
• Be a flexible, reflective and self-evaluating practitioner
• Take positive action to improve the quality of learning throughout the school

https://www.bild.org.uk/about-pbs

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• A well-staffed PBS team
• The opportunity to develop leadership skills if that is your ambition
• On going supervision for your PBS qualification journey
• The opportunity to be at the forefront of PBS development in UK schools
• Membership of a dynamic therapeutic team which includes Speech and Language therapists, Occupational Health therapists, an Art therapist and Autism Practice specialist trainers.
• A school ethos based on improving the Quality of Life for all

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Give us a call and come and see us for a chat about our ambition for you and PBS at Woodley School and College. Please call 01484 223937 to make an appointment with Jo Hill.

For further information about school, please visit our website- www.woodleyschool.org.uk/

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

Applying for the job

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@woodleyschool.org.uk

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Woodley School and College

• School type: Special school, ages 5 to 19
• School size: 138 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Woodley School and College website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@woodleyschool.org.uk
• Phone number: 01484223937
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodley-school-and-college (opens in new tab)

Woodley School and College is a Kirklees Local Authority special school for children and young people with autism aged 5-19.

Arranging a visit to Woodley School and College

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@woodleyschool.org.uk.

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