Behaviour Assistant
Aurora Eccles School
Norfolk
- Expired
- Salary:
- Actual salary £25,015.19 - £27,302.29 dependant on qualifications
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 24 May 2024
Job overview
Behaviour Assistant
Location: Quidenham, Norwich, NR16 2NZ
Salary: Actual salary £25,015.19 - £27,302.29 dependant on qualifications
Hourly rate: £14.00 - £15.28 per hour
Hours: 40 hours per week - Term Time only
Closing Date: Monday 3rd June
Interviews: Wednesday 12th June
Aurora White House School and Aurora Eccles School
We’re currently looking for a Behaviour Assistant to join our team. You will be supporting the Behaviour Lead’s and teaching staff in their work. You will play a proactive role in positive behaviour management as well as interacting with the young people during extra-curricular times, encouraging them to participate in the social and academic life of the school. The role will also monitor, quality assure and implement behaviour strategies in order to mitigate risk for the young people and those around them.
Part of the Aurora Group, Aurora Eccles and White House Schools in Quidenham, Norwich provides day placements for students aged 6 to 16 years primarily with communication and interaction difficulties or specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia. Some may be on the autistic spectrum or have anxieties and difficulties that create barriers to learning.
With small classes, typically 7 children and a minimum of 3 staff per class you can focus on the needs of each student. There is a full clinical team onsite to support at all times and you will have the support of an experienced and stable SLT.
To take a virtual look around our schools please click here: Eccles Virtual Tour or White House Virtual Tour
Key Duties:
Ensure a high quality of care
- To support other team members to follow behaviour plans, though role modelling, coaching and discussion.
- Be a part of the school safeguarding team and a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL), which involves being responsible for safeguarding and child protection issues, acting according to the roles and responsibilities as outlined in the Statutory Government Guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education.
- Ensure that the medical needs of the young people are met at including the administering and recording of prescribed medication as agreed in individual plans and in accordance with company policy and establishment procedure.
- Ensure that other team members have a good understanding of the behaviour of the children and young adults and the behaviour plans that are in place.
- Promote positive behaviour for children and young people
- Promote and encourage autonomy and independence in line with agreed plans.
- Promote and encourage learning during educational and non-education activities
- Follow guidance from the Behaviour Leads, Education team and other professionals to support young people during different activities.
Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes in place
- Keep records accurate and up-to-date in order to ensure information on child/young person supports and informs reviews and development plans for the individual including documentation relating to learning, behaviour and well-being outcomes.
- Respond appropriately to disclosures or concerns, which relate to the well-being of a child.
- Support the Behaviour Lead to prepare graphs and reports when requested ie SLT and Governance.
- Complete observations for students on Taster Days and then report to the Admissions Team.
- When required represent the Engagement Team at school council meetings.
- Complete staff and student Debriefs when required for any use of Restricted Physical Intervention.
- Support and or deliver any safeguarding and behaviour training to the wider school.
Duties will vary, for a full job description please contact Liz from the recruitment team liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com
Skills and Qualifications
- GCSE Maths and English Language qualification minimum Grade 4 or equivalent is essential.
- Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child/young person first and treat them as an individual
- Proven ability to solve problems quickly and decisively and able to stay calm in a crisis/emergency situation
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal (English)
- Be positive and creative in meeting young people’s needs
- Able to undertake the physical demands of the job role
- A relevant professional qualification or the ability to gain L3 in working with children and young people
- L3 in working with children and young people is highly desirable
- Qualifications in behavioural approaches or psychology would be desirable
Due to the location of the school, candidates must hold a full UK driving licence and have access to their own vehicle.
Benefits and Additional Information
Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:
- Life assurance
- Pension
- Free lunches when working
- Free onsite parking
- Perkbox - offering high street discounts
- Employee assistance programme
- Car lease scheme
- Fully funded training and qualifications
- Bike to work scheme
- Family Swim
- Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.
How to Apply:
To apply please complete our online application form. For a copy of the job description please contact Liz at liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.
This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.
Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.
Attached documents
About Aurora Eccles School
Welcome to our Special Needs Secondary School in Quidenham, Norfolk
Take a virtual tour here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=BV9VRe6dfQj
As Principal of the site that Aurora Eccles shares with its primary counterpart, Aurora White House School, I am delighted to introduce you to our wonderful school community.
It is our aim to provide an environment in which young people can achieve their potential and make meaningful, informed choices about every aspect of their lives. Through our highly skilled teams of teaching, support and therapeutic staff, we offer personalised, tailored interventions to help students of all ages make genuine progress in their academic, social and emotional development.
We are proud to be recognised as the ‘go to provider’ for the local authority here in Norfolk; the trust that is placed in us, by families and professionals alike, is testament to the quality and scope of education and support that we offer to every student in our care. We hope you enjoy reading about us; and we look forward to welcoming you soon.
Arabella Hardy, Site Principal, Aurora Eccles and Aurora White House School
Our School
Aurora Eccles is an independent, specialist day school for students aged 11-18 who have experienced difficulties in mainstream settings, either as a result of specific learning difficulties or more complex communication and interaction difficulties (including those associated with autism spectrum conditions).
We have high expectations for all our students and we encourage them to expect more for themselves. We offer a personalised package of education and support to each student, designed around the needs identified in their Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
Our ambition is to give our students all the skills they need to lead an independent, fulfilling adult life. We do this not only by providing opportunities for them to achieve academically, but also by helping them develop the practical skills necessary to manage their own physical, emotional and social wellbeing and to understand their place in the world.
The Aurora Eccles journey
When a young person arrives at Aurora Eccles, we commit to exploring ways of helping them fulfil their potential in every area of their life.
We begin by rebuilding their faith in school and education, by creating an environment where they feel safe and able to learn. We take a positive approach to behaviour management, encouraging the development of a strong sense of identity while promoting effective interaction with others.
Individual pastoral support and care for each student is provided by their form teacher, who also has regular contact with their parents and carers to offer support, guidance and a link to other staff and departments. For students requiring higher levels of support, provision can be made – either full time or periodically – to facilitate participation in school activities.
Throughout their time with us, students have an opportunity to achieve a range of qualifications, from pre-entry-level certificates through to higher-grade GCSEs, depending on their needs, abilities and interests.
By the time they leave us, each of our students will be in a position to make meaningful, informed choices about their own future, whether that is by accessing further education, or through appropriate vocational training or employment.
Our Facilities
Students at Aurora Eccles benefit from access to facilities including a music room, science laboratories, cookery room, and technology and art studios, and enjoy regular use of our extensive sports and recreation facilities, including an indoor swimming pool, large sports field, activity centre and climbing wall.
All students take part in a range of individual and team sports, with both inter-house and external fixtures against other schools planned regularly throughout the academic year.
Set in 34 acres of beautiful countryside, Aurora Eccles also has a wealth of exciting outdoor learning spaces for students, including an area of magnificent private woodland, which is used for our Outdoor and Woodland Learning (OWLs) programme.
Incorporating a range of adventurous activities delivered by qualified Forest School practitioners, the OWLs programme offers students the freedom to be the architects of their own learning, all within a natural environment.
The learning experience for students at Aurora Eccles does not end at the school gate. All our students participate in school visits, trips and community projects to bring the curriculum subjects to life, and are encouraged to support our staff in organising them.
From Year 10 onwards, our students also have the opportunity to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme, through which they can experience new challenges and further develop their communication and teamwork skills.
Our Curriculum
Students at Aurora Eccles enjoy a broad curriculum that mirrors the experience of their mainstream peers, based around the core subjects of English, mathematics, science and humanities along with specialist subjects including computing and ICT, art and multimedia, and design and technology.
We also offer all our students opportunities to develop non-academic ‘life skills’ such as cookery, gardening and construction.
Our older students have the option to complete the ASDAN Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE), a substantial, nationally recognised qualification in skills development.
The CoPE enables students to practise, develop and demonstrate six important skills that are required for success in higher education, training or employment: teamwork, problem solving, discussion, research, oral presentation and self-management.
Integrated therapy
As well as academic and skill development opportunities, we offer a range of therapeutic interventions designed to help our students overcome barriers to participation in education.
Discrete interventions, including speech and language therapy and occupational therapy, are delivered by our on-site team of highly skilled clinical staff with support from visiting therapy specialists.
These interventions sit alongside a classroom experience which integrates therapeutic approaches on a one-to-one, small group and whole class basis.
Our Outcomes
We are proud to list evidence of the progress and performance of our students (for the previous academic year) below:
· Pupils achieved an average of 6.5 qualifications
· 100% of pupils passed Level 1 Vocational Pathway
· 83% of pupils achieved a Maths qualification, with one pupil achieving Grade 9
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