Behaviour Support Worker

Plumstead Manor School; Woolwich; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Plumstead Manor School in London is seeking a Behaviour Support Worker to contribute to daily pastoral care, monitor behaviour, attendance and punctuality, and support staff in applying the school's behaviour policy.

You will supervise students, assist with on-call and restorative rooms, and provide 1:1 or small group literacy and numeracy interventions under supervision.

The role requires Level 2 English and Maths, commitment to equal opportunities, and may involve additional language skills.

Qualifications

• Level 2 qualifications in English and Maths with experience of working with children and young people.
• Commitment to the school's Equal Opportunities Policy.
• Ability to lead 1:1 or group behaviour intervention sessions.
• Ability to speak an additional language is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and monitor the movement of students around the site during lesson times.
• Supervise students across the site during lunch time.
• Support the operation and monitoring of the Internal Exclusion and Restorative rooms as appropriate.
• Support the effective operation of the on-call system to remove students from lessons as necessary.
• Under supervision provide mentoring and tailored literacy and numeracy catch-up interventions which are evidenced based and therapeutic to students on a 1:1 and small group basis.

Job description

Job Title: Behaviour Support Worker

Location: Plumstead, South East London

Salary: Scale 3 £25,659 per annum (Actual gross salary)

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week, term time only plus 1 week (39 weeks per year)

Closing Date: Monday 19th October at midday

Plumstead Manor is a thriving and popular secondary school located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

Ours is vibrant, diverse and inclusive school with over 60 languages spoken across our community. The foundation of our vision and purpose is to offer excellence to all our young people, based on four clear values which underpin all our work - pride, ambition, respect and togetherness.

Our recipe for success is based on high quality teaching and academic rigour, blended with the highest expectations, support and guidance. This creates the safe and happy environment which young people need to thrive and flourish.

About The Role

As Behaviour Support Worker your role will be to contribute to the daily provision of high-quality pastoral care. This includes monitoring standards and patterns of behaviour and discipline, attendance, and punctuality. You will need to have a good understanding of the school's behaviour policy and be able to support staff in implementing this.

You Will

• Supervise and monitor the movement of students around the site during lesson times returning students who are absent without permission to classrooms


• Supervise students across the site during lunch time


• Support the operation and monitoring of the Internal Exclusion and Restorative rooms as appropriate


• Support the effective operation of the on-call system to remove students from lessons as necessary


• Under supervision provide mentoring and tailored literacy and numeracy catch-up interventions which are evidenced based and therapeutic to students on a 1:1 and small group basis

About You

• You should have level 2 qualifications or equivalent in English and Maths together with experience of working with children and young people


• You should also have a commitment to the school's Equal Opportunities Policy


• The ability to be able to lead 1:1 or group intervention sessions on behaviour would be an advantage


• The ability to speak an additional language would be desirable

Additional Information

• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.


• References will automatically be requested for all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. The successful applicant will be required to be DBS checked prior to taking up post.


• Candidates with previous job titles and experience of; Behavioural Teaching Assistant, Youth Support, Teaching Support, SEN Supervisor, Internal Exclusion Supervisor, Support Worker, Children's Support Worker, Behavioural Support Assistant may also be considered for this role