Behaviour Support Practitioner

Join our Therapy Team to help empower students with the skills they need to thrive in education and beyond - supporting them to build positive behaviours, meaningful relationships and access to work or further learning opportunities.

Start Date: ASAP

Contract: 37 hours per week / 52 weeks per year

Closing Date: Friday 3rd July, 2026 at 12:00pm

In line with our safeguarding practices, we are unable to accept CVs and ask that you complete the Homefield Application Form for your application to be considered.

Please note – early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than stated should we source a suitable candidate before the closing date.

To work within the Therapy Team to provide a wrap‑around service of support that enables students to access education and acquire the most important skills that they need for their future lives. Gaining behavioural skills that will enable them to live inclusively in society, develop and maintain meaningful relationships and be able to access day activities, for example work and/or further learning.

and in accordance with our organisational values:

Equality Empowerment Respect Sustainability

• Undertake functional behaviour assessments and assist the behaviour specialist with the complex assessments required.
• Develop and contribute to the development of intervention plans with a focus on skill development.
• Work with students and staff to develop interventions that are shared (with consent) with the students’ families/carers and groups.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of behavioural interventions in order to evidence progress reports and summaries.
• Provide advice, education, information and training to students, staff, families, carers, on best practice behavioural interventions.
• Support colleagues through coaching and training to develop their own practice.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes.
• Work alongside the Behaviour Specialist to implement advanced behavioural strategies.
• Update student records.
• Attend and contribute to multi‑disciplinary meetings as requested.
• Work with various staff teams to ensure maximum positive impact.
• Liaise with other parties such as social worker, parents, outreach, psychiatrists etc.
• Contribute positively to a high quality care, teaching and learning environment.
• Analyse individual data to inform decision making and targeted intervention

General Responsibilities for all Staff:

• Ensure that all beneficiaries are treated with dignity and respect.
• Empower the people we support to maintain their personal independence and confidentiality.
• Contribute positively to a high quality teaching, learning and working environment.
• Comply with health & safety and safeguarding regulations.
• Any other reasonably duties commensurate with role as required.

Education and Qualifications

Attribute
Criteria
Evidence

Positive Behaviour Support Level 5 or 6 qualification Essential Certificates

Level 2 or above English and Maths Essential Certificates

Meets the UKSBA registration as a behaviour assistant from 2026 Essential Certificates

Experience, Knowledge and Abilities

Attribute
Criteria
Evidence

Experience of Functional Behaviour Assessments and writing Behavioural Support Plans Essential Application Form and Interview

Experience of working with people with learning disabilities, Autism and mental health difficulties Essential Application Form and Interview

Experience of working within a Multi‑disciplinary Therapy team Essential Application Form and Interview

Experience of working in an education setting Desirable Application Form and Interview

Experience of working independently within a setting under the supervision of a behaviour specialist. Desirable Application Form and Interview

Experience of delivering training to staff teams. Desirable Application Form and Interview

Interpersonal Skills and Qualities

Attributes
Criteria
Evidence

Effective communication skills both written and verbal in order to write reports, deliver presentations and represent the organisation externally Essential…