The Sigma Trust

Behaviour Support Worker for the GROW Provision (Secondary, Stanway site)

Pay Range:  Scale 4, point 8-9

Salary: £22,996 to £23,365 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week, 39 working weeks

Start Date: 1st September 2026

The Role

We are seeking a suitably experienced and qualified individual to become a behaviour support worker for a Secondary GROW provision to work with children with social and emotional wellbeing needs. 

The provision will be based in the Secondary GROW enhanced provision centre in the grounds of The Stanway School in Colchester. 

GROW for secondary school-aged children is now a well-established enhanced provision across 3 quadrants in Essex.  More information about GROW can be found at www.growessex.uk.

GROW is an alternative education provision based on Trauma Perceptive Practice through 6 Core Strengths.  It will be aimed at students who are experiencing barriers to their learning under the SEMH umbrella. It will provide each child with a personalised curriculum for their individual needs.  This will be monitored and reviewed carefully.  

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

●       To support in providing high quality specialist educational support for KS3 children whose needs are related to social and emotional wellbeing;

●       To support in enabling children to make demonstrable progress in their social and emotional development and with their learning, building on strengths and resources of the child;

●       To develop, nurture and model positive adult and peer relationships in line GROW’s values and expectations. 

●       To ensure that all safeguarding and child protection matters are dealt with in line with policies and procedures and statutory requirements.

●       To communicate with parents/carers to ensure partnership working progresses and regular purposeful reviews take place.

●       To be able to work flexibly and creatively.

●       To contribute to outreach work within the North East Essex Schools to work both with pupils and model practice to staff where appropriate;

●       To contribute to assessment, planning, monitoring and evaluations.

(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Person Specification).

We're looking for you if you:

●       Have NVQ Level 3 in learning support/behaviour support or equivalent qualification or experience;

●       Are able to make a proactive contribution to the work of a team supporting children, their families and carers;

●       Are able to participate in assessing the progress and performance and recommend appropriate strategies to support development;

●       Are able to establish rapport and build respectful and trusting relationships with children, their families and carers and other adults

Why work for The Sigma Trust? 

We can offer you:

●     A competitive salary

●     Robust CPD training programme that enables you to flourish

●     Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships

●     Employee benefits including: Employee Assistance Programme, Pension Scheme, Eyecare scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

Additional Information:

This post is offered on a 39-week contract which includes 38 working weeks plus 5 non pupil days.  

For additional information about The Sigma Trust, please visit our website www.sigmatrust.org.uk

We welcome applications from both teaching and educational support staff

Commitment to Safeguarding & Diversity

The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with.  As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment processes, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.

The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision ‘To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts’, where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.

To Apply:

Ready to take the next step? Find out more about the role and apply by 9am, Wednesday 1^st July 2026 via the following link: https://www.sigmatrust.org.uk/join-us/opportunities-with-us

Nb: Only fully completed application forms will be accepted. We reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive a large number of applications.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive an overwhelming response. Candidates may be invited to interview prior to the closing date, so an early application is advised.

We are managing all current recruitment directly and kindly request that agencies do not contact us regarding open positions.