Behaviour Support Assistant Full Time

City, Manchester
Vision for Education – Manchester
Vision For Education are looking to appoint a Behaviour Support Assistant with a desire to mentor pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs in a school environment. There are opportunities to work on either a full-time or part-time basis dependant on your circumstances.

The role

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a difference to pupils lives and their experience of education, especially those who have become disengaged from school life. You will be required to support in small classes from Y7 – Y11, assisting pupils in overcoming barriers to learning and dealing with behavioural issues.

The school

This schools we work with are looking for committed and successful Behaviour Support Assistants to support their pupils who have Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. The schools provide personalised, child-centred, high quality education programmes which aim to ensure that all the students individual educational needs are met.

Requirements

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are:

Have a minimum of 6 weeks relevant experience
To work either with small groups or 1:1 with students who may demonstrate challenging behaviour and who may have Special Educational Needs.
To facilitate a safe and positive learning environment and de-escalate any threatening or aggressive behaviour.
To mentor and engage with the students, delivering specifically designed educational packages.
Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children and young people. 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

Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. We are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff. We have branches across the country, and we are part of the world-renowned education company TES Global.

What Vision for Education offer

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

Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.

FREE online EduCare training package worth £390, including 38 accredited safeguarding and duty of care online courses.

Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.
How to apply

If you are a Teaching Assistant who can enthuse, motivate and engage students and would like the challenge of working in a demanding and rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you.

Apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities across Vision For Education, please contact our Manchester SEND team on (phone number removed).

Due to the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure we are fully compliant with Government guidance relating to social distancing, interviews with shortlisted candidates will take place by video call.

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