Behavioural Support Specialist

Vision for Education Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent PAYE rates

Pension contributions

AWR compliance

Refer a friend bonus

Dedicated consultant support

Job summary

Vision for Education Ltd in Birmingham is seeking a dedicated Behavioural Support Specialist to work within a SEN school in Shard End, Birmingham.

You will support students with challenging behaviours, develop and implement plans to help them learn new skills, and work closely with teachers, parents and other staff to ensure individual needs are met.

Qualifications

• Hold suitable qualifications such as Youth Work, Health and Social Care or Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools are desired but not essential.
• Strong communications skills with the ability to quickly build rapport with students.
• Able to obtain suitable references and a DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals in managing and regulating challenging behaviours.
• Evaluate needs and create and implement plans to support students' behavioural needs.
• Work closely with teachers, parents and support staff to meet individual needs.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Rapport building

DBS check

Education

Youth Work qualification

Health and Social Care

Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools

Job description

Vision for Educationare seekinga dedicated and compassionate Behavioural Support Specialist to work within a School in Shard End, Birmingham.

The Role

• A Behaviour Support Assistant helps to assist individuals managing and regulating challenging behaviours.
• Main responsibility is to evaluate the individuals needs and to create and implement plans to positively support students behavioural needs and to provide support and guidance to help manage behaviours in different situations.
• Assisting in intervention plansbased on assessment findings and to help individuals learn new skills and to improve their abilities to cope.
• Working alongside teachers, parents and a range of support staff closely to ensure individual needs are met and prioritised.

The School

• A SEN School situated in the eastern area of Birmingham with ages ranging from 4-11.
• The school provides an appropriate curriculum which provides a natural progression from the Early Years Foundation Learning programme, using a child centred approach.
• Always working to the best of their ability and kept up to date with relevant current research and best practice.
• Dedicated to following their visions, ethos and values whilst striving for achieving opportunities to improve outcomes and stability and success for all.

About you

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

• Hold suitable qualifications such as Youth Work, Health and Social Care or Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools are desired but not essential.
• Have strong communications skills with the ability to quickly build rapport with students
• Able to obtain suitable references and a DBS check.

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-leadingeducation recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. We are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff. We have branches across the country.

What Vision for Educaiton offer

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using thePay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers' Regulations), to make sure you get thepay andworkingconditionsyou are entitled to.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.