Behaviour Support Worker

Vision for Education - Huddersfield; Kirkheaton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An education recruitment agency seeks a Behaviour Support Worker in Kirkheaton to assist children with additional needs in a school setting. The role requires recent experience working with youth and a nurturing approach. The position offers competitive daily pay, professional development opportunities, and the chance for long-term employment.

Benefits

Weekly pay

Guaranteed pay scheme

Free training and professional development

Pension contributions

Dedicated consultant for support

Qualifications

• Recent experience working with children or young people within the last 2 years.
• Ability to obtain references from previous roles.
• Hold or be prepared to undergo an Enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Support groups of children with additional needs in a school setting.
• Work alongside pupils to create a beneficial school experience.
• Monitor and manage any triggers or signs of unease in pupils.

Skills

Experience with children or young people

Nurturing and empathetic attitude

Ability to manage challenging behaviors

Job description

Overview

Behaviour Support Worker – Huddersfield

£89 - £110 Per Day Inclusive of Holiday Pay. Temporary, Full Time Role. Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications.

The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are: recent experience obtained within the last 2 years of working with children or young people, ideally within a school, nursery, childcare, youth work, play or care setting. We must be able to obtain references from these roles.

The Role

We are currently seeking additional Behaviour Support Workers for work within our partner Specialist provisions. The Behaviour Support Worker role involves supporting groups of children with additional needs such as ASD, PMLD, MLD and social, emotional and mental health needs. You will be required to work within group and 1:1 settings with a range of ages and levels of learning. Your daily routine will involve continuously adapting and working alongside pupils to make their time in school as beneficial and productive as possible. Your main objective will be to support these pupils with this, as well as making sure they are not displaying any triggers or any signs of unease. Our main aim is to offer the best possible support to pupils. In order to be successful for this role a nurturing, patient and empathetic attitude will be key.

The School

This SEND school is based in the Huddersfield area and is easily accessible via public transport. They support a diverse group of pupils with a range of complex learning needs, social and emotional difficulties and challenging behaviours. There is also ample car parking. We are continually seeking quality caring staff members, who with additional experience and training may eventually become full time or even supply support staff members.

Requirements

• Have previous experience of working with children or young people; ideally within a school, nursery, childcare, youth work, play or care setting within the last 2 years.
• We must be able to obtain valid references from these roles.
• Hold, or be prepared to undergo an Enhanced DBS, registered to the Update Service.
• Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Vision for Education

Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

What Vision for Education Offer

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the PayAsYou Earn (PAYE) system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers' Regulations).
• Free training to help with professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant for ongoing support.
• The Edwin Group is a Top 10 UK-employer in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023, rated as Excellent by staff.

How to Apply

If you are keen to work as a Behaviour Support Worker and are committed to safe working and the supervision of young people, have experience with or have always wanted to work within SEND, then we would love to hear from you. Apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities across Vision for Education, please contact our Huddersfield SEND Team.

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