Behaviour Support Worker / Pastoral Behaviour Management

AWD online; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established Education Trust is seeking a motivated Learning and Behaviour Support Worker in Hedge End, Southampton. Key responsibilities include supporting students and managing behaviour, liaising with parents, and providing mentoring. The ideal candidate will possess outstanding interpersonal skills and a commitment to promoting student welfare. This is a full-time, term-time only position with a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Free large on-site car park

Good transport links

Cycle-to-Work scheme

Staff membership at on-site Leisure Centre

Public sector pension scheme

Qualifications

• Highly motivated and committed individual.
• Ability to support youngsters and parents.
• Professional and friendly manner.

Responsibilities

• Support students in managing behaviour.
• Act as a communication link with parents.
• Provide pastoral support for students.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Positive behaviour management

Mentoring

Job description

Learning and Behaviour Support Worker who is a highly motivated and committed individual with outstanding interpersonal skills is required for a well-established Education Trust based in Hedge End, Southampton.

This role is known within the organisation as a Behaviour Support Officer.

SALARY: £25,186 - £26,244 per annum FTE, Actual Annual Salary £20,900 + Benefits

LOCATION: Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire (SO30)

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent (term time only)

WORKING HOURS: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.30am - 4.00pm, term time only (40 weeks)

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Learning and Behaviour Support Worker who is a highly motivated and committed individual with outstanding interpersonal skills.

Working as a Learning and Behaviour Support Worker you will be working with youngsters and parents in supporting their progress and integration in school.

As a Learning and Behaviour Support Worker you will be supporting staff and students in sustaining positive behaviour management across the school. You will be confident in dealing with students, staff and parents on a day-to-day basis.

As a Learning and Behaviour Support Worker you will have an interest in supporting young people and will need to have a professional but friendly manner, respecting confidentially at all times. The ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a wider team is essential.

DUTIES

Your duties and responsibilities as the Learning and Behaviour Support Worker will include:

• Be a key home/school communication link, dealing with queries from parents, and offering support and guidance as required
• Provide pastoral support for all students and assist with their behaviour management, referring matters to relevant members of staff as necessary
• Be available for ‘Call Out’ when concerns are raised during the school day
• Work with specific students identified as underachieving, or having behaviour/emotional needs
• Checking absences and potential truancy
• Undertake the supervision of late/truancy detentions on a rota basis
• Assist the Parent Support Worker with student attendance issues
• Support the DoPA and/or Pastoral Support Worker with students returning from exclusion
• Monitor the schools’ inclusion facility ensuring that work and equipment are available on a daily basis
• Where appropriate work with students following an inclusion through one to one mentoring to prevent incidents reoccurring
• Mentoring individual students
• Work with the Learning Support Team in assessing students and identifying those in need of extra support
• Carry out contractual duties and responsibilities directed as allocated by the Headteacher
• Uphold the school rules and encourage students to behave appropriately
• Provide where necessary written details of students’ progress/behaviour to assist Annual Reviews and or other assessments
• Attend staff meetings and any appropriate planning meeting set up for individuals with whom you are working

BENEFITS

• Helping to shape the futures of children in the community
• Welcoming, Supportive, Friendly and sociable colleagues
• An Amazing Competitive salary
• Free large on-site car park
• Good transport links
• A tax efficient Cycle-to-Work scheme through salary sacrifice
• An amazing rate for staff membership at the modern on-site Leisure Centre
• Enrolment in one of the UK’s Largest public sector pension schemes

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The school will ensure that all their recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service / DBS checks along with other relevant employment checks.

We reserve the right to close any of our vacancies early.

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JOB REF: AWDO-P13819

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