Behaviour Assistant

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, term-time only (this is a part-time position. The full-time equivalent for this role is 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year)

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 8.15 am to 3.15 pm including a 30-minute unpaid break each day

Salary: NJC Scale 4, point 7-11 (£25,584- £27,269, pro rata to hours / weeks worked).

Contract Type: Permanent                                                

Location: Sawston Village College

Sawston Village College is a very successful school and part of Anglian Learning, a high-performing multi-academy trust responsible for 16 schools in West Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex, educating over 8000 pupils and employing more than 1000 staff. 

Our vision is for dynamic, empowered learners who thrive and lead in their communities: locally, nationally and globally. Our schools are at the heart of their communities and as well as providing a broad, rich, and vibrant curriculum to pupils they also provide sporting, community education and other facilities and opportunities to their local community.  

We’re committed to making Anglian Learning a place where everyone feels valued and has equal access to the opportunities our Trust offers. We are always open to discussing flexible working opportunities or making adjustments to ensure you thrive in your role with us.

The Vacancy

We are seeking to appoint a confident individual to fill the role of Behaviour Assistant. As Behaviour Assistant, you will oversee pupils who have been removed from lessons, support them to reflect and address their behaviour, administer behaviour records and encourage positive behaviour and relationships.

This is an excellent opportunity for an assertive individual who has a very good rapport with young people and is able to ensure that learning takes place in a calm, orderly and respectful environment. The College is an extremely positive and friendly place to work. Relationships between teaching and support staff are excellent, and senior staff offer strong support to their colleagues in the maintenance of good order. The successful candidate may also undertake shared responsibility for a mentor group as a co-mentor (form tutor).

The standard working week is 32.5 hours, but we are happy to consider applications from candidates who wish to work fewer hours. Please indicate your preferred working pattern in your application.

Please refer to the candidate information pack for full details. 

Application

If you have any inquiries regarding this opportunity or would like to arrange a visit to our school, please contact the HR team at recruitment@sawstonvc.org.

 To apply for this vacancy please complete the application process via our website at https://sawstonvc.org/vacancies/, outlining how your skills and experience will enable you to be successful in this role. Please note that CVs will not be accepted.

 If for any reason you need to apply via an alternative accessible format, please contact us by emailing recruitment@sawstonvc.org.

Closing date:       Monday 25 November 2024 at midnight

Interview date:    Monday 2 December 2024

Start date:          6 January 2025, subject to pre-employment checks

* Please note that we reserve the right to interview candidates before the scheduled interview date. We encourage you to apply at your earliest convenience.

Employee Benefits

Anglian Learning offers the following benefits to staff.

• Generous Pension Scheme (LGPS or Teachers’ Pension Scheme depending on the role)
• Free membership to all Anglian Leisure Sports Centres – Bassingbourn, Bottisham, Sawston, Joyce Frankland, Linton and Netherhall
• 20% discount on Adult Education classes run by Anglian Learning schools
• Professional Development Scheme Policy
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Specsavers VDU Vouchers
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Boots Flu Vouchers
• Perkbox – access a range of discounted in-store and online at nationwide shops.

Anglian Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment and those in regulated activity will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check and online checks. Certificate of Good Conduct and other applicable checks may be requested.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Our policies for Ex-Offenders, GDPR, Safeguarding and Recruitment can be found on our website: www.anglianlearning.org.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, Anglian Learning will offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system where a role has been deemed to be ‘business critical’. Do contact us to discuss further.

Please note the photo(s) of pupils attached to this notice were used under the legal ground of consent, for the purpose of preparing publications that promote the school.