Behaviour Support Assistant - Term Time

Thamesview School, Gravesend

• Ref:KCC886-5407-582S
• Posted:14/05/2026
• Pay:Kent Range 6 (Points 17-20)
• Start Date:ASAP or Sept 2026
• App Close Date:05/06/2026 at 09:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Behaviour Support Assistant

28.75 hours a week (5 days)

Term time only - 39 wks per year (including Staff Development Days)

Kent Range 6, Point 17 – 20 (£27,904 to £29,020 pa)

Pro rata to £18,983.09 pa to £19,742.31 pa

A professional and adaptable person is required to work as part of our dynamic behaviour team, supporting students with Social, Mental and Emotional Health (SMEH) and other difficulties are appropriately supported and to play a key part in ensuring that students with difficulties are supported, and strategies and interventions are implemented, to ensure that these students do not prevent the effective teaching and learning of other students.

Our ideal candidate needs to be confident, calm and level-headed/unphased by student behaviour, able to work independently and assertive. A background in working in an Alternative Curriculum Provision, Behaviour Referral Unit, PRU or the prison education system would be a benefit but is not essential.

The successful applicant must:

• Have good interpersonal and communication skills to liaise and communicate effectively with staff and students.
• Flexible approach to duties and ability to act on own initiative.
• Able to work effectively under pressure.
• Demonstrate professional integrity and strict adherence to protocols.
• Hold a good attendance and punctuality record.

Thamesview is a school where everyone is expected to do their best and our drive to improve means staff can really make their mark and develop professionally. We are proud to develop both academic and vocational qualifications to ensure all our students achieve their full potential. We benefit from a new school building that provides innovative learning environments and state of the art ICT equipment. 

We are committed to providing high quality learning experiences for our children and supporting our staff through excellent CPD opportunities. We are looking for candidates with drive and wanting to progress quickly.

As a school, we can offer you:

• A friendly place to work holding the Gold Kent and Medway Staff Wellbeing Award, where all members of staff are valued as people as well as professionals
• Low staff turnover
• Active support with your career development
• Students that are proud of their school and performing well in Progress Eight, in comparison to many other schools
• Very well looked after school site and facilities that are only 15 years old and very modern, including ample, free, on-site parking.
• Free annual Flu Vaccination vouchers.
• Favourable consideration of requests for time off to attend family events such as weddings, graduations, school plays, Christmas concerts, Sports Day, award ceremonies etc.
• Access to Health and Wellbeing support via Occupational Health and access to free, confidential counselling services with the Staff Support Line Service.
• A school that looks to develop people’s skills and abilities at all levels with opportunities for staff to progress quickly and develop into posts of responsibility at all levels.

CVs without an application form will not be accepted.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students.

Appointment to this post will require an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Information about the school

Thamesview School is a place where every member of school is encouraged to have the highest aspirations in their personal and academic lives. Our students are encouraged to become globally aware citizens who embrace high moral standards.

We place Teaching and Learning at the very core of everything we do and are committed to empowering students to become:

• aspirational • confident in learning • adaptable • creative • responsible

Our school emphasises the importance of core skills and the importance of the fundamental skills involved, particularly in English and maths, and in all other curriculum areas. Our rich curriculum enables each student to make progress on a pathway which is right for them. This means that the school offers both academic and vocational qualifications so that each individual is fully prepared to maintain strong habits of learning throughout their lives and to be fully prepared to participate in society as lifelong learners.

Thamesview School cares for its students so that everyone feels safe and is able to learn. Our ethos of care and respect permeates through every aspect of school life. Students are encouraged to act with integrity and honesty in every aspect of their lives and to ensure that they leave school with a tenacity to succeed and willingness to make positive contributions to our society.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Kay McGowan
• Address:Thong Lane, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 4LF
• Telephone: 01474 566552
• Email: k.mcgowan@thamesview.kent.sch.uk

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