Intervention & Pastoral Support Assistant based at Spring Brook Upper

Spring Brook Academy; North Waterhouse Farm; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Spring Brook Academy is seeking an experienced practitioner to support pupils presenting with challenging behaviour and complex SEMH needs. The role focuses on pastoral support to enable personal, social and learning development.

You will intervene during crises, promoting emotional and educational stability through bespoke interventions. You will nurture pupils with empathy, build strong relationships with families and partners, and work collaboratively with staff to deliver tailored strategies

Qualifications

• Sound experience of supporting pupils who present with challenging behaviour and complex needs, preferably within an SEMH setting.
• Experience of supporting pupils to overcome barriers to their personal, social or learning development from a pastoral perspective.
• Experience of intervening to support pupils in crisis or affected trauma by using emotional or educational support.
• An nurturing, empathetic and holistic approach to behaviour management.
• The physical and emotional resilience to support pupils with SEMH, understanding that all behaviour is a form of communication and an indication of an unmet need.
• Experience of delivering bespoke interventions with a focus on reading and phonics to individuals or small groups of pupils.
• Experience of working in partnership with other staff members to support the delivery of bespoke strategies and interventions.
• Experience of supervising pupils over lunch and break times as directed.
• The ability to build relationships with pupils, families and key partners around the pupils.
• The ability to work as part of a team using own initiative when needed.

Responsibilities

• The ability to build relationships with pupils, families and key partners around the pupils.
• The ability to work as part of a team using own initiative when needed.
• Experience of supervising pupils over lunch and break times as directed.
• Experience of delivering bespoke interventions with a focus on reading and phonics to individuals or small groups of pupils.
• Experience of intervening to support pupils in crisis or affected trauma by using emotional or educational support.

Job description

• Soundexperience of supporting pupils who present with challenging behaviour andcomplex needs, preferably within an SEMH setting.
• Experience of supporting pupils to overcomebarriers to their personal, social or learning development from a pastoralperspective.
• Experience of intervening to support pupilsin crisis oraffected trauma by using either emotional or educational support.
• Anurturing, empathetic and holistic approach to behaviour management.
• The physicaland emotional resilience to support pupils with SEMH, understanding that allbehaviour is a form of communication and an indication of an unmet need.
• Experience of delivering bespoke interventionswith a focus on reading and phonics to individuals or small groups of pupils.
• Experienceof working in partnership with other staff members to support the delivery ofbespoke strategies and interventions.
• Experienceof supervising pupils over lunch and break times as directed.
• The ability to build relationships with pupils, familiesand key partners around the pupils.
• The ability to work as part of a team using owninitiative when needed.