Permanent

Term Time Only

Full time - 37 Hours per week

TPLTSS5 £23,702 - £26,138 (actual salary)

Plus various Company Benefits

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding career? At Worle Community School we are on an improvement journey - we are looking for staff to join our team and help us work towards our goals.

If you are committed to improving outcomes for young people, being a part of a dedicated team and having a fulfilling career - we could be the right fit for you.

The Priory Learning Trust (Somerset Business Award winner for Employer of the Year) is looking to recruit a Behaviour Support Assistant to work at Worle Community School – An Academy site in Weston-super-Mare, a five minute drive from the M5 junction, 2.9 miles from the beach, with strong public transport links.

At Worle Community School, we work hard to make our students, staff and communities PROUD of Worle. We aim to be:

Prepared

Respectful

Optimistic

Understanding

Determined

WCSA is a community school at heart - we focus on developing children and young people into well rounded individuals, who leave school not only with good grades, but also valuable life experiences and an aspirational mindset, with high expectations of, and for, themselves.

At WCSA, we also look after our colleagues. We offer high quality development opportunities and a supportive, dynamic and diverse workplace, highly supported by a hands-on team in all areas, from support, to teaching, to senior leadership.

We invest in staff to develop them as classroom practitioners. Staff benefit from:

A coaching programme to develop their practice within the classroom, working together to find solutions to improve learning and progress for all students.

An excellent CPD programme based around WalkThrus materials that really allows staff to make use of research informed pedagogy to embed effective teaching strategies in the classroom.

For support staff at WCSA, we offer a variety of development opportunities - fully funded apprenticeships, free GCSE’s to staff, cross site working and opportunities to share best practice and experiences across all of our trust schools.

We pride ourselves on being a flexible employer and strive to accommodate a variety of working arrangements, so we encourage you to apply. At our school, we take staff workload seriously and prioritise creating a supportive environment where teamwork is at the heart of everything we do. As part of a local Trust, our staff also benefit from collaborative opportunities and resources that come with being part of a wider community.

What you will do to be successful here;

• Work closely with the Vice Principal (VP), Assistant Principal’s (AP’s) and the wider pastoral team, to effectively identify, plan and implement intervention for students who need additional support with regards to their behaviour.
• Work closely with staff in the Remote Learning Room and Support 2 Learn (S2L) to support the needs of individual students.
• Support the work of Year Teams to minimise behavioural issues across the school.
• Support and assist in the development of clear behaviour management systems which complement the work of classroom teachers.
• Communicate effectively with parents providing information regarding student behaviour and progress.

What you will need to succeed;

• Experience of working with national frameworks, and evidence of working with students with a range of learning difficulties.
• The ability to communicate effectively with children and young people.
• A good working knowledge or willingness to learn the relevant and planned intervention programmes/strategies to support our students to remain within the mainstream classroom.

At the Priory Learning Trust, we offer an incredible, comprehensive employee benefits package. This includes..

The PLaTform - Access to our dedicated wellbeing centre & exclusive shopping discounts.

Healthshield - Funded Healthcare Scheme for employees and all dependents, which provides services such as a 24/7 GP Line & Healthcare cashback.

Discounted nursery fees for parents AND grandparents at our Academy pre schools.

Contributory pension scheme offering generous employer contribution rates.

CPD opportunities both internally & externally.

A very friendly school community with dedicated, supportive & inspiring colleagues.

Health & Fitness offers, including incredible discounts on @Worle Sports Centre and Nuffield Health, and a Cycle 2 Work Scheme.

Flu vaccinations on site, during the working day, free of charge.

About The Priory Learning Trust:

TPLT grew from an intent to bring the power of partnership and sharing to bear and provide a first-class education to a wide range of children, from all backgrounds.

At our heart is a passion to put ‘Students First’ and deliver exceptional education; beyond outstanding for every single child. We do this with a relentless drive for academic excellence, shared moral purpose and values combined with lots of fun and happiness. We believe that happy schools are also high-achieving, successful schools.

We strive for partnerships between students, families, staff and the wider community to create exceptional student outcomes. We also ‘cherish’ our staff. We believe they are amazing and are passionate to empower them through support, training, and career opportunities. With such brilliant people all aiming for the same goals, we are able to ensure every student achieves all that they are capable of and more, regardless of their background.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

The Priory Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All paid positions which involve working regularly within academies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You must declare all convictions (including convictions with Absolute Discharge), cautions or bind-overs you may have, even if they would otherwise be regarded as ‘Spent’ under this Act and where applicable any disqualifications under the Childcare Act.

The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service filtering guide.

This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity.

Offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, online searches and Disclosure and Barring Service clearance.

Please see the following links to our Child Protection and Safeguarding policy and Recruitment and Selection policy.

Closing Date: 17th July 2025

Proposed Interview Date: 22nd July 2025

Proposed Start Date: 1st September 2025