Job description
Job title: Behaviour Support
Location: Sheffield
Salary: £460–£600 per week (depending on experience)
Start Date: Immediate
Contract Type: Long-Term/ Day-to-day, Full-Time / Part-Time
Do you have the confidence and patience to guide students through challenging moments and encourage better behaviour?
GSL Education South Yorkshire Branch are seeking a dependable Behaviour Support to work with a vibrant school in Sheffield. This position involves helping young people manage behavioural challenges, follow school expectations and take part more positively in their education.
A school-based behaviour-support position can help you develop practical experience in managing difficult situations and working with a range of professionals. Reliability and a consistent approach are particularly important in helping schools maintain clear expectations for pupils.
Your responsibilities as a Behaviour Support includes:
- Support pupils who require additional behavioural guidance.
- Encourage positive choices and appropriate responses.
- Help pupils manage frustration and challenging emotions.
- Apply agreed behaviour strategies consistently.
- Assist teaching staff with maintaining a structured environment.
- Monitor pupil engagement and communicate concerns.
- Promote respectful relationships and inclusion.
Requirements for the Behaviour Support role:
- Experience working with children or young people is desirable.
- Previous experience in education, youth work or behaviour support would be an advantage.
- Calm and professional approach to challenging situations.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to establish appropriate boundaries.
- Reliable, flexible and able to work effectively with school staff.
- Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate on the Update Service, or willingness to apply.
- Good understanding of safeguarding and child protection.
What can GSL Education offer you?
- Consultant support throughout the recruitment and placement process.
- Access to greater relevant opportunities across South Yorkshire.
- Competitive weekly pay and ongoing professional guidance.
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks, including providing an enhanced DBS certificate registered on the Update Service, or completing an application for a new check.
As an ethical, inclusive and independent recruitment agency, GSL Education are committed to providing quality teaching and support staff in schools across South Yorkshire.
For more information or to register your interest in the ‘Behaviour Support’ role, please click ‘apply now’ to submit your full and up-to-date CV, and one of our dedicated consultants will be in touch.