Positive Behaviour Support Mentor

LSEC; Bromley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

LSEC seeks a dedicated Support Worker to assist young learners facing challenges, ensuring they receive appropriate education and care in alignment with their needs. This role combines collaboration with families and professionals, making a significant impact on the lives of individuals with disabilities while contributing to their educational journey. Join a dynamic team committed to safeguarding and inclusive education.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Pension scheme contributions

Employee Assistance Programme

Free onsite parking

Cycle to work scheme

Annual season ticket loan

Gym access

Discounts in restaurants and beauty treatments

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people with disabilities.
• Understanding of safeguarding and discrimination issues.
• Willingness to assist with personal care needs.

Responsibilities

• Support learners following the Positive Behaviour Support framework.
• Work with curriculum teams and other agencies to ensure proper support.
• Create and review Behaviour Support Plans.

Skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

IT Knowledge

Job description

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About the role:

Please note we don't have a fixed closing date but instead will close the role when we have sufficient applicants to interview so apply soon to not miss out!

The Role

You will support the team in line with the Positive Behaviour Support framework to train and offer guidance in supporting young people and adults who may show behaviours of concern. You will work with young people, curriculum teams, families and multi agency professions to ensure learners have access to the right support to engage and achieve in their learning programmes and college activities and services in line with their Educational Health & Care Plans (EHCPs).

You will be required to provide person-centred Positive Behaviour Support to learners with severe and complex learning difficulties and/or disabilities which may include supporting them with personal care where necessary. You will work with learners who have Behaviour Support Plans, be responsible for creating and reviewing these and support staff to implement appropriate strategies.

Skills and ExperienceYou will have good literacy and numeracy skills and have the ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with learners, teachers, parent/carers and, other agencies involved with the students. Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment and an understanding of safeguarding and discrimination issues and the difficulties faced by those with learning difficulties are essential.

You must be willing to assist learners who may show behaviours of concern and also who may require personal care. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability establish good working relationships. You'll also have exceptional organisational skills combined with good IT knowledge and sound administration skills. Experience of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and working with SEND learners in a secondary or FE environment is desirable.

About Us

The College

London South East Colleges (LSEC) is a leading further and higher education provider, with seven campuses across Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, and Lambeth and c1000 staff. The College delivers a wide range of vocational courses, apprenticeships and degree programmes to over 13,000 students, designed to meet employer and industry needs.

Committed to transforming lives through the power of learning, the College plays a vital role in promoting social mobility, creating opportunities for learners of all backgrounds to achieve their potential. With state-of-the-art facilities and strong partnerships with employers and universities, the college equips students with the skills, confidence and opportunities needed for success in their careers and their lives.

As part of London & South East Education Group, the College is also the sponsor of London South East Academies Trust. This growing and successful Multi-Academy Trust currently has a network of 13 mainstream, special and alternative provision schools across Bromley, Bexley, Surrey and Lambeth.

The Group has also recently launched a charity - the LASER Education Foundation. This organisation supports disadvantaged children and their families across the region, through a wide range of educational programmes and initiatives.

With a combined turnover of c£100m, the Group has ambitious growth plans. There has never been a better time to join this exciting organisation - and really make a different to people's lives.

Benefits Our benefits package includes annual leave of 27 days (excluding bank holidays) plus a further three days over the Christmas break. We provide up to two more additional College closure days throughout the year, and also offer leave for volunteering.

Excellent pension schemes are offered, including employer contributions (Teachers' Pension Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme or Nest). Other benefits include:

• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Free onsite parking
• Cycle to work/bike loan scheme
• Annual season ticket loan
• Access to the 'Discounts for Teachers' portal
• Free Wifi access in over 10,000 locations worldwide Eduroam
• Access to our onsite gym at Bromley, discounts in our in-house restaurants and on our hair and beauty treatments

Accreditations

As employers, we recognise and embrace our legal and quality-assurance framework responsibilities. We use these frameworks, as well as other accreditations and schemes, to further develop our development and progress of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

We acknowledge that there is always more that we can learn and use these accreditations to provide us with an external lens and share/gain best-practice information.

Equal Opportunities

London South East Colleges is fully-committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer, and creating a diverse and inclusive workspace, free from discrimination and harassment. We welcome and encourage applications from all, regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion/belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, parental status and/or marital/partnership status.

As a Disability Confident-Committed employer, we will offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum job role criteria.

If you have accessibility needs and/or require any adjustments for the application and interview process, please email us at [email protected]

In line with KCSIE (Keeping Children Safe in Education) guidance we conduct social media checks for all candidates who are shortlisted for roles in order to ascertain their suitability to work with children and young adults.

As the College supports a number of children and vulnerable adults, all staff are exempt from Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Accordingly, all staff will be subject to an 'Enhanced' DBS (formerly CRB) check, along with a Children's Barred List check if in regulated activity. Any offers of appointment may be withdrawn if these checks prove to be unsatisfactory to the College. Self-disclosure will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you fail to make a full disclosure or provide sight of your DBS certificate then your offer of employment is likely to be withdrawn. The College's DBS policy covers the recruitment of ex-offenders which is available upon request.