Behaviour Support Worker

Vision For Education Ltd.; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent daily rates

Guaranteed pay scheme

Pension contributions

Training & safeguarding updates

Refer a friend bonus

Dedicated consultant

Job summary

Vision For Education Ltd. is seeking Behaviour Support Workers to join partner SEND provisions in the Huddersfield area. You will work with pupils with Autism, PMLD, MLD and SEMH, in group and 1:1 settings across a range of ages and learning levels.

The role focuses on adapting activities, preventing triggers and helping pupils make time in school beneficial and productive. Applicants should have experience with children or young people, be prepared for an Enhanced DBS, and provide suitable

Qualifications

• Hold, or be prepared to undergo an Enhanced DBS, registered to the Update Service
• We must be able to obtain valid references from these roles
• 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 4 years

Responsibilities

• Support groups of children with additional needs such as Autism, PMLD, MLD and SEMH
• Work within group and 1:1 settings with a range of ages and levels of learning
• Adapt activities and routines to support pupils and prevent triggers
• Contribute to creating a nurturing, patient and empathetic environment

Job description

£95 - £115 Per Day Inclusive of Holiday Pay

Temporary, Full Time Role

Requirements

To be considered for the Behaviour Support Worker role, you will:

• 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 4 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

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 4 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 Autism, PMLD, MLD and Social, emotional and mental health needs. You will be required to work within group and 1:1 setting 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 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.

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 Pay As You 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), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• FREE training to help with your 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, who will provide ongoing support.

The Edwin Group is voted a top UK-employer in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026. Rated as 'Excellent' by our staff in all categories and recognised as having industry leading and world-class levels of employee engagement across the Group.