Behaviour Support Assistant – Secondary

Supply Hive Wales; Barry; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Safeguarding training provided

Job summary

Supply Hive Wales is looking for calm, positive people to support secondary students who find school hard going, in schools across Barry and the Vale of Glamorgan. If you can stay level-headed, build trust with teenagers and help them get back on track, we'd love to hear from you.

Experience with young people – in a school, youth work, sport, care or similar setting – is valued. Enhanced DBS, ideally on the Update Service. Safeguarding training and ongoing support are provided.

Qualifications

• Experience with young people – in a school, youth work, sport, care or similar setting.
• No TA qualification needed – we'll chat through your experience and suitability before you register.
• Resilient, fair and good at building relationships with teenagers.
• Enhanced DBS, ideally on the Update Service.

Responsibilities

• Supporting students in and out of lessons to stay engaged with their learning.
• Helping to de-escalate situations calmly and consistently.
• Reinforcing the school's behaviour approach and recognising positive choices.
• Working alongside teachers and the pastoral team to support each student.

Skills

Experience with young people

Education

Enhanced DBS (Update Service preferred)

Job description

Behaviour Support Assistant – Secondary, Vale of Glamorgan

Supply Hive Wales is looking for calm, positive people to support secondary students who find school hard going, in schools across Barry and the Vale of Glamorgan. If you can stay level-headed, build trust with teenagers and help them get back on track, we'd love to hear from you.

The role

• Supporting students in and out of lessons to stay engaged with their learning
• Helping to de-escalate situations calmly and consistently
• Reinforcing the school's behaviour approach and recognising positive choices
• Working alongside teachers and the pastoral team to support each student

About you

• Experience with young people – in a school, youth work, sport, care or similar setting
• No TA qualification needed – we'll chat through your experience and suitability before you register
• Resilient, fair and good at building relationships with teenagers
• Enhanced DBS, ideally on the Update Service

What we offer

• £18,135–£20,589 per annum, paid weekly every Friday
• Safeguarding training provided
• Work in secondary schools across the Vale of Glamorgan and Cardiff
• A dedicated Secondary and ALN consultant who'll get to know you