Behaviour Support Manager - Basingstoke

Behaviour Support Manager – Basingstoke – ASAP start!

Academics are recruiting on behalf of a secondary school in Basingstoke who are seeking an experienced Behaviour Support Manager to join their support staff team. This is a full-time, term-time position working 39 weeks of the year/42.5 hours per week. Salary is between £24,294 - £25,979 per annum.

They are a secondary SEMH provision which caters for pupils from 10-16 years with social, emotional and mental health needs, and other complex needs such as Autism. Due to the needs of the students, class sizes are small so you are able to meet their individual learning and emotional needs.

The successful Behaviour Support Manager will play an active role in managing the behaviour of students with Social, Emotional, Communication and Interaction Difficulties on a day-to-day basis. You will support the Team Leader in implementing ongoing behavioural interventions and ensuring effective communication is maintained throughout the school.

As an experienced Behaviour Support Manager, you must have the skills to communicate complex information to staff, pupils, and family members/carers in an empathetic and supportive way, often in a highly emotional/stressful environment.

You will be required to provide care, support, guidance, discipline, and encouragement to all students, offering fairness, boundaries, and overall being a positive role model. You must have theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of behavioural interventions, procedures, and practices – i.e., positive and negative reinforcement.

To be considered for the position you must:

1. Possess an NVQ level 3 or 4 or equivalent
2. Have experience of working with children or young people with challenging behaviour
3. Possess behavioural knowledge and behavioural implementation
4. Be a car driver
5. Come with classroom support experience
6. Behaviour management training/de-escalation technique training is desirable but not essential

If you would like to be considered for the role of Behaviour Support Manager in Basingstoke, please apply!