Job Description

Behaviour Support Worker – Challenging Behaviour

Taunton

£12.86 - £13 per hour – Term Time only

We have an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated team as a Behaviour Support Worker in the Taunton area focusing on working with Challenging behaviour.

About the role

We are currently seeking a Behaviour Support Worker to work within our partner SEND school setting in the Taunton area. The Behaviour Support Worker role involves supporting school-aged pupils who have been identified as having Social and Emotional Mental Health needs. This will include supporting pupils in the classroom alongside the Class Teacher and other members of support staff.

About the school

Set in the Taunton, this school offers a safe, nurturing environment for children with Social and Emotional Mental Health Needs working with a range of outside agencies to ensure that their children achieve more than they thought possible.

Requirements

To be considered for the role of Behaviour Support Worker you will:

Be compassionate, understanding and caring.

Be flexible, proactive and a team player.

Be able to build positive relationships with children and young people.

Be able to demonstrate at interview the reasons why you want to start a career in education, and explain your understanding of the role of a Teaching Assistant and the important part they play in the school community.

Understand the crucial importance of keeping children and young people safe.

Be willing to pay for an enhanced DBS check and register with the Update Service.

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. 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

We are a market-leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators. 

We’re part of The Edwin Group, an education alliance here to do good and are proud to be named in The Sunday Times Top 100 Best Places to Work in the UK 2024 

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community. 

Salary

£12.86 to £13 per hour

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

Recent experience supporting children or adults with additional needs.

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 training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.

Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.

Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

How to apply

Apply via this website with an up-to-date CV and contact details. For more information, or an informal chat about the role, please call Chloe on  or email .

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