Description
As a member of the Positive Behaviour Support Team, and the wider multidisciplinary team at the college, you will work collaboratively with students, staff, parents/carers, and outside agencies, organising meetings and promoting collaboration to meet students needs in a person centred way.
You will use different methods of data collection to track, monitor, and analyse behaviour as part of the functional assessment process, which will be used to support the development of proactive interventions as part of Positive Support Plans, and Student Safety Plans.
Through your day to day working you will uphold the college values, promote, and support others through modelling best practices in person centred support to meet the needs of students. Your primary location will be the colleges main campus, but may also be require working at our satellite sites.
Key Responsibilities
Support in the assessment, planning, and implementation of appropriate support for students pre and post entry. • Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team to assess level of need using pre-entry information and internally collected data, to identify appropriate person centred interventions that promote inclusion. • Provide advice, guidance, and specialised expertise in creating Positive Behaviour Support and Student Safety Plans. • Collaborate with staff to identify key behaviours for tracking as part of the functional analysis process, and help understand the underlying reasons for the behaviours. • Uphold a Person-Centred Risk Approach, taking necessary steps to minimise and manage risk. • Support the Positive Behaviour and Engagement Officer to analyse and evaluate data as part of ongoing monitoring processes to ensure that support in place is effective, and appropriate changes are made as and when required. • Offer ongoing practical support to staff, helping them develop techniques and strategies appropriate to the student and setting using modelling where appropriate.Build effective relationships with staff and students, promoting positive behaviour and communication throughout QAC. • Establish effective relationships with staff and students, acting as a key point of contact, that helps to promote positive behaviour support and communication throughout QAC. • Support student engagement through a trauma informed approach that helps create trust-based relationships to reduce the need for negative behaviours. • Utilise empathy and active listening skills to provide reassurance and help reduce frequency and severity of challenging behaviour. • Provide support to staff as part of the urgent response team, promoting de-escalation techniques for students who display crisis behaviour, reducing the need for physical intervention or exclusion. • Respond to serious incidents in a timely and appropriate manner, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of those involved. • Adopt a reflective approach to working practices, willingly engaging in 360-degree feedback and actively seeking ways to improve and enhance working approaches. Promoting the College’s value’s and commitment to development. • Promote the values and ethos of the College• Encourage a culture of listening to students among all staff, considering their wishes and feelings in any safeguarding measures implemented by the College.• Share the College’s commitment to safeguarding, ensuring up-to-date training and creating an environment where the wishes and feelings of children and vulnerable adults are heard and taken into account.• Respond appropriately and professionally when undertaking difficult and challenging conversations with staff, students, parents/carers, and external agencies.• Support the Positive Behaviour and Engagement Officer in developing policies to promote Positive Behaviour Support and reduce the need for physical intervention techniques.• Use data to monitor incidents, and provide timely recommendations to senior managers when there is an increased ongoing risk.• Stay updated on laws, regulations, and training related to Positive Behaviour Support.• Undertake additional training as needed to fulfil the duties of the role as directed by the Positive Behaviour and Student Engagement Officer.• Perform any other duties appropriate to the post as determined by senior management
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached
Why work at Queen Alexandra Charity Birmingham
Join our team at Queen Alexandra College!
Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of students with special educational needs? Do you thrive in an inclusive and supportive academic environment? If so, we want YOU to join our team. QAC has just gone through an exciting rebrand, dealt with a period of swift growth and academic improvement and this is your opportunity to become part of a vibrant College that is moving forward and making a real difference to the lives and futures of our students.
The newly structured Queen Alexandra Charity Birmingham offers you the chance to have a positive impact as you join a committed group of colleagues in ensuring that all students achieve their aims and aspirations. We are dedicated to providing exceptional education and support to students with diverse learning needs and life experiences. Our specialist setting fosters an inclusive community where every student is valued, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential.
QAC offers a vibrant, varied and enriching educational experience for both residential and day students. Our curriculum aims to maximise adult life, independence and work opportunities for all students. Class sizes are designed to meet specific needs and support levels are high.
Joining our supportive team, you will have the opportunity to:
· Work closely with students with SEN to achieve their goals
· Make a difference to the educational experience of young people
· Be a voice for students and staff in specialist education
· Foster a positive and inclusive learning environment, promoting academic growth, self-development and self-confidence
· Develop your own skills, aspirations and progress your career.
Our benefits include;
Schedule 1 Benefits (reviewed annually and/or as appropriate) Academic Year 2024/25
- Access to on site car parking
- Use of QAC Fitness Centre (subject to opening hours)
- Cycle to Work Scheme (Salary Sacrifice)
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme Helpline (BHSF)
- Access to Education Support Free Helpline for Teachers & Education Staff
- QAC Mental Health First Aiders & activities to support health and wellbeing
- BHSF Benefits Package including Healthcare Plans, discounted shopping/services
- Annual Flu vaccination/voucher
- Access to other benefit/discount schemes (which may be subject to charge) e.g. Blue Light Card, TOTUM (NUS), Charity Worker Discounts, Discounts for Teachers
- Dell Advantage programme – a free programme that offers savings to students, parents and all staff at QAC – up to 20% off. https://www.dell.com/en-uk/lp/dell-advantage
- Health and Wellbeing Services (Occupational Health/Counselling)
- Free Tea/Coffee and Staff Room facilities
- Dining Room facilities with hot/cold food (free meal provided for those supporting students at mealtimes)
- Additional discretionary concessionary/closure days as part of leave entitlement (including closure over Christmas/New Year period)
- Reward and Recognition Policy – Living the Values Awards (team & individual) and long service
- Enhanced/Occupational paid leave e.g. maternity/paternity (subject to qualifying criteria)
- Occupational sick pay (based on length of service)
- On site wellbeing activities (e.g. yoga, meditation)
- Support for training/ CPD (either by way of study leave and/or funding)
- Flexible working arrangements including Flexible Working Policy Agreements, Time Off in Lieu (TOIL) in prior agreement with line manager.
This list is not exhaustive and may be subject to review and/or change.
We look forward to receiving your application and knowing more about your qualifications, skills,personal qualities and experience that you would bring to the role and to QAC. Please take time toreview the job description above.
Please upload a CV/Resume* with details of your full employment history (since leaving school,including education, employment and voluntary work) including reasons for any gaps inemployment. This should also include a statement of the personal qualities and experience youbelieve are relevant to your suitability for the post and how this meets the job description andperson specification requirements. Your CV/Resume* will be re-produced in a standard format bythe system (without personal identifiers) to assist us in our anonymised shortlisting process.Under Section 7 of SVGA 2006 it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred fromengaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The College’s Safeguarding Policies areavailable here
As part of our commitment to safer recruitment, and in line with updated guidance published in September 2022, we will carry out an online search of all shortlisted candidates. This search may enable us to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and publicly available for review online, which we may wish to explore with you in further detail during the interview process. As part of your application we have asked you to provide the account names, usernames and/or handles for any social media platform that you use, as well as the names of any websites that you own, post on, or contribute to. A Google search will also be conducted. These checks will only be conducted if you are shortlisted for interview. Please see our safer recruitment and selection policy for further information.
Queen Alexandra Charity (QAC) provides education, residential support, community services and enterprises in support of young adults with learning difficulties and disabilities.
Education is provided through a national residential College that supports a diverse range of student/client abilities and needs. Our College provides education, training, routes to independent living and employment through an innovative, holistic approach to learning and support. It offers a vibrant, varied and fun educational experience for both residential and day students. Our curriculum aims to maximise adult life, independence and work opportunities for all students. Class sizes are small and support levels high.
We have educational and learning sites based in Birmingham, one of Europe’s most welcoming and vibrant cities, with a rich and diverse culture. Our main site is based in Harborne, a pleasant leafy Birmingham suburb, on a friendly and green 8-acre campus with excellent facilities and resources. In addition we also have Pinewood Campus which is located on a business park and is designated to employment progression.
Clients within our Residential Services programme still require support and the aim is to deliver a service that provides them with the means to live independently/semi independently into the future. Many clients are either in education, voluntary work or paid employment not linked to QAC directly.
Our Community Services based at our Umberslade Campus in Stirchley include a supporter worker service, women’s group, men’s group, LGBTQ plus group, Saturday Socials, The Night Owl Experience (disability friendly night club visit in Birmingham City Centre).
All students, clients and staff are supported within safe and well-resourced environments. QAC makes a positive difference to the lives and learning of people with disabilities and learning difficulties. We have high expectations of staff, students and clients whilst being responsive, innovative and collaborative. Our Charity values drive how we work with students, clients, stakeholders and as a team.
We continue to attract and retain staff of the highest calibre, who are proud of QAC’s achievements and who wish to be an integral part of ongoing and future successes.
As Leaders in Diversity which drives the culture at QAC and we warmly welcome applications from individuals who share our values, from all backgrounds, to add to our committed and diverse team.
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