Behaviour Support Coordinator

1 week ago


Wakefield West Yorkshire, United Kingdom Outcomes First Group Full time €23,694

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?

Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG

Job title: Behaviour Support Coordinator

Location: Meadowcroft School, Wakefield, WF1 4AD

Hours: 42.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: £23,693.75 per annum

Contract: Permanent, Term Time only

UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Behaviour Support Coordinator to join our close-knit team at Meadowcroft School located in Wakefield.

About the role

The post holder will manage and work as part of a team supporting the learning and behaviour of students. The post holder will provide practical support for individual students and work with the whole school to promote positive behaviour management.

Support to Students

  • To provide positive role models for other support staff.
  • To maintain dialogues with key people around individual children’s needs (for example: Community Leader, Pastoral Leader, Form Tutor, Class Teacher, Youth Service and Education Welfare)
  • To provide other adults in school additional support in behaviour management through observation, shared planning and working alongside colleagues.
  • To monitor and evaluate responses and progress against action plans through observation and planned recording, feeding back to appropriate staff.
  • To assist in the taking of statements for any student involved in an incident that requires further investigation.

The right candidate will be/have:

  • Educated to Level 3 (A level or equivalent)
  • Evidence of continuous professional development in behaviour management.
  • Experience of working with families and young people who have challenging behaviours in a variety of settings including secondary education
  • An awareness of the current issues affecting young people
  • Experience of managing in a multi-disciplinary team
  • Experience of working with outside agencies
  • Trained in counselling/behaviour management and child protection
  • Knowledge of basic Microsoft packages: Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint – supported by achievement of ECDL or similar

About us

Meadowcroft is an independent specialist day school for pupils aged from 5 to 19, catering for pupils with a wide range of needs across 4 sites in Wakefield. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils.

We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and residential care for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Acorn Education? 

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

  • Life Assurance
  • Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
  • “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

  • A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
  • 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
  • Cycle to Work Schemes
  • Electric Car Purchase Scheme
  • Critical illness cover
  • Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support. 

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy.

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