Behaviour Support Officer

Meadowhead School and Sixth Form has an opportunity for a Behaviour Support Officer to support students with behaviour, emotional, and pastoral needs so they can engage positively in learning and school life. The role includes responding to on-call incidents, helping manage behaviour, and supporting the school’s behaviour policy. Key Responsibilities: You will be required to: act as a first responder to incidents to support students to modify their behaviour manage school corridors ensuring students move straight to lesson calmly have a high assertive profile with students, building strong relationships de-escalate challenging behaviour You will have: experience of working with young people in a school or similar setting strong communication skills a calm, consistent and fair approach a commitment to safeguarding and student wellbeing We will offer: a supportive and collaborative staff team pppportunities for professional development and training a chance to make a real difference in students’ lives strong staff wellbeing ethos with access to Occupational Health and Wellbeing support via Smart Clinic SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT Meadowhead School and Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion. Any position that involves working with children requires declaration of all convictions/cautions regardless of whether these are deemed as spent and a DBS check will be carried out before any employment commences. Should you be shortlisted for this position, you will be asked to declare any convictions. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children. References will be obtained before interview at shortlisting stage and may be used in the interview process. If previous employment has included working with children, then at least one referee must be from this employment regardless of whether this is the current or most recent employment. Any gaps in employment must be detailed and an explanation provided in the relevant section.