Jake Elder- CV

Throughout my career, I found that building relationships with students and providing a personalised support for each student is the key to improving their emotional regulation and behaviour. From my experience working with children with a variety of needs, I believe that all behaviour is communication and have often found that changes in behaviour is due to the students attempting to communicate their emotions. In my previous job roles, I have monitored the behaviour of students and when there has been a change in behaviour, I have found that it is best to work with the family and the student to discover what it is they are attempting to communicate and provide the best possible support by building a relationship with the student and having a unified response from all people working with the students. I have almost 10 years’ experience working with students who have Special Educational Needs and have strengths in building relationships with students and their families. I have experience using a wide variety of strategies and communication aids depending on the student’s need. In my last two roles, part of my responsibilities was to develop and review plans in order to support the student’s behaviour and emotional regulation. I have also have experience in leading staff by developing their strategies and de-escalation techniques as well as provide staff training to further educate staff.