Behaviour Support Practitioner - William Harding School

Buckinghamshire Council; Aylesbury; Hybride; GBP 30 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Onsite staff counsellor

EAP and OH support

Wellbeing focus in training and staff/

Wellbeing time

Résumé du poste

William Harding School in Aylesbury invites applications for a full-time teaching role within an inclusive, supportive community. We are a four-form entry school with a strong emphasis on teamwork, workload reduction, and staff wellbeing, backed by a devolved leadership structure.

The successful candidate will contribute to safeguarding, inclusion, and high expectations, working with SLT, FLO, SEN teams, and other staff to raise standards and support pupils with behavioural, social, and

Qualifications

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

Responsabilités

• Lead Teaching Assistant line manages teaching assistants and supports boosting pupil outcomes.
• FLO team to support children's pastoral needs and School Counsellor assistance.
• SEN team provides support and guidance for pupils.
• ELT works across Year groups to support the team.
• Support Administrator liaises with parents and helps organise trips.
• Inclusion and Community AHT assist with behaviour, parents and events.

Description du poste

Location: Aylesbury

Overview

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

The SLT take wellbeing and workload very seriously and this is clear in the work we do towards supporting staff. More information can be found here www.williamhardingschool.co.uk under the Wellbeing tab.

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

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. Please contact [e-mail] to arrange a visit or to find out more about the role. We would also suggest that you look at our website for information about our school.

William Harding School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to a disclosure of criminal records at an enhanced level. Any offer of employment, or agreement to volunteer, is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and DBS checks. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, online searches will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates. The search is not part of the shortlisting process itself, and candidates will have a chance to address any issues of concern that come up during the search at interview.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.