Specialist 1:1 Behaviour Support Cover Teacher AP

Tradewind Recruitment; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Tradewind Recruitment is seeking an experienced 1:1 support professional for a specialist education setting in Blackpool. The role supports a secondary-aged pupil with complex developmental trauma, high-risk SEMH needs, and harmful behaviours within strict safeguarding and safety protocols.

The successful candidate will maintain firm professional boundaries, establish stable routines, and apply de-escalation and low-arousal approaches while working closely with DSLs, social care, and

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience supporting young people with harmful sexual behaviour (HSB) or high-risk SEMH.
• Residential childcare or secure settings experience is preferred.
• Familiarity with Safer Recruitment, KCSIE and professional boundaries.
• Training in positive handling/de-escalation (e.g., Team-Teach) is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-vigilance, consistent 1:1 support throughout the school day within safety plans.
• Implement risk-reduction strategies for harmful behaviours while maintaining boundaries.
• Use de-escalation and relational containment to manage dysregulation and avoid confrontation.
• Collaborate with the Designated Safeguarding Lead and multi-agency safeguarding partners.
• Maintain accurate, timely records of incidents and safeguarding disclosures.

Skills

1:1 support

Behaviour management

Risk assessment

Resilience

Job description

A specialist education setting in Blackpool requires an experienced, resilient, and robust 1:1 professional to support an individual secondary-aged pupil with complex developmental trauma, high-risk SEMH needs, and harmful/disinhibited sexualised behaviours (HSB).

The role focuses on maintaining firm professional boundaries, establishing stable routines, and reducing risk through consistent relational support. This post is particularly suited to practitioners with backgrounds in Residential Childcare, Secure Children's Homes, Youth Justice / HMPPS secure estates, or Forensic Mental Health who possess high levels of situational awareness and experience managing sensitive behavioural risks.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high-vigilance, consistent 1:1 support throughout the school day, adhering strictly to individual safety plans and line-of-sight protocols.

• Implement structured risk-reduction strategies for harmful and socially disinhibited sexual behaviours, maintaining rigorous physical and emotional boundaries.

• Employ proactive de-escalation, relational containment, and low-arousal approaches to manage dysregulation and avoid confrontation.

• Work collaboratively with the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), Youth Justice teams, social care, and multi-agency public protection arrangements where appropriate.

• Maintain factual, objective, and timely chronological records of all incidents, observations, and safeguarding disclosures.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience supporting young people displaying harmful sexual behaviour (HSB), severe conduct difficulties, or high-risk offending behaviours.

• Professional background in residential childcare (Children's Homes), secure units, youth offending services, or high-level SEMH/PRU settings.

• Strong familiarity with Safer Recruitment, KCSIE, and professional boundaries in high-vigilance environments.

• Certified training in positive handling and de-escalation (e.g., Team-Teach, MAPA/CPI, or PRICE) is highly desirable.

• Enhanced Child & Adult Workforce DBS on the Update Service (with full barred-list check) and satisfactory references covering a minimum 2-year history.