Behaviour Support Worker

Job Title: Behaviour Support Worker
Area: High Peak, Derbyshire
Start Date: Monday 20th April 2026 or ASAP
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: 550- 750 per week (Dependent on experience and responsibilities)
Working Hours: Monday to Thursday 8:30am - 16:20pm, Friday 8:30am - 15:50pm

About the School:

We're working with a specialist alternative provision academy in the High Peak, rated Good by Ofsted, that does things differently. This is a school built on relationships, not rules. Staff genuinely know every pupil - their story, their strengths - and use that knowledge to help them grow.

The young people here have had a tough time in mainstream education. Many carry real trauma. But with the right adult alongside them, they make remarkable progress. Classes are intentionally small - just 5 or 6 pupils - so you'll have real time and genuine influence with every young person you work with.

Behaviour Support Worker Role and Responsibilities:

• Working 1:1 and in small groups with young people who need consistency, calm, and someone in their corner
• Supporting lesson delivery and delivering tailored behaviour and emotional regulation interventions
• Helping pupils build positive routines, self-confidence, and resilience day by day
• Using a rewards and mentoring approach - championing what young people do well
• Contributing to progress notes and keeping open, honest communication with staff and families
• Occasionally travelling between sites or visiting pupils at home (mileage fully reimbursed)

Behaviour Support Worker - What We're Looking For:

• Have experience supporting children or young people with SEMH or behavioural needs - whether in school, care, youth work or elsewhere
• Stay calm under pressure and bring a steady, reassuring presence to challenging situations
• Are a natural listener who builds trust quickly - especially with young people who've been let down before
• Understand or are curious about trauma-informed practice and what it really means in action
• Believe in working with young people, not against them - relationship first, every time
• Hold a full UK driving licence
• Have a relevant qualification in education, care or support - though passion and the right values matter more

Behaviour Support Worker - To Be Eligible You Must:

• Hold the Right to Work in the UK
• Have an enhanced child barred list DBS on the update service (or be willing to apply)
• Be able to provide two professional references (child-related preferred)
• Hold a full UK driving licence

Please submit your up-to-date CV to be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency for this vacancy. Safeguarding and child protection are at the heart of everything we do - all candidates must undergo the relevant vetting checks before starting work.

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