Behaviour Support Assistant
Salary: pro rata salary £19,688 - £22,274 (equivalent to £23,699 - £26,813)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week / Term time only
Start date: ASAP

The University of Kent Academies Trust are seeking to recruit a calm, confident and capable individual for the role of Behaviour Support Assistant, to work at Brompton Academy within the team responsible for managing our Exclusion Centre and in our internal Exclusion Room supporting students with behavioural difficulties. This role is 37 hours per week, term time only and is being offered on a permanent basis.

Our ideal candidate will be committed to their own personal development and continuous learning and will be well organised, assertive, and empathetic. Have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate with parents, carers, staff and students alike; whilst also having a sense of humour and a desire to engage with working as part of a highly effective and successful team. They will be able to evidence working with young people to positively resolve pastoral issues and will have excellent behaviour management skills.

You will be joining a well-established and expanding Pastoral Team at Brompton Academy, who are
committed to helping all students achieve their full potential in a forward thinking and creative environment. We are continuously striving for improvement and are unapologetic in the high standards that we set for ourselves.

The successful applicant will be coming to a multi-academy trust wide supportive learning environment, characterised by open management, and in the knowledge that they will enjoy the full support and care of the pragmatic (and down to earth) leadership team. We have a dynamic, innovative team of professional staff who want to make a difference to the lives, aspirations and opportunities of our young people. We would encourage applicants to visit the UKAT website to view the many employee benefits on offer https://www.universityofkentacademiestrust.org.uk/careers-with-ukat

Brompton Academy is an extremely popular oversubscribed academy with a 400+ Adult learner education programme. We have fantastic new buildings, with outstanding facilities, and Apple technologies for all, enabling us to enhance and support cutting edge learning strategies required for continuous improvement. Brompton Academy is proud of its comprehensive website and would encourage applicants to visit for further information http://www.bromptonacademy.org.uk/

HOW TO APPLY

Your application should be made after reading the job description and person specification and you will use the application to tell us how your current skills and experience fit the requirements and why you think you would be suited to this role. Please send your application to
recruitment@universityofkentacademiestrust.org.uk

We are keen to attract top talent to our inclusive Trust and therefore we welcome applications from all people across the community spectrum regardless of their race, religion, ethnicity, sexuality, sexual orientation, disability, gender reassignment or age.

For further information, to download our application form or to send us your CV, please
visit our website: http://www.bromptonacademy.org.uk/

Applications will be considered upon receipt.

The University of Kent Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).