To advise and provide training for primary school staff to enable them to manage the social and emotional needs of pupils, to promote inclusion and prevent exclusion from school. Support for Schools: - Supporting the development of a whole school approach towards the management of behaviour and the creation of a positive learning environment. - Supporting the aims and ethos of the Wiltshire Behaviour Support Service - Applying teaching knowledge, skills and experience to assist school colleagues in the development of appropriate skills to enable the successful inclusion of pupils with SEMH needs in their learning environment. - Supporting the inclusion of pupils with recognised emotional wellbeing and behavioural needs. - Raising awareness within schools and settings of the additional needs of pupils experiencing social, emotional and mental health difficulties. - Providing training to school staff including headteachers, SENCos, teachers and other support staff to enable them to successfully include pupils with SEMH needs and implement aspects of a pupils individual support programme. - Providing advice to Council Officers regarding meeting the needs and requirements of pupils with SEMH needs. Specific duties and responsibilities include: - To work with schools to promote positive and pro-social behaviour as part of their school policy through coaching, mentoring, solution focused models of intervention etc. UPR-04 Behaviour Support Teacher (Primary) - To work alongside school staff to undertake assessments e.g. whole school behaviour audits, individual pupil behaviour audits - To provide advice on teaching, intervention strategies and writing programmes for pupils exhibiting behaviour that challenges - To work collaboratively with colleagues within the team and from other specialist services e.g. School Effectiveness, SEND, Social Care - To provide written reports to schools and other professionals - To offer support to individual members of staff or pupils to improve management of behaviour - To plan and deliver training in all aspects of behaviour support to school staff - To target the work of the service most effectively and efficiently to encourage inclusion - To attend relevant courses and conferences and research new initiatives to develop professionally and be able to manage projects to enhance service provision - To be responsible for allocating and monitoring resources - To be responsible for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of support to schools in order to inform improvement of the service