Behaviour Support Assistant

Employer: The Gordon Children’s Academy

Salary: Trust Support Staff Grade C (£16,500 - £18,500 FTE - £13,652 - £15,307 pro-rata for the hours stated)

Location: Strood, Medway, Kent

Start Date: ASAP

Hours: 37 hours per week, 38 weeks per year (term-time only)

Closing Date of Position: 30th December 2018

An exciting opportunity to join our Ofsted rated ‘Good’ School (February 2017).

We are seeking to appoint a Behaviour Support Assistant to work with individuals and small groups of students, ensuring that each child has the best possible access to all learning activities and is able to achieve positive behavioural outcomes. The post-holder will be required to take on caseloads of students within Year Groups/Phases and across the school to provide targeted intervention.

Pupils of The Gordon’s Children’s Academy are proud of their school and have an exciting environment around them to learn in, we encourage use of a creative curriculum and all children enjoy decorating their classroom whilst they focus on a particular topic across the curriculum.

Our school is set in a large Victorian building, with high ceilings and plenty of space for intervention and breakout sessions. We have three large halls, three playgrounds, we have a fantastic Early Years outdoor play area, a Remembrance Garden and a small stage built into one of our playgrounds too. Our location provides excellent links to the M2 and A2.

What you will get from The Gordon Children’s Academy:

Happy, well behaved children who are keen learners
Parents who are supportive of the school
High expectations for all members of the school community
Supportive staff within the school and amongst the Trust
Excellent CPD opportunities especially through the New Horizons Teaching School’s Alliance
A school that puts children first and at the centre of all policy, practise and decision making
Discounted gym membership at Thinking Fitness

What you will need to succeed:

Committed to supporting pupils
5 GCSEs including English and Maths at grades A-C or equivalent
Good standard of education, willingness to undertake professional development training
Excellent interpersonal skills
Effective communicator both orally and in writing
Effective ICT skills
Excellent organisational, time management and administrative skills
Understanding of the educational system and current developments
Ability to motivate and to support learning
Additional skills and experience:

First Aid experience would be beneficial – we can offer training

You will be willing to take the opportunity to play a full part in the further development of our school and join us in our aims to make learning irresistible and to provide a nurturing and safe environment for everyone.

The Gordon’s Children’s Academy is a newly federated academy based in the Strood area. Our Junior and Infant school work closely together to ensure that all staff and children work together as one. We are lucky enough to have a passionate workforce at our school who all care for and respect the fantastic children of our school. We are dedicated to school improvement and we all aim to provide a happy, safe and fun school environment for the children, and our staff too. We have high expectations of behaviour and we recognise that it is our responsibility to listen to the children verbally or by interpreting their behaviour.

What you need to do now:

If you are interested in working in a large primary academy, benefiting from a large support network and you are keen to progress your career, then please apply today!

Visits to the school are strongly recommended, please contact us to book an appointment at 0333 360 2110.

Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.