Trainee Behavior Support Worker

Vision for Education Ltd; Rochester; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily pay (weekly)

Dedicated consultant

Free training

Pension contributions

AWR compliance

Refer a friend

PAYE system

Job summary

Vision for Education is seeking Trainee Behaviour Support Workers to support pupils with additional needs in partner primary and secondary schools across Medway. You will work with groups and one-to-one, helping children with ASC, PMLD, MLD and SEMH to stay engaged and progress.

This role requires a nurturing, patient attitude, willingness to undergo an Enhanced DBS and registration on the Update Service. Training will be provided, with ongoing support from a dedicated consultant, and

Qualifications

• Recent experience working with children or young people, ideally in a school, nursery, childcare, youth work, play or care setting.

Responsibilities

• Support groups of children with ASC, PMLD, MLD and SEMH needs.
• Work in group and 1:1 settings with a range of ages and learning levels.
• Adapt daily routines to make time in school beneficial and productive; help prevent triggers or signs of unease.

Skills

Supporting children with special needs

Enhanced DBS / Update Service

Job description

We are currently seeking additional Trainee Behaviour Support Workers for work within our partner Schools across Medway

About the role

We are currently seeking additional Trainee Behaviour Support Workers for work within our partner Specialist Schools across Medway.

The Trainee Behaviour Support Worker role involves supporting groups of children with additional needs such as ASC, PMLD, MLD and Social, emotional and mental health needs. You will be required to work within group and 1:1 setting with a range of ages and levels of learning.

Your daily routine will involve continuously adapting and working alongside pupils to make their time in school as beneficial and productive as possible. Your main objective will be to support these pupils with this, as well as making sure they are not displaying any triggers or any signs of unease.

Our main aim is to offer the best possible support to pupils. In order to be successful for this role a nurturing, patient and empathetic attitude will be key.

About the school

These mainstream Primary Schools are accessible via public transport as well as offering free parking onsite. They support diverse group of pupils with a range of complex learning needs, social and emotional difficulties and challenging behaviours.

We are continually seeking quality caring staff members, who with additional experience and training may eventually become full time or even supply support staff members.

Requirements

To be considered for the role of Behaviour Support Worker you will:

• wanting a career supporting children
• Hold, or be prepared to undergo an Enhanced DBS, registered to the Update Service

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are:

• recent experience obtained within the last 2 years, of working with children or young people, ideally within a school, nursery, childcare, youth work, play or care setting. We must be able to obtain references from these roles.

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

What Vision for Education offer

As a valued employee of Vision for Education, you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers' Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

Vision for Education do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.