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Behaviour Support Worker
| Posting date: | 16 June 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 June 2025 |
| Location: | Hayling Island, Hampshire, PO11 0NU |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | bc72a0df-a665-4af0-bc0e-7c52d7e59e2b |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Join Our Team – Behaviour Support Worker
Are you passionate about making a real difference in young people's lives? Do you have the resilience, compassion, and initiative to support students through their challenges and celebrate their progress? If so, we want to hear from you.
We are a small secondary school with a big vision—serving around 545 students aged 11–16, and proud to be an award-winning, inclusive, and forward-thinking place to learn and work. We are seeking a Behaviour Support Worker to join our dedicated pastoral team. In this vital role, you’ll be at the heart of promoting positive behaviour and helping students overcome barriers to learning, ensuring every child has the opportunity to thrive.
What You'll Do:
• Support the implementation of our behaviour policy across all year groups
• Respond to behaviour incidents using restorative and de-escalation strategies
• Mentor students to improve behaviour, engagement, and self-confidence
• Work closely with staff, parents/carers, and external agencies
• Manage reflection spaces or isolation rooms with empathy and consistency
• Contribute to behaviour support plans and student reintegration following suspensions or absences
What We're Looking For:
• Experience working with young people, ideally in schools or pastoral care
• A calm, empathetic approach and strong communication skills
• An understanding of behaviour as communication and a belief in second chances
• A commitment to safeguarding (training provided)
Why Join The Hayling College?
• A warm, inclusive school culture where every team member is valued
• Opportunities for training and professional development
• A passionate team committed to student well-being and growth
• Access to staff well-being and mental health support initiatives; enjoy flexible working, a generous pension scheme, and free access to our staff benefits platform.
If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact every day, apply now to be part of a team that believes in the potential of every student
What the school offers its staff
Professional Development
The Hayling College is committed to supporting the professional growth and development of all its staff, including the Behaviour Support Worker. This role will provide opportunities for the post-holder to engage in relevant training and upskilling, both internally and through external providers. The school encourages a culture of continuous learning and encourages the Behaviour Support Worker to take an active role in their own professional development, aligned with the school's vision of providing an excellent education for all pupils.
In addition to a competitive salary, The Hayling College offers a range of benefits, including healthcare support, a golden ticket, sick pay, a pension, and free membership to our staff benefits scheme.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Join Our Team – Behaviour Support Worker
Are you passionate about making a real difference in young people's lives? Do you have the resilience, compassion, and initiative to support students through their challenges and celebrate their progress? If so, we want to hear from you.
We are a small secondary school with a big vision—serving around 545 students aged 11–16, and proud to be an award-winning, inclusive, and forward-thinking place to learn and work. We are seeking a Behaviour Support Worker to join our dedicated pastoral team. In this vital role, you’ll be at the heart of promoting positive behaviour and helping students overcome barriers to learning, ensuring every child has the opportunity to thrive.
What You'll Do:
• Support the implementation of our behaviour policy across all year groups
• Respond to behaviour incidents using restorative and de-escalation strategies
• Mentor students to improve behaviour, engagement, and self-confidence
• Work closely with staff, parents/carers, and external agencies
• Manage reflection spaces or isolation rooms with empathy and consistency
• Contribute to behaviour support plans and student reintegration following suspensions or absences
What We're Looking For:
• Experience working with young people, ideally in schools or pastoral care
• A calm, empathetic approach and strong communication skills
• An understanding of behaviour as communication and a belief in second chances
• A commitment to safeguarding (training provided)
Why Join The Hayling College?
• A warm, inclusive school culture where every team member is valued
• Opportunities for training and professional development
• A passionate team committed to student well-being and growth
• Access to staff well-being and mental health support initiatives; enjoy flexible working, a generous pension scheme, and free access to our staff benefits platform.
If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact every day, apply now to be part of a team that believes in the potential of every student
What the school offers its staff
Professional Development
The Hayling College is committed to supporting the professional growth and development of all its staff, including the Behaviour Support Worker. This role will provide opportunities for the post-holder to engage in relevant training and upskilling, both internally and through external providers. The school encourages a culture of continuous learning and encourages the Behaviour Support Worker to take an active role in their own professional development, aligned with the school's vision of providing an excellent education for all pupils.
In addition to a competitive salary, The Hayling College offers a range of benefits, including healthcare support, a golden ticket, sick pay, a pension, and free membership to our staff benefits scheme.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.