Behaviour Support Assistant

Behaviour Support Assistant 

Full time (37 hours per week) - Term time only

NJC SCP – 23-25 (£33,366 - £35,235 pro rata £29,083 - £30,712)

St Thomas More is a good school (Ofsted 2022) committed to high standards of growth and professional development. The school is popular – always oversubscribed beyond our admission limit – and well respected in the local community. We are a successful school with a large Sixth Form located near Willenhall, with easy access to the M6 motorway network.
 

The Governing Body are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Behaviour Support Assistant to join a successful team of staff.  The Behaviour Support Assistant supports the school, under an agreed system of supervision, in addressing the needs of students who require particular support to overcome behavioural, emotional or social barriers to learning in order for them to engage fully with learning in a mainstream context.

The successful candidate will:

• Have excellent literacy and numeracy skills including GCSE Maths and English Grade C or equivalent. Be able to demonstrate strong behaviour management and excellent working knowledge of how to respond to safeguarding concerns. Have the ability to build positive and appropriate working relationships with both students and colleagues. Have experience of working with students with specific/individual needs. Have the ability to support students pastorally with their emotional, social and mental health and wellbeing, to ensure good progress is made. Have the ability to accurately record relevant pastoral and safeguarding detail. Have the ability to communicate effectively with all relevant stakeholders and attend meetings as a representative of the school. Support and promote the Catholic ethos, mission, aims and objectives of the school. Possess good communication and interpersonal skills. Be flexible and a good team player.

For more information, and to request an application pack including job description, please contact Jodie Massie at Hays Education on

M: 07761446571

E: st.thomas.more@hays.com

Closing date: 12 noon Wednesday 29^th January 2025

Interviews:     Week commencing Monday 3^rd February 2025 OR Monday 10^th February 2025

Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to withdraw this advert should a suitable candidate be found prior to the closing date.

Please also see our recruitment site:

https://microsites.hays.co.uk/jobs/st-thomas-more/index.htm

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.