JOB DESCRIPTION: Behaviour Analyst
Hours:
40 hours 35 mins per week.
8.20 – 5.00 (M/T/W/T) 8.20 – 4.45 (F)
40 weeks per year (190 teaching days term time plus 5 staff training days and 5 additional admin days)
Line Manager: Lead Supervisor
Probationary Period: Six months
JOB PURPOSE
You will work alongside our team of Behaviour Analysts and qualified Teachers, working directly with a number of allocated pupils for whom you will have direct responsibility. You will ensure the pupils will achieve and flourish at Quest because of effective delivery of, access to and progression through their personalised curriculum, learning support strategies and behaviour plans underpinned by the scientific principles of learning and behaviour (ABA).
You will also be responsible for direct line management of Senior Tutors and ensuring staff are trained and assessed to be teaching at a high quality.
ROLE SPECIFICATION
Education:
Oversee full implementation of pupils’ individual learning programmes, including OT, S&L and any other specific requirements.
Liaise with multi-disciplinary team (ABA, OT, S&L) to discuss target setting and oversee implementation of agreed targets and strategies.
Take responsibility for writing Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) for allocated pupils.
Ensure each allocated new pupil has completed a baseline assessment within 2 months of admission.
• Ensure each child’s academic assessment is updated twice a year (Dec & July).
Quest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce.
Ensure that each child’s Individual Education Plan (IEP) is reviewed and updated (in line with review dates) and sent to parents, giving opportunity for parents to discuss.
• Liaise with Teachers to set termly behaviour and social targets as required.
• Oversee implementation of curriculum across relevant areas e.g. entry level curriculum.
• Contribute to development of new curriculum as required e.g. Asdan programmes.
• Provide educational assessments and other input as part of the admissions process, where required.
• Provide transition programmes for new pupils.
• Make home and school visits, where necessary, for new and existing pupils.
• Oversee the Senior Tutors are monitoring the collection of pupils’ learning and behaviour data as required.
Provide effective monitoring of pupils’ learning progress, and ensure that all relevant data is inputted into the required progress tracking systems.
• Contribute to the collation and analysis of whole school pupil progress data.
• Oversee selection and ordering of pupil resources for allocated pupils.
Implement pupils’ academic programmes in accordance with whole school curriculum plans eg reading scheme, RSE curriculum plan
Pupils’ health and wellbeing:
Ensure care plans are up to date and filed in the relevant locations
Ensure pupil medications are logged and administered as required and in accordance with the school’s policy, including any specified parental paperwork being completed.
• Ensure that all incident logs for allocated pupils are checked and signed off.
Behavioural Input:
Ensure that behaviour support plans (where appropriate for each child) are in place and kept up to date.
Quest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce.
All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check which must be maintained throughout the period of employment
• Direct staff in implementation of agreed behavioural strategy and data collection.
• Ensure that behaviour data is collected as agreed and provide charts and graphs as required.
• Analyse relevant data and provide evidence based direction.
Design evidence based behavioural interventions.
Provide leadership in crisis management incidents for allocated pupils, and provide support for all others.
• Produce behavioural assessments twice a year.
• Complete any additional behaviour related documentation as required.
Work directly with pupils who may display behaviours that challenge as well as partake in intimate care where needed.
Whole School Planning:
• Ensure daily rotas for teaching and for break and lunch duties are completed.
Contribute to decisions on new class groupings for pupils.
• Contribute to decisions on new staff teams for each class, per term or as new pupils / staff join.
• Plan which group lessons / curriculum access / external accreditation is suitable for each class group.
• Plan which offsite activities are appropriate for each class each term.
• Oversee / delegate risk assessments for each offsite activity.
• Participate in the delivery of School Development objectives
• Attend termly SIP visits or Trustees monitoring visits, and provide reports / data as required
Staff Management & Development / Training:
Ensure excellent training is provided to new staff in implementing ABA teaching and behavioural input.
Quest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce.
All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check which must be maintained throughout the period of employment
Provide guidance and support to staff in 1:1 work with pupils and in their individual responsibilities.
• Conduct formal staff appraisals for specified staff as per agreed schedule, providing appropriate feedback.
Ensure formal and informal staff appraisals for all staff are implemented according to agreed schedule.
Conduct and oversee PIPs when needed
Provide direct line management to specified Senior Tutors including regular mentoring and Supervision meetings, as per schedule.
• Oversee Senior Tutors and ensure they are fulfilling their responsibilities to pupils and staff in their teams.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of high quality ABA theory training for all teaching staff as required.
Complete performance management meetings for allocated staff members, at the required frequency.
Parental Needs:
Ensure parents are provided with agreed regular information (Tapestry observations/memos).
• Contribute to writing of annual pupil reports and collate reports, ready to be sent to parents.
Discuss pupil progress with parents as required.
Prepare paperwork for Annual Reviews (AR) and attend AR meetings for allocated pupils.
Conduct scheduled parent meetings for allocated pupils.
Ensure parents’ wishes with regard to high priority target areas are addressed and ensure parents are kept informed of any areas of concern.
Ensure all issues raised by parents are acknowledged, recorded and resolved as quickly as possible. Implement issue log as required.
• Ensure pupil timetables are shared with parents when changes are made.
Quest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce.
All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check which must be maintained throughout the period of employment
School Policies & procedures
• Ensure all School policies are implemented and followed at all times.
• Input to School policies and procedures as part of teaching team.
• Contribute to assigned GDPR areas for data mapping and document retention schedules
• Attend additional training courses as required eg Team Teach
As a term of your employment you may be required to undertake various other duties as reasonably required by the Head Teacher
• You may be asked to lock or unlock the building at required.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
| Essential Desirable | Essential Desirable | |
| Qualifications | ||
| Relevant Degree | X | |
| BCBA/ UKBA (cert) qualification or equivalent | X | |
| Specific Knowledge, Experience and Technical Skills | ||
| Extensive knowledge, experience and skil in teaching usingthe scientific principles of learning and behaviour (ABA) | X | |
| Experience of leading a team of ABA tutors or similar and havesound knowledge in all areas of ABA theory | X | |
| Some experience of supervising the learning targets of a rangeof children and young people with autism, using ABA | X | |
| Experience in teaching and promoting communication skills inchildren with autism, i.e. PECs, Proloquo2go | X | |
| Demonstrates leadership skills | X | [] |
| Experience of managing staff | X | |
| Demonstrates role model behaviour | X | |
| Show a willingness to develop skills and theory further underthe guidance of external consultants | X | |
| Ability to deliver training to staff | X | [] |
| Be highly motivated | X | [] |
| Be a strong team player | X | |
| Experience of preparing and organising teaching materials | X | [] |
| Experience in collecting and analysing qualitative andquantitative data | X | |
| Experience of training others in the implementation of ABA | X |
Quest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce.
All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check which must be maintained throughout the period of employment
| techniques and principles | ||
| Experience of working in a position that requires the person toshow initiative | X | |
| Good social and communication skills | X | |
| Ability to work in a fast pace environment, being able to reactto situations as and when they arise | X | |
| Physically and emotionally resilient in order to work withchildren and young adults with autism | X | |
| Good IT skills | X | [] |
| Other requirements | [ | [] |
| Strong commitment to Safeguarding and promoting the welfareof children and young people | X | |
| Wilingness to undertake an enhanced DBS and maintain thisthroughout employment | X | |
| Commitment to health and safety in the workplace, dataprotection and equal opportunities in all aspects of work | X | |
| Be first aid trained or be wiling to undertake training | X |
Quest is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce.