Vacancies

Behaviour Support Assistant

  • £24,172 - £25,720 (£20,347 - £21,651 Pro Rata) - SAT C
  • Term Time
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Close Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2024
  • The Eastbourne Academy

  • £24,172 - £25,720 (£20,347 - £21,651 Pro Rata) - SAT C

  • Term Time + 5 Staff Development Days

  • 37 hours a week

  • Permanent

We have an opportunity to appoint an enthusiastic person to work as part of a team who can enhance our practice by working with small groups of students on a regular basis to support their behaviour for learning by looking at behaviour coping strategies and delivering a bespoke programme of study.

Key duties are to:

  • Provide administrative support to the Community Manager and Senior Assistant Principal in relation to student behaviour, attendance and wellbeing.
  • Support, track and input data, record the behaviour, attendance and wellbeing of students.
  • Build relationships with parents, guardians and carers.
  • Record minutes at meetings.

The successful candidate will need:

  • A good standard of education across a range of subjects.
  • Experience of using IT & digital technologies.
  • Knowledge of how children learn and how to motivate them,
  • Knowledge of developing strategies to de-escalate an escalation in a child's mood or behaviour.

Experience of working with children with a variety of educational needs would be an advantage.

What we can offer:

  • Local Government Pension Scheme – with a generous employer contribution;
  • Employee Assistance Programme – Wellbeing and advice;
  • Ride to Work Scheme;
  • Kent Rewards Scheme – access to local and national retail discounts.

Employee Referral Recruitment Incentive.

Full details of the requirements of the post can be found in the accompanying recruitment pack.

If you are interested in this post, please contact Emily Page, for an informal discussion at emily.page@swale.at and 01323 514900.

Completed application forms should be sent to Mrs Casey Rose, Office Manager, casey.rose@swale.at or by post to The Eastbourne Academy, Brodrick Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN22 9RQ. Please note, we cannot accept CVs. 

If you experience any difficulty in completing the application form, please contact recruitment@swale.at  or 01795 905989 (option 2)

In accordance with current GDPR compliance we will not keep any details / application forms on file once the position is filled.

Interview Date: w/c 29th April 2024

Swale Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  This post is exempt from ROA and will require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

  1. Recruitment PackDownload
  2. SAT Application FormDownload
  3. Self Disclosure FormDownload