Job description
Behaviour Support Assistant
Location: Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire.
Start Date: September 2024.
Salary: £84 - £105 a day.
Contract: permanent
Contract Type: Full-Time
GSL Education’s Hull branch is currently looking to recruit dedicated and compassionate Behaviour Support Assistant to work at an Alternative Provision located in Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire. Whether you are an experienced Behaviour Support Assistant or are just starting out in your career, we would like to hear from you!
Behaviour Support Assistant job description:
* Provide 1:1 support for young students with social, emotional, and mental health needs.
* Support the delivery of in-class activities, promoting independent learning where possible, and encouraging appropriate social skills.
* Working with challenging behaviour, Special Educational Needs, or Social, Emotional Mental Health students.
* Work alongside the teaching staff to support pupil behaviour, learning and personal development.
* Build a trusting relationship and rapport with the student to help re-engage them with their learning in a safe and caring environment.
* Help the student to replace their feelings of failure and frustration with a sense of belonging and success.
Behaviour Support Assistant Requirements :
* Experience working with children or young people, preferably in a school or residential setting.
* Be knowledgeable or different complex needs, associated learning difficulties and challenging behaviours.
* Knowledge and understanding of behaviour management techniques and strategies such as Team Teach, NAPPI or MAPPA.
* Be able to work collaboratively with staff members and outside agencies, such as counsellors and mental health professionals.
* Have an Enhanced Child Only DBS registered to the update service or be willing to apply for one through GSL Education.
GSL Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
If you would like to apply for the position of Behaviour Support Assistant in Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire, please call Dena-Marie Gillies at GSL Education and submit your up-to-date CV via the application link. Alternatively, please visit the official GSL Education website to apply online.