The Sigma Trust

Job Role: Behaviour Support Worker for the GROW Provision (Primary, Monkwick Site)

Pay Range:  Scale 3 Points 5-6

Hours: 25 hours per week, 39 working weeks

Actual Salary: £14,819 - £15,054 per annum

Start Date: ASAP

The Role

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

The provision will be based in the Primary GROW enhanced provision centre in the grounds of Monkwick Junior School in Colchester. 

GROW for primary 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 KS1/2 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 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 plus 5 non pupil days) during term time only.

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

To Apply

To apply for this post, please complete an application form, available from The Sigma Trust/this website and return it to recruitment@sigmatrust.org.uk . Please read the Notes for Applicants document attached.

Closing date:  9am, Friday 20^th February 2026

Interviews Scheduled for: Thursday 26^th & Friday 27^th February 2026

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 process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.