Behaviour Support Manager

Academics Ltd.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A secondary school in Basingstoke is seeking a Behaviour Support Manager to work full-time in a term-time role. The ideal candidate must have experience with challenging behaviour and possess the skills to communicate effectively in high-stress situations. This position focuses on providing guidance and emotional support to students, ensuring their individual needs are met in a caring and structured environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with children or young people with challenging behaviour.
• Knowledge of behavioural interventions and implementation.
• Classroom support experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage behaviour of students with social and emotional difficulties.
• Implement ongoing behavioural interventions.
• Provide care, support, and discipline while acting as a positive role model.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Behaviour Management

Education

NVQ level 3 or 4 or equivalent

Job description

Behaviour Support Manager – Basingstoke – ASAP start!

Academics are recruiting on behalf of a secondary school in Basingstoke who are seeking an experienced Behaviour Support Manager to join their support staff team. This is a full-time, term-time position working 39 weeks of the year/42.5 hours per week. .

They are a secondary SEMH provision which caters for pupils from 10-16 years with social, emotional and mental health needs, and other complex needs such as Autism. Due to the needs of the students, class sizes are small so you are able to meet their individual learning and emotional needs.

The successful Behaviour Support Manager will play an active role in managing the behaviour of students with Social, Emotional, Communication and Interaction Difficulties on a day to day basis.
You will support the Team Leader in implementing ongoing behavioural interventions and ensuring effective communication is maintained throughout the school.

As an experienced Behaviour Support Manager you must have the skills to communicate complex information to staff, pupils and family members/carers in an empathetic and support way, which is often in a highly emotional/stressful environment.

You will be required to provide care, support, guidance, discipline and encouragement to all students, offering fairness, boundaries and overall being a positive role model. You must have knowledge of theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of behavioural interventions, procedures and practices – i.e. positive and negative reinforcement.

To be considered for the position you must:
Possess an NVQ level 3 or 4 or equivalent
Have experience of working with children or young people with challenging behaviour
Possess behavioural knowledge and behavioural implementation
Be a car driver
Come with classroom support experience
Behaviour management training/de-escalation technique training is desirable but not essential

If you would like to be considered for the role of Behaviour Support Manager in Basingstoke, please apply!