Behaviour Support Worker
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Reading
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade 5, SP12. Full time from £24,496. Actual from £17,082 - £19,929
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 6 January 2023
Job overview
Hours: 30-35 hours per week, term time only plus five INSET days.
We are now looking for a Behaviour Support Worker at Maiden Erlegh School in Reading.
This role is instrumental in helping students maintain a calm and respectful atmosphere within the school.
The main responsibilities of this role are as follows:
- To support positive student conduct around the school through our behaviour systems including “On Patrol”, Daily After School Detention and supervising students in our newly developed Supported Study area.
- To analyse data within the behaviour management systems and provide regular reports to teaching and pastoral staff in respect of behaviour.
- To support the supervision of students during break and lunch times.
- To support the Pastoral Team in managing behaviour, being on hand to support throughout the day across all year groups.
The successful applicant will be energetic and enthusiastic and enjoy working with 11-16-year-olds. You will enjoy nurturing young people to grow in confidence and flourish personally. You will share our inclusive values of “opportunity, diversity and success for all” and you will have a willingness to develop your own practice in line with our ethos of continuous improvement.
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading is an ambitious, over-subscribed 11-16 secondary school in an urban context which is as committed to the welfare of students and staff as it is our high-quality education. Our school benefits from excellent, modern facilities and teaching spaces and we are very proud of our vibrant, diverse and engaging students who work hard and have high aspirations.
We have a proven track record of supporting ambitious staff in to middle and senior leadership posts and can offer opportunities to broaden your impact on the sector through the work of the Maiden Erlegh Institute. We are very happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, including part-time working and job-sharing.
To learn more about our school, visit our website www.maidenerleghschoolreading.co.uk
If you would like to have an informal chat with our hiring manager about this post, please email recruitment@maidenerleghtrust.org
Closing date: 6 January 2023.
Interviews: Shortly after the closing date.
The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint before the closing date.
Maiden Erlegh Trust is committed to safeguarding, equality and promoting the welfare of children and staff. We are also committed to being ambitious for all and supporting everyone to reach their full potential. All employees of the Trust are expected to share these commitments. All posts require satisfactory employment checks and references and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. All Leadership roles will require a Section 128 check.
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About Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
- Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
- 81 Crescent Road, Reading
- Berkshire
- RG1 5SL
- United Kingdom
In January 2014, a bid from Maiden Erlegh Trust to the Department for Education to open a new school in the East Reading area was successful. The central proposition of the bid was to open a new school that shared the ethos, culture and values of the well-established Maiden Erlegh School in Earley, Reading, Berkshire.
We proudly opened Maiden Erlegh School in Reading to its first Year 7 students in September 2015.
Values and vision
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading is committed to creating opportunity for students of all abilities to access outstanding education within a secure and caring community.
East Reading is a diverse community and the school embraces and celebrates this, encouraging tolerance and understanding of all faiths and cultures and empathy with the wider world. There is a strong focus on helping all students to develop socially as well as academically and to become motivated by a strong sense of self-worth.
The school believes that academic achievement flourishes within an ethos of clear expectations and promotes traditional values and high standards of behaviour in all areas of school life. Our overall aim is to ensure that that our students develop a lifelong love of learning and are prepared for adult life as global citizens in a changing world.
Ofsted Report
The school was inspected in September 2023, maintaining its 'Good' rating.
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