Behaviour Support Worker at St Ivo Academy

About this Role

Behaviour Support Worker

Contract Type: 19.5 hours (3 days Monday to Wednesday), permanent post - term time only

Salary: SCP 18-23

About Us

St Ivo Academy is building a team of exceptional and highly skilled colleagues, committed to driving excellence and continuous improvement across our school. As a Behaviour Support Worker within our alternative provision, you will play a vital role in shaping a positive student experience.

This role is ideal for a committed and resilient person who upholds the highest professional standards, models Astrea values and is driven to deliver high-quality education and life-changing opportunities for young people.

St Ivo Academy is a large 11-18 comprehensive academy with a proud 70-year history, serving around 1400 students, including a vibrant Sixth Form. We are inclusive and truly comprehensive, supporting students from all backgrounds and abilities-from those preparing for Oxbridge to our most vulnerable learners. We were rated as 'Good' in all areas in our most resent Ofsted inspection. Our ethos is simple: work hard, be kind, achieve more.

We are committed to a knowledge-rich curriculum and a traditional approach to teaching, behaviour and culture. We believe that schools must teach powerful knowledge, 'the best that has been thought and said' and an 'entitlement curriculum' for all. We believe in explicit instruction and have been greatly influenced by Lemov's 'Teach Like A Champion', Rosenshine and recent developments in cognitive science. We believe that the creation of a scholarly culture that is warm and strict, disciplined and joyful, where there is 'purpose not power', ensuring impeccable behaviour, where teachers can focus on teaching and pupils can focus on learning, underpins everything.

We are values-driven and our vision is to provide an inclusive, aspirational and academic education for all our students, so that all of them will learn, thrive and lead successful lives. We are unapologetically ambitious for every child, no matter what their background, prior attainment or needs. We want to ensure that all our students have the option to be able to go to university or aspirational alternative. We are not going to reduce expectations because of a child's background or home life, or because they are new to English or have a special education need. In fact, the opposite is true. It is our job to redouble our efforts to help children overcome these barriers so that they can flourish.

We value our staff highly and treat workload very seriously. Our systems are high leverage, ensuring you can really focus on your core purpose - teaching, in a sustainable way, unhindered by bureaucracy or poor behaviour.

Key Responsibilities

• Support students in managing their behaviour and emotions, helping them develop positive coping strategies
• Build strong, trusting relationships with students to improve engagement, confidence, and wellbeing
• Deliver targeted 1:1 and small group interventions to address behavioural, social, and emotional needs
• De-escalate challenging situations calmly, ensuring a safe and supportive learning environment
• Support teaching staff with behaviour management in lessons to maintain a purposeful and orderly classroom
• Monitor and record behaviour, progress, and interventions, providing feedback to staff, parents, and relevant stakeholders
• Liaise effectively with families, external agencies, and school staff to support students' development and address barriers to learning
• Support students during unstructured times (breaks, transitions, reintegration after absence or exclusion) to promote positive behaviour

What we offer

• Disruption-free learning and a 'warm/strict' behaviour system
• Highly visible and supportive senior leaders who have your back
• Excellent ongoing CPD, career development and promotion opportunities.
• A very pleasant location in beautiful Cambridgeshire
• Health Support: access to AXA's 24/7 health support line for medical advice.
• Cycle to Work Scheme: salary sacrifice deduction for bicycles and cycling accessories.
• Enhanced family leave: paid leave to support our people when they need it the most.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Pension scheme: access to the Teachers' Pension Scheme.
• Convenience: free on-site parking.

Commitment to Safeguarding and EDI

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks. We value diversity and encourage applications from underrepresented groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to promoting a culture that ensures there are no barriers to the recruitment, development, and progression of disabled staff across the trust. We provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.

Flexible Interview Dates

Please note that interview dates are flexible and the academy reserves the right to interview shortlisted candidates during the application window.