Behaviour Support Lead – Trauma-Informed ASD Education

The Cambian Group; England; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cambian Group is seeking a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our team in the UK. We align with our ethos that every child or young person has a personal best, spanning services in education, residential care and health.

The role requires experience in therapeutic settings and delivering leadership in training, with safeguarding as a core obligation. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and conduct safeguarding checks including enhanced DBS and reference checks.

Qualifications

• Experience in a therapeutic educational or residential environment.
• Experience working with young people who may have social care involvement (CiN plans, CP plans, CLA etc.).
• Experience delivering training and/or leadership and small team management.
• Strong understanding of attachment and loss.
• Evidence of therapeutic training/qualifications.
• Psychological/counselling courses attended is desirable.
• Experience of group work with young people.
• Experience of assessment in intervention.
• Understanding responsibilities in protecting their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of their colleagues and others.
• Full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate work with Clinical Psychology and MDT to implement interventions.
• Write, review and update Risk Assessments and Behaviour Support Plans.
• Support for young people’s positive behaviour.
• Observe team and young people to support and model positive behaviour support.
• Plan and support in crisis cases.
• Develop and deliver training to meet needs in supportive interventions and positive behaviour support.
• Staff debrief after incidents and record learnings.
• Review incidents and provide monthly analysis and annual review.
• Convene and chair the High Priority Group weekly.
• Assist with assessing potential new placements.
• Support wider management functions including investigations when required.
• Ensure safeguarding policies are implemented in their work.
• Complete on-call duties as a Senior Manager.
• Work flexibly to support across the campus.

Skills

Therapeutic environment experience

Youth work with looked-after/inn care

Training & leadership

Attachment & loss understanding

Therapeutic training/qualifications

Counselling courses desirable

Group work with young people

Intervention assessment

Health, safety & wellbeing

Full driving licence

Job description

The Cambian Group is seeking a Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our team in the UK. We align with our ethos that every child or young person has a personal best, spanning services in education, residential care and health.

The role requires experience in therapeutic settings and delivering leadership in training, with safeguarding as a core obligation. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and conduct safeguarding checks including enhanced DBS and reference checks.