Behaviour Support Worker

The Sigma Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension Scheme

Eyecare scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Job summary

The Sigma Trust is seeking a suitably experienced behaviour support worker to join a Secondary GROW provision at The Stanway School in Colchester. You will support KS3 students with SEMH needs, helping them progress socially and academically while upholding safeguarding policies.

You will work closely with parents and colleagues, contribute to assessments, planning and reviews, and engage in ongoing CPD within a collaborative Trust environment.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in learning support/behaviour support or equivalent qualification or experience.
• Experience supporting KS3 children with SEMH needs.
• Ability to communicate with parents/carers to support partnership working and reviews.
• Willingness to work flexibly and creatively.
• Commitment to safeguarding and child protection policies.
• CPD willingness and collaboration across the Trust.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality specialist educational support for KS3 children with SEMH needs.
• Help children make progress in social, emotional development and learning.
• Develop, nurture and model positive relationships in line with GROW values.
• Ensure safeguarding and child protection policies are followed.
• Communicate with parents/carers to support partnership working and reviews.
• Be flexible and creative in delivery of support.
• Contribute to outreach across North East Essex Schools and staff development.
• Support assessment, planning, monitoring and evaluations.

Education

NVQ Level 3 in learning support/behaviour support

Job description

We are seeking a suitably experienced and qualified individual to become a behaviour support worker for a Secondary GROW provision to work with children with social and emotional wellbeing needs. The provision will be based in the Secondary GROW enhanced provision centre in the grounds of The Stanway School in Colchester. GROW for secondary school-aged children is now a well-established enhanced provision across 3 quadrants in Essex. More information about GROW can be found at www.growessex.uk. GROW is an alternative education provision based on Trauma Perceptive Practice through 6 Core Strengths. It will be aimed at students who are experiencing barriers to their learning under the SEMH umbrella. It will provide each child with a personalised curriculum for their individual needs. This will be monitored and reviewed carefully. Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• To support in providing high quality specialist educational support for KS3 children whose needs are related to social and emotional wellbeing;
• To support in enabling children to make demonstrable progress in their social and emotional development and with their learning, building on strengths and resources of the child;
• To develop, nurture and model positive adult and peer relationships in line GROW's values and expectations.
• To ensure that all safeguarding and child protection matters are dealt with in line with policies and procedures and statutory requirements.
• To communicate with parents/carers to ensure partnership working progresses and regular purposeful reviews take place.
• To be able to work flexibly and creatively.
• To contribute to outreach work within the North East Essex Schools to work both with pupils and model practice to staff where appropriate;
• To contribute to assessment, planning, monitoring and evaluations.
  Have NVQ Level 3 in learning support/behaviour support or equivalent qualification or experience;
• Are able to make a proactive contribution to the work of a team supporting children, their families and carers;
• Are able to participate in assessing the progress and performance and recommend appropriate strategies to support development;
• Are able to establish rapport and build respectful and trusting relationships with children, their families and carers and other adults
  A competitive salary
• Robust CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
• Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships
• Employee benefits including: Employee Assistance Programme, Pension Scheme, Eyecare scheme and Cycle to Work scheme