Behaviour Support Assistant

Veritas Education Recruitment; Swadlincote; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Veritas Education is recruiting a Behaviour Support Assistant for a secondary school in Harrow. The role supports students with challenging behaviour, focusing on social, emotional, and mental health needs through a therapeutic approach.

The school offers ongoing staff support and a strong team culture, with long-standing colleagues contributing to a supportive environment. The position is full-time, term-time only, located in Harrow, North West London, with a commitment to safeguarding and DBS

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification is required.
• School experience preferred but not essential.
• An understanding of Social, emotional, and mental health.
• Strong behaviour management techniques.
• Previous support work within a school or other child related experience.
• Professional manner.
• Enthusiasm and friendly approach.
• Experience or knowledge within special educational needs.

Skills

Degree level qualification

School experience

Understanding of mental health

Behaviour management

Child-related experience

Professional manner

Enthusiasm and friendly approach

Special educational needs knowledge

Education

Degree level qualification

Job description

Behaviour Support Assistant

Harrow, North West London

Full Time, Term time only role

We are currently working with a secondary school in Harrow, who are currently looking to recruit a experienced Behaviour Support Assistant to support students with challenging behaviour.

The secondary school require Behaviour Support Assistant to assist the social, emotional, and mental health difficulties through a therapeutic approach. They have a unique approach to managing behaviour management and believe they nurture and support students individual needs. The headteacher is very hands on and offer ongoing support to all staff. The school pride itself on having long standing members of staff which speaks volumes.

Key skills and experience needed:

• Degree level qualification is required.
• School experience preferred but not essential.
• An understanding of Social, emotional, and mental health
• Strong behaviour management techniques.
• Previous support work within a school or other child related experience.
• Professional manner.
• Enthusiasm and friendly approach.
• Experience or knowledge within special educational needs.

Veritas Education offer competitive rates of pay

Veritas Education are actively working with schools in Havering, Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge, Newham, Waltham Forest, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Islington, Camden, Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Haringey, Enfield, Barnet, Harrow, Brent, Hillingdon, Ealing, Hounslow, Hammersmith, Richmond, Kingston, Croydon, Merton, Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, Greenwich, Bexley and Bromley.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR VERITAS EDUCATION

• All applications are subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure, professional reference checks, Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable) in line with our stringent safeguarding policy
• Your CV must cover the last 10 years of employment history where possible and all employment breaks must be explained
• You must have legal right to work in the UK
• You must be willing to attend a registration interview

Veritas Education work with a variety of schools covering a wide geographical area. We deal with teaching placements at Primary, Secondary and college level as well as support staff positions also within these.

Disclaimer

'Nothing within the above advert was in any way designed or intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Veritas Education is an Equal opportunities employer and is proud in the knowledge that all placements are made on merit and suitability. We accept applications from all sections of the community.'