Role: Behavioural Support Worker (School Based)
Based: Lincolnshire
Rate of Pay: GBP24,971 - GBP27,504 FTE per annum (pro-rata for Term Time Only)
Start Date: ASAP Mar/ Apr 2025
Duration: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours TERM TIME ONLY (40 weeks per year)
Supporting Futures are recruiting on behalf of an award-winning national charity who have over 150 years experience supporting children, young people and adults, and offering direct, practical help to families and communities.
They are looking for Behavioural Support Workers to join their school-based teams across Lincolnshire working with 5-16 year-old children who are on the edge of exclusion from mainstream education.
Main Responsibilities:
* Working directly with children who are displaying distressed behaviour and acting as a point of contact for schools providing advice and guidance.
* Working closely with schools and families to co-produce bespoke support plans for schools and pupils to manage distressed behaviours.
* Supporting children to understand, manage, and regulate their behaviours.
* Delivering a range of training packages to support schools and parents in effectively supporting children and establishing various behavioural management strategies and coping mechanisms.
* Actively contributing to the Inclusive Lincolnshire Strategy to promote inclusion and reduce permanent exclusions in Lincolnshire.
* Supporting children from a range of backgrounds, including those with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and those who have experienced trauma/Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
What they are looking for:
* Experience of working with vulnerable children and/or young people.
* Experience of working within a school setting and/or an understanding of school processes, having worked alongside school staff through multi-agency work.
* Experience or knowledge of working with children with behavioural issues, children with SEN, and/or children who have experienced trauma/Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
* Experience of training/delivering workshops or programmes would be highly desirable but not essential.
* Someone who is resilient, adaptable, and able to think on their feet to engage hard-to-reach children using a variety of methods.
* The successful candidate will need to hold a valid UK Driving License and have access to a car.
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