Behaviour Improvement Team Member

A true comprehensive school is the most rewarding place to work, but it can also be a challenge. We are looking for someone with a mature, calm, and professional approach who believes that education has the power to change lives. Our school motto is “Think for yourself; act for others”; these are not empty words, but an essential foundation of how Cheney School operates. If you have a passion for mentoring young people, navigating difficult conversations with patience, and maintaining high expectations, we would love to hear from you. Working collaboratively under our Behaviour Manager, the successful candidate will provide both rapid-response and structured interventions across the school to foster a safe, inclusive, and reflective learning environment. This position is term time, plus 5 additional days. What skills and experience are required You will need to be good at talking to people, like children and want to work in a genuinely diverse community. This requires enthusiasm, compassion and patience, combined with the ability to say no with kindness. You will work most frequently with our most vulnerable children, and you will make a significant difference to their lives, although they probably won’t tell you this. If you want to make a difference, and develop your skills, please apply. What we can offer We offer a positive and supportive workplace with an exceptionally supportive and open-minded staff body. Visitors always comment that people like each other at Cheney. We provide excellent opportunities for career progression, training and advancement; the range of Continuing Professional Development is second to none. You can read the outcome of our most recent Ofsted inspection here. If you would like to have a confidential conversation about the role, prior to application, please contact Tala Said, Head of Behaviour Improvement, via email: tsaid@cheneyschool.org Cheney School is part of the River Learning Trust Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles. OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together. OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils. OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles. Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the