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The role is a Maternity Cover, Part-Time role
3 days per week to be worked Monday to Friday: 08:30am – 17:00pm
Salary from: depending on qualifications and experience
To start: November 2025
We have an exciting opportunity for a staff member who has significant experience of and an interest in working with Secondary pupils with social, emotional and communication needs, to work alongside our current Secondary Behaviour Lead as a Secondary Behaviour Co-Lead at Motspur Park to cover maternity leave from November 2025 for 6-12 months.
The school currently adopts a holistic nurturing approach to behaviour management and ensures that behaviour strategies are child-focused and linked to embedding long-term positive behaviour goals. Our approach to behaviour management is therapeutic in nature and includes restorative justice principles and attachment aware and trauma responsive practice.
The ideal candidate will have:
•You will have extensive experience of leading on holistic behaviour support in school, actively managing groups of children and young people and coping with complex behavioural needs.
•Experience of actively managing and supporting staff with therapeutic behaviour management, intervening where appropriate.
•Ability to work with the Head of Pastoral Care, Phase Behaviour Leads and Behaviour teams, the Mental Health and Wellbeing Team across sites to develop relevant policies, to deliver training, and to manage behaviour data.
•A strong working knowledge of current behaviour theories and behaviour strategies, a relational approach to behaviour support (the neuro-sequential model), PACE and restorative practices.
•The role may suit someone with a background in Teaching, Speech & Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy or Behaviour Management, along with experience of working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary setting.
•Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required, and the successful applicant will have an ability to work flexibly and independently, as well as be an integral and valued member of the wider multi-disciplinary team.
•You will be patient, friendly and will have the ability to build good working relationships with colleagues, children, teachers, parents, therapists, and carers and other external stakeholders.
•Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is supported.
Closing date: Friday 19th September 2025
Safeguarding Statement
Blossom House School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; successful applicants must be suitable to work with children and will need to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Certificate with barred list information.