Behaviour & Wellbeing Assistant

Ebor Academy Trust; Beverley; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

All Saints' Church of England Federation of Academies is seeking a Senior Wellbeing and Behaviour Team Assistant on a temporary maternity cover basis. The role reports to the Designated Safeguarding Lead and Head of School, promoting pupil safety and supporting vulnerable learners.

You will work within the wellbeing and behaviour team to provide interventions, respond to crises, and assist with administration while communicating with parents and carers to support emotional wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Experience in school wellbeing and safeguarding.
• Ability to support pupils with emotional wellbeing and mental health needs.
• Proven skills in advocating for vulnerable learners.

Responsibilities

• Support children’s behaviour for learning within the classroom context.
• Deliver planned one-to-one, personalised and small group interventions to improve wellbeing.
• Support whole-school behaviour incidents and assist children in crisis.
• Assist the Designated Safeguarding Lead with administration and record keeping.
• Communicate effectively with parents and carers and provide necessary support.

Skills

Wellbeing support

Behaviour management

Advocacy

Communication with parents

Job description

All Saints' Church of England Federation of Academies has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Wellbeing and Behaviour Team Assistant to join our hardworking and supportive staff team on a temporary basis to cover a maternity leave. We are looking to appoint someone who will work under the direction of our Designated Safeguarding Lead and Head of School to promote and support the safety of all pupils. This will involve; working as part of the wellbeing and behaviour team within the school to be an advocate for the most vulnerable of learners. The role will also involve working alongside colleagues to provide support to pupils to reduce the barriers to their learning whilst providing or suggesting additional or specific support to promote children's emotional wellbeing.

The position will include; supporting children's behaviour for learning within the classroom context, providing planned one to one, personalised and bespoke group interventions focused on improving children's wellbeing and emerging lower level mental health needs. The role will also support whole school behaviour incidents and responding to children in crisis who are having difficulty with behaviour routines and expectations. Support for the DSL with relevant administration duties and record keeping is a requirement for the postholder. Communicating effectively with parents and carers and providing necessary support will also be a key part of the role.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a growing Academy Trust which offers excellent, long term career development and strives to provide an inclusive environment in which all children are encouraged to become responsible for themselves, their learning and their behaviour.

Our central aim is to enable all children and staff to develop as aspirational learners and leaders who strive to reach their goals and achieve their potential.

At Ebor Academy Trust we believe we are one school with many sites, we believe in helping our children to achieve the very best outcomes while feeling inspired and supported to achieve their very best.

At All Saints' Church of England Federation, we ensure that our children develop a range of qualities, attitudes and skills that will prepare them effectively for the future, underpinned by our Core Christian Values of Thankfulness, Forgiveness, Courage and Community. Our overarching vision of 'Building the Bridge to Success Together' encapsulates our approach as we ensure that our children, their families and our staff are provided with the environment and stimulus to succeed and flourish. We are very proud of our position at the heart of the community, and despite being such a large federation, we pride ourselves on our family atmosphere and ability to meet each individual child's academic and emotional needs.

We inspire our pupils to be RICHER [Resilient, Independent, Confident, Happy, Enthusiastic, Respectful] learners, providing them with the skills and passion for learning to succeed. Teamwork and encouragement forms a large part of our ethos and children are encouraged to celebrate their successes and also the successes of others.

Working with us

Ebor Academy Trust is a values driven organisation of over 1000 staff working in 26 schools across Yorkshire and the Humber.

With staff engagement score of over 90% our staff tell us that Ebor Academy Trust is truly a great place to work and our low staff turnover shows that people see their time with us as a long term investment.

Don't just take our word for it, here are a few quotes from our staff,

'I love the idea of helping children and nurturing them and seeing them develop and this is just the best place to be. I've worked here for nearly 20 years and the children are absolutely amazing. They're so polite. They make every day different and new and exciting.'

'The staff are great and we all look after each other.'

'I'm proud to say I work here.'

'Seeing those moments when they just get something, when that new piece of learning really clicks and their eyes light up and you get that moment of awe and wonder on their face.'

'Strong, clear and dedicated leadership. Leaders who lead by example and who care about every single stakeholder.'

'Fair, honest and transparent employer. Huge amounts of exciting opportunities for people to develop their skill sets and career pathways (CPD is a big priority).'

We offer generous terms and conditions of employment, if you would like to know more about the benefits of working at Ebor Academy Trust please see the attached document 'The benefit of working at Ebor Academy Trust'

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We follow safer recruitment practices and appointments are subject to, amongst other things, an enhanced DBS check. Please see the Trust's for further information.