£17000 per annum / £435 per week rising to £18525 / £475 weekly, paid weekly by our inhouse payroll team.

Wakefield & Castleford

Are you looking to start a career in Education?

Are you passionate about supporting young people?

Do you want a rewarding career where you can be instrumental in making a difference to young people's lives?

No previous experience or qualifications necessary.  We are seeking personal qualities such as resilience, willingness, character and ability to learn, and a love for helping others!

Vision For Education are excited to provide this bespoke opportunity to support passionate, reliable, hardworking people with a pathway into work in education, specifically SEMH and SEND Behaviour Support.  Working alongside our client schools we are tasked to source excellent future talent.  We are seeking people with the correct aptitude and attitude to positively influence the lives of young people for the better as well as supporting their learning and personal development.

You may be from a degree background, you could have worked in another industry, you might have always wanted to work in the sector but have been unsure how to bring this to fruition.  What we offer is tailored training and support, followed by paid, on the job, experience.

Following a successful interview and pending suitability, safeguarding and identity checks, we will work to secure you a paid placement in a school to further develop your skills. We will help you to develop your identity as an educator and help you to choose your specialist area from Primary Education to Secondary, PRU and SEND provisions.

Prior to starting your placement, you will complete training delivered by Vision for Education and school leaders.   This will equip you with information, advice and insight to succeed in your role!

The most effective staff members have excellent communication skills. They are also able to build relationships with both staff, children, and their families.

You may be working to support the teacher in while class teaching, running small group interventions to support children or working on a 1:1 basis to ensure the needs of all children are meet and that they can thrive.

To be considered for the role of Trainee Behaviour Support Worker you will:

• Have a passion for supporting and helping young people
• Be dedicated to improving outcomes for all 
• Be kind, caring and compassionate
• Be proactive and a good communicator
• Be resilient and professional
• Be able to work collaboratively in a team
• Be free on a full time basis
• Be committed to completing the required training and participating in ongoing CPD.
• Be willing to pay for an enhanced DBS check and register with the Update Service.

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are:

• Have a desire to work within education, pass initial screening and vetting requirments

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

As a valued employee of Vision for Education, you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

Vision for Education do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The Edwin Group is a Top 10 UK-employer in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023. Rated as 'Excellent' by our staff in all categories and recognised as having industry leading and world-class levels of employee engagement across the Group.

Apply via this website with an up-to-date CV and contact details.

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