1:1 Behaviour Support Worker

Description

1:1 Behaviour Support Worker – Pontefract Based

GBP90 – GBP110 per day depending on experience, qualifications and precise working hours

Full Time

The Role

A new full time 1:1 Behaviour Support Worker role to start as soon as possible, with potential to become permanent if the right candidate. Salary is dependent on experience, training and qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are: previous experience or training within a related role where you will have achieved quality outcomes and acquired skills and experience required for this post, evidenced by strong references.

Working with vulnerable and high risk young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) and / or Complex Needs is a specialist work requiring a specific skillset. We require experience, patience, resilience, and understanding. Work is challenging but rewarding, with opportunity to a have real and measurable impact, removing barriers to education for young people and supporting them within the educational setting educationally and pastorally.

This 1:1 Behaviour Support Worker role will be suited to a candidate who is an exemplary role model, with a calm demeanour, positive mindset and high aspirations for young people they work with. They will need to be organised, capable of taking initiative, adhering to policy and delivering some learning independently 1:1 or to small groups of young people.

There is potential for this role become contracted or even permanent if proven successful. There is an excellent track record of this. Working hours are 8.30am–3.30pm with the occasional need to attend staff meetings and training.

The School

This employer offers excellent opportunity for training and development. Positions here are sought after with many success stories around career progression within the organisation.

Requirements

The successful candidate for this role will typically have a background within Education, Residential work, Counselling, Psychology, Youth Work or Care and be able to provide strong examples of where they provided successful support to young or vulnerable people with a number of strategies at their fingertips.Excellent communication skills are required for purposeful liaison with SLT, teachers, parents, carers, schools and outside agenciesAn ability to work as part of a teamA driving licence is advantageous for this role. Non drivers may be unable to deliver some aspects of the role 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

We are a market–leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators.

We 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.

What Vision for Education Offer

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

Excellent daily rates paid using the PAYE system. (Daily rate is subject to your scale rate, experience in role and qualifications which will be discussed at the point of registration.)Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability). Social and networking events.Pension contributions. CPD to help with your professional development.Access to a dedicated consultant. The Edwin Group is a Top 10 UK–employer in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023. Rated as 'Excellent' by our staff in all categories and recognised as having industry leading and world–class levels of employee engagement across the Group.

How to Apply

Apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities across Vision for Education, both full and part time, temporary and permanent, please contact our Huddersfield SEND team.

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