Behaviour Support / Welfare Officer - SEMH Specialist School (Stoke)
Job description
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Role: Behaviour Support / Welfare Staff
Location: Stoke-on-Trent (Independent SEMH School – Multi-Site)
Pay: £95 – £200 per day (temporary) / Permanent salary dependent on experience
Contract: Temporary to Permanent / Permanent Opportunities Available
Start Date: ASAP
Teaching Personnel are currently supporting an independent SEMH specialist school in Stoke-on-Trent who are looking to recruit Behaviour Support and Welfare staff to join their growing team.
The school are ideally looking to appoint permanently for the right individual, however they are also open to staff initially working on a temporary basis before moving into a long-term or permanent role.
This role is ideal for individuals with experience in education, youth work, mentoring, residential care, behaviour support, safeguarding or pastoral support who are confident working with pupils presenting social, emotional and behavioural needs.
Key Responsibilities-
Support pupils with SEMH and behavioural needs throughout the school day
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Build positive and professional relationships with students
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Support emotional regulation and behaviour management strategies
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Provide classroom, pastoral and welfare support
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Work alongside teaching staff and wider support teams
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Promote engagement, structure and positive routines
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Calm, resilient and adaptable personality
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Strong communication and behaviour management skills
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Ability to build rapport and maintain professional boundaries
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Passion for supporting vulnerable young people
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Team player with a proactive attitude
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Opportunity to secure a permanent role within a specialist school
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Supportive and highly rewarding environment
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Smaller settings with strong staffing support
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Valuable experience within SEMH education
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Immediate start available
Apply today or contact Jordan at Teaching Personnel for a confidential discussion:
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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Key skills
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Application advice
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⭐ Highlight your SEMH or behaviour support experience prominently as this specialist school specifically needs staff confident with social, emotional and behavioural needs
📊 Quantify your impact with vulnerable young people: 'Supported 12 SEMH pupils daily, improving classroom engagement by 40%'
🌐 Emphasise your DBS enhanced disclosure status and any safeguarding training as these are essential requirements
🎯 Mention experience across different educational settings as this is a multi-site independent school
🤝 Showcase your ability to work alongside teaching staff and support teams in collaborative environments
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- •Implemented emotional regulation strategies for 15 SEMH pupils daily, reducing classroom disruptions by 35% over 6-month period
- •Built professional relationships with vulnerable young people across 3 educational sites, maintaining safeguarding protocols and achieving 90% engagement rates
- •Collaborated with teaching staff and support teams to deliver behaviour management interventions, supporting 8 pupils through successful transitions to mainstream education
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Teaching Personnel's commitment to supporting vulnerable young people through specialist SEMH education aligns perfectly with my passion for behaviour support work. My experience in emotional regulation strategies and safeguarding procedures makes me well-suited for this Behaviour Support Officer role at your Stoke-on-Trent school.
My background in educational support and youth work has equipped me with the resilience and adaptability needed to work effectively with pupils presenting social, emotional and behavioural challenges across multi-site settings.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you implement emotional regulation strategies with SEMH pupils?
- ›What behaviour management techniques have you used in educational settings?
- ›How do you maintain professional boundaries while building rapport with vulnerable young people?
- ›Describe your experience with safeguarding procedures and protocols
- ›How would you support a pupil experiencing a behavioural crisis in the classroom?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you helped a young person overcome a challenging behaviour
- ›Describe a situation where you had to remain calm under pressure with a distressed student
- ›How do you build trust with young people who may have experienced trauma?
- ›Give an example of when you worked as part of a team to support a vulnerable child
- ›Tell me about a time you had to adapt your approach when working with different young people
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you helped a young person overcome a challenging behaviour
Describe a situation where you had to remain calm under pressure with a distressed student