Emotional Behavioural Specialist FTC

Barking & Dagenham College have an opportunity for you to join a dynamic team working to support learners with SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) needs, on a full-time, 36 hpw, fixed-term basis to 18th December 2027. We are seeking an enthusiastic, resilient, and compassionate Emotional Behaviour Lead to support learners in overcoming barriers to learning and achieving their full potential.

The successful candidate will manage an allocated caseload of learners, with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), delivering targeted interventions and personalised 1:1 support to meet identified social, emotional, and behavioural needs. Working closely with teaching staff, families, and external agencies, you will help ensure that this provision is effectively implemented, monitored, and reviewed, enabling learners with SEND to make progress towards their individual outcomes.

What You'll Be Doing

• Work with Curriculum, Learning Support Practitioners and Specialist LSPs to raise the learning attainment of students who have an emotional and behavioural barrier to their learning.
• Give support to students, individually or in groups, so they can manage their emotional wellbeing, take part in learning and experience a sense of achievement.
• Assess and record support plans for learners who require strategies to manage their emotional behaviours that can challenge.
• Contribute to EHCP annual reviews and impart relevant information on learner's support plan and progress.
• Engage with the college's professional development and quality assurance processes in order to develop practice and provide the highest standards of education and care for the college's young people.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for a passionate and committed individual who understands the transformational impact of education for SEND students. You should have:

• Training in the field of SEND.
• Level 2 English qualification or equivalent.
• Level 2 Maths qualification or equivalent.
• Experience of developing effective strategies to promote positive behaviour in students.
• Experience of writing behaviour Support Plans or support plans.
• Experience of managing challenging and/or extreme behaviour.

In addition, you will demonstrate:

• Strong understanding of SEMH needs - be able to improve learners' emotional regulation, support to increase attendance and engagement, build stronger relationships between college, families and learners, increase better academic and wellbeing outcomes.
• A knowledge of safeguarding and wellbeing - an understanding of safeguarding procedures, work with external agencies, ability to identify and support the wellbeing of a learner.
• Personal qualities: organised, professional under pressure, resilient and solution-focused, good communication and listening skills with young people, manage an allocated caseload of learners and devise interventions or 1:1 support.
• Good collaborative skills - work well as a team, ability to collaborate with support staff, teachers and external stakeholders.
• Good administrative skills - good report writing, devise support plans, monitor and assess learner outcomes.
• Assess and monitor - identify patterns of behaviour, triggers and barriers to learning and monitor attendance.

What's In It for You?

We offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• A competitive salary of £28041-£29560 per annum, inclusive of London Weighting, dependent on qualifications and experience.
• Generous holiday and pension packages.
• Ongoing CPD and strong links with industry.
• Free parking and access to travel-to-work and technology assistance schemes.
• The opportunity to be part of a passionate, supportive team focused on learner success.

Barking & Dagenham College is committed to best practice relating to safer recruitment and safeguarding. Please note that all employment checks are made in-line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines and Barking & Dagenham College use AI automation as part of our candidate processing. Job offers will be subject to onboarding checks including social media checks.

Barking & Dagenham College is proudly an inclusive employer, striving towards an open culture where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, safely and without fear of judgment or persecution. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation or age. Should you require any reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to let us know. You will not be disadvantaged for stating your needs and we want to support you to do your best in this process.