Job Title: Behaviour Support Worker
Area: High Peak, Derbyshire
Start Date: Monday 20th April 2026 or ASAP
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £550-£750 per week (Dependent on experience and responsibilities)
Working Hours: Monday to Thursday 8:30am - 16:20pm, Friday 8:30am - 15:50pm

About the School:

We're working with a specialist alternative provision academy in the High Peak, rated Good by Ofsted, that does things differently. This is a school built on relationships, not rules. Staff genuinely know every pupil - their story, their strengths - and use that knowledge to help them grow.

The young people here have had a tough time in mainstream education. Many carry real trauma. But with the right adult alongside them, they make remarkable progress. Classes are intentionally small - just 5 or 6 pupils - so you'll have real time and genuine influence with every young person you work with.

Behaviour Support Worker Role and Responsibilities:

Working 1:1 and in small groups with young people who need consistency, calm, and someone in their corner
Supporting lesson delivery and delivering tailored behaviour and emotional regulation interventions
Helping pupils build positive routines, self-confidence, and resilience day by day
Using a rewards and mentoring approach - championing what young people do well
Contributing to progress notes and keeping open, honest communication with staff and families
Occasionally travelling between sites or visiting pupils at home (mileage fully reimbursed)

Behaviour Support Worker - What We're Looking For:

Have experience supporting children or young people with SEMH or behavioural needs - whether in school, care, youth work or elsewhere
Stay calm under pressure and bring a steady, reassuring presence to challenging situations
Are a natural listener who builds trust quickly - especially with young people who've been let down before
Understand or are curious about trauma-informed practice and what it really means in action
Believe in working with young people, not against them - relationship first, every time
Hold a full UK driving licence
Have a relevant qualification in education, care or support - though passion and the right values matter more

Behaviour Support Worker - To Be Eligible You Must:

Hold the Right to Work in the UK
Have an enhanced child barred list DBS on the update service (or be willing to apply)
Be able to provide two professional references (child-related preferred)
Hold a full UK driving licence

Please submit your up-to-date CV to be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency for this vacancy. Safeguarding and child protection are at the heart of everything we do - all candidates must undergo the relevant vetting checks before starting work.

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