Behaviour Support Practitioner

Buckinghamshire Council; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

William Harding School in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, is seeking a dedicated Behaviour Support Practitioner to join our four-form entry primary school. You will support pupils with behavioral, social and emotional needs, de-escalate incidents and work with families and external professionals.

We offer a strong wellbeing culture, internal CPD and a supportive Extended Leadership Team. Permanent, full-time role with a collaborative team across year groups; you will be supported by the FLO, SEN,

Qualifications

• Commitment to supporting pupils with behavioural, social and emotional needs.
• Ability to respond calmly and confidently to high-level behaviour incidents.
• Understanding of behaviour and support strategies to promote wellbeing.
• Ability to collaborate with staff, families and external professionals.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with behavioural, social and emotional needs.
• Assist in de-escalation and behavior management in the classroom.
• Collaborate with Year teams and SEN/ELT to promote pupil wellbeing.
• Engage in workload and wellbeing initiatives and CPD activities.

Skills

Behaviour support

De-escalation

Emotional regulation

Inclusion

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to work with a hard-working and dedicated staff and wonderful children who live our school motto of; Aim high… Work hard… Be kind… William Harding School is a four-form entry primary school, but we pride ourselves on maintaining a small school feel within each year group.

Why Work at William Harding?

The devolved leadership structure of the Extended Leadership Team, which includes the SLT, AHTs and the Business Support Manager, means that working in teams for support and workload is paramount. As a four-form entry school, all of our teachers work in teams of four teachers, one of whom is the Year Lead who works to support all teachers. Our Curriculum is also supported by schemes to reduce workload. As a year group, the team share workload to support wellbeing, in areas such as shared planning, extra-curricular activities, resources, displays and other tasks.

We offer a wide ranging internal CPD program for all staff and have a SEND and FLO team who can also support with bespoke CPD for SEND and Pastoral needs.

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Interviews: will be scheduled according to applications that are received.

About us

We are a welcoming, inclusive community with a diverse mix of pupils which includes an Additional Resourced Provision for pupils with Speech and Language needs and Physical Disabilities. Our students enjoy strong, meaningful relationships with each other and the staff, making it an exceptional place to work.

William Harding has a clear vision led by an experienced and ambitious leadership team. Staff are committed to raising standards and there is a strong emphasis on staff wellbeing and teamwork. We have well behaved children who are keen to learn. We are looking for enthusiastic, ambitious and skilled teachers to be part of our commitment to achieving excellence. William Harding is resourced well to drive forward teaching and learning.

Workload and wellbeing at William Harding

We pride ourselves on our wellbeing offer at William Harding and it is our mission to support the workload and wellbeing of all staff.

Some of the things we offer include:

• Workload and wellbeing committee to raise and discuss wellbeing ideas
• Workload and wellbeing trials to test ideas before rolling out across the school
• Open door policy with line managers, ELT and SLT
• Onsite staff counsellor
• External support including EAP and OH
• Wellbeing focus and opportunities in training and staff meetings
• Wellbeing focus as part of staff appraisals
• Wellbeing time
• Protected report writing time

About the role

Other staff to support you:

• Each year group has a Lead Teaching Assistant who will line manage teaching assistants and support the boosting of pupils’ outcomes.
• The FLO (Family Liaison Officer) team are around to support with children's pastoral needs as well as our School Counsellor
• The SEN team offer support and guidance and work with pupils
• The ELT (Extended Leadership Team) work across Year groups to support the team
• The Support Administrator will liaise with parents on your behalf, support you with admin and lead on organising trips
• The Inclusion and Community AHT can also support with behaviour, parents and events.

Please see attached Job description for full details.

About you

The successful applicant will demonstrate:

• A commitment to supporting pupils with behavioural, social and emotional needs
• The ability to respond calmly and confidently to high-level behaviour incidents and support de-escalation
• A sound understanding of behaviour, emotional regulation and effective support strategies
• The initiative to develop proactive interventions and promote positive pupil wellbeing
• A commitment to inclusion, high expectations and helping all pupils succeed
• The ability to build positive relationships and work collaboratively with pupils, staff, families and external professionals

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