Behaviour Support Assistant

The David Ross Education Trust is now recruiting for a Behaviour Support Assistant. This role at Malcolm Arnold Prep School could be the ideal next step in your career.

Giving our young people access to a world-class education and enrichment experiences is what drives us. Our students benefit from a wealth of opportunities to develop, learn and lead. From the classroom, to cultural visits, sports, music and arts and engaging with our local communities, the rich and varied experiences we create help fuel ambition and unlock potential.  The education and experiences equips our young people with the leadership skills, team spirit, resilience and confidence to become outstanding citizens.

About the role

8.30am - 3.30pm Monday to Friday, term time + training days

One year fixed term contract

About the School

Malcolm Arnold Prep School is a Church of England state school and part of the David Ross Education Trust. We are situated on the Malcolm Arnold Academy site, in a new and purpose built building with access to the excellent facilities. As such it is light and customised to our every need and is a fantastic place to work. We are a close knit team who love our school and have organically grown as a staff. Due to our continued expansion, we are now looking for a BSA to help us cater for another child we have joining us. We are heavily oversubscribed and our parents gave us a 100% recommendation rating recently. With delightful pupils and a caring and inclusive attitude to all pupils, MAPS is a great place to work and develop in your career as a professional and beyond.

Salary & Benefits

• NJC12-18
• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme.

Who we are looking for

• Experience of delivering focussed SEN work towards individual targets
• Ability to support a child on a 1:1 basis to improve their learning
• The ability to relate to children and make learning fun and relevant so that rapid progress is made
• Successful positive behaviour management strategies
• Commitment to absolute confidentiality and discretion
• Be flexible, self-motivated and organised
• Work well as part of a team
• Be able to talk to children and adults in a clear and calm manner
• work as part of a group and on own initiative
• Encourage high standards of pupil behaviour at all times
• Inspire trust and confidence in children
• Ability to empathise with the needs of children

About The David Ross Education Trust

The David Ross Education Trust (DRET) has grown to a network of 34 academies, incorporating primary, secondary and grammar, and special schools. We employ over 2000 people with the primary focus of raising the standards of education for 13,000 young people. Whatever your role, you should know you are contributing to achieving our vision of inspiring the next generation of young people to be the best they can in whatever they choose. Our aim is to be the country’s leading academy chain, committed to delivering the highest educational standards alongside an unrivalled package of sporting and cultural enrichment, including events such as the DRET Spring, Summer and Winter Cups, Music Cup, volunteering trips abroad, and regular trips/visits throughout the year.

We are incredibly lucky to be able to work alongside outstanding organisations and individuals who are happy to share their expertise and skills in supporting the David Ross Foundation's vision to give children better life chances through access to the best education and support we can give them.

While each academy is unique, we share common goals, aspirations, values and methods that enable us to work collaboratively and collectively to achieve our mission. We operate regional hubs, whereby academies work with other schools who are part of the Trust so we can share skills and knowledge, allowing them to benefit and learn from each other. We offer high quality programmes for CPD and Leadership Development to support our practitioners to deliver high quality teaching and learning across our academies.

Apply now

Please submit your application by visiting our website.

Malcolm Arnold Prep School is committed to equality, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.