Behaviour Support Worker

GUARDIAN SELECTION LIMITED; York; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Behaviour Support Worker in York for secondary students with special educational needs. The role involves supporting students with behavioral challenges, implementing support plans, and creating a positive learning environment. Ideal candidates will have experience in similar settings and knowledge of safeguarding practices.

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people with behavioural challenges.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support students with emotional and social difficulties.
• Assist in implementing individual behavior support plans.
• Promote a safe and inclusive learning environment.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Behaviour Management

Education

DBS Registration

Job description

Behaviour Support Worker
Location: York, North Yorkshire
Start Date: September 2025

GSL Education are seeking a Complex Needs Support Worker to work at a Client Secondary school for students with additional needs in York, starting in September 2025.

About the School:

• With an emphasis on SEN children, this school is for secondary aged students, aged from 11 - 19 years which aims to provide SEN students and staff with exceptional standards of care and education.
• Every student at the School has a learning disability, and some of them also require extra special education services due to physical or sensory needs.
• The school provides its students with a customized, individualized curriculum that is in line with their needs and goals and closely related to the outcomes listed in each child's Education, Health, and Care Plan.
• The school's comprehensive curriculum provides teachers with a list of options of accessible and relevant topics to help students develop what is relevant to them and their identified EHCP broad areas of need.
• The curriculums at the school have been created after four years of intensive research into SEND as well as visits, research, and interactions with exceptional settings.
• One of the main goals of the school is to prepare students for adulthood.

Behaviour Support Worker Responsibilities:

• Support students with behavioural, emotional, and social difficulties.
• Assist in implementing individual behaviour support plans and de-escalation strategies.
• Provide in-class support to help students access learning and develop positive routines.
• Deliver focused intervention.
• Promote a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment.
• Build trusting, consistent relationships with students.

Behaviour Support Worker Requirements:

• Experience working with young people with behavioural challenges.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and manage challenging behaviour.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection procedures.
• Training in Team Teach or similar behaviour support strategies is advantageous.
• Hold a DBS registered to the update service or be willing to apply for one through GSL Education.

Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS on the update service.

For more information, or to apply for the role of Behaviour Support Worker in York, North Yorkshire, please call Kerry Fowler at GSL Education. Alternatively, please visit the GSL Education official website to apply online.