Support Manager

Support Manager - Basingstoke
Permanent position - ASAP start!
Salary - between £28,598 - £31,022 FTE

Academics are recruiting on behalf of a secondary school in Basingstoke who are seeking an experienced Support Manager to join their support staff team. This is a term-time position working 39 weeks of the year/32.5 hours per week.

They are a secondary SEMH provision which caters for pupils who have been permanently excluded, or are at risk of being permanently excluded from school. They support learners onsite and also offer outreach services to support young people in mainstream schools who are facing barriers to inclusion. The length of time learners attend the provision varies depending on their individual needs.

Due to this, class sizes are small so you are able to meet their individual learning and emotional needs.

The successful 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 Support Manager you must have the skills to communicate complex information to staff, pupils and family members/carers in an empathetic and support way, which is 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 knowledge of 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:
Possess an NVQ level 3 or 4 or equivalent
Have experience of working with children or young people with challenging behaviour
Possess behavioural knowledge and behavioural implementation
Come with classroom support experience
Behaviour management training/de-escalation technique training is desirable but not essential

If you would like to be considered for the permanent role of Support Manager in Basingstoke to start ASAP, please apply