Behaviour Support Worker and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Salary: Grade 6 £32,115 - £36,124 FTE
Actual salary: £27,623 - £31,071 (with under five years' service)
Contract term: 37 hours, 39 weeks, permanent
Start date: As soon as possible
Closing date: Midnight Sunday 16 March 2025
Mercia Learning Trust
Mercia Learning Trust is a successful partnership of four primary and three secondary schools located in the south-west of Sheffield. Established in 2012, with one secondary school, our trust has grown to serving over 5000 pupils, with 650 staff.
Why do we exist?
• To empower everyone in our communities, especially the most disadvantaged, to succeed.
How do we behave?
• We are kind - showing care and supporting each other.
• We have integrity - doing the right thing and always putting children first.
• We work with diligence - overcoming obstacles and having no excuses.
What do we do?
• We run schools that focus on academic excellence, cultural capital and the development of character.
How will we succeed?
• A culture of excellence – high standards shaped by clarity, not control.
• Academic focus – empowering all children through an exceptional curriculum.
• Purposeful collaboration – relationships built on trust, reducing sub-optimisation and driving collective success.
Our staff are a crucial part of our trust, just like our pupils. We are devoted to recruiting, training, retaining and taking good care of our highly skilled and dedicated team.
Woodlands Primary School
Woodlands Primary School is a 2-form entry primary and nursery for children aged 2-11 in the vibrant South Sheffield community of Gleadless Valley. This popular and over-subscribed school has around 500 pupils. In February 2022, Ofsted graded our school as strongly Good.
If you share our belief in high expectations for all children, possess resilience and a strong work ethic, we would love to hear from you.
Woodlands Primary School is a part of Mercia Learning Trust, a successful partnership of four primary and three secondary schools located in the south-west of Sheffield. Established in 2012, with one secondary school, our trust has grown to serve over 5000 pupils, with 650 staff.
Our staff are a crucial part of our trust, just like our pupils. We are devoted to recruiting, training, retaining and taking good care of our highly skilled and dedicated team.
The role
Woodlands Primary School has an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, talented and caring individual to join our team as a Behaviour Support Worker and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead. As a behaviour support worker you will use holistic strategies in classrooms and work alongside children in crisis.
At Woodlands, we are committed to proactively supporting our pupils, and this role will be instrumental in leading the development of effective behaviour interventions. As a key member of our highly skilled and dedicated inclusion team, you will work collaboratively with pupils, staff, and families to develop positive relationships built on trust and respect.
This role involves direct engagement with pupils to empower them in achieving success, as well as working alongside staff to strengthen their ability to support children. Additionally, to ensure a holistic approach to pupil wellbeing, you will serve as part of our experienced safeguarding team as the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.
The candidate
This is a great opportunity for someone who has been working in education or with young people and would like to explore a role within a school that will develop a wider skill set. The candidate will be keen to build strong relationships with the children and in turn understand behavioural motivators. They will understand that all behaviour is communication and will show emotional availability to help the children find solutions to their worries.
As part of this role you will need to be an effective listener and communicator, patient and will understand the importance of both nurturing strategies coupled with high expectations and boundaries.
Woodlands Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
