Contract: Permanent
Salary: Band 4, £19,388 per annum
Hours: 32.5 hours per week, term time plus 5 additional days
The Northumberland Church of England Academy is a Multi Academy Trust that strives to
provide a supportive, diverse and inclusive learning environment for all staff and students.
Duke’s Secondary School has an exciting opportunity for a Behaviour Support Assistant to
join the team, to support staff and students throughout the school day with behavioural,
emotional, academic and/or social challenges.
This role is designed to encourage the students to develop and achieve through monitoring
academic progress and ensuring appropriate learning behaviours are carried out in lessons
and around school.
The successful candidate will be resilient, patient and professional when working with the
students in environments such as the classroom, isolation room and interventions where
necessary.
Daily roles and responsibilities include managing an identified cohort of learners and
working on their individual action plans and reviews, communicating behaviour management
processes with teachers and parents, and completing student welfare and progress
documentation in line with policy and procedure.
Main Role and Responsibilities:
- Establish positive working relationships and partnerships with young people and their
- families.
- Manage an identified cohort of learners in need of extra support in mainstream and
- intervention classes, liaising with parents and ensuring progress.
- Work alongside class teachers to ensure that the students’ needs are met and any
- necessary support is provided to help them progress.
- Help ensure that student records are updated and maintained in line with policy and
- procedures.
- Create and implement suitable learning activities for students and encourage them to
- engage in lessons with the class teacher and intervention sessions.
Our Benefits
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- The Nest – Nursery/childcare provision
- Free Parking
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme – free 24/7 health and wellbeing support for all
- members of staff within the Trust
- 26 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (full time staff)
NCEAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young
people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to
pre-employment checks, references will be sought and successful candidates will be subject
to an enhanced DBS check which will be applied for by us on appointment.
