Behaviour Officer

ARETE LEARNING TRUST; Richmond; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Richmond School & Sixth Form College is seeking a Behaviour Officer to support pupil behaviour, inclusion and attendance on a permanent, full-time basis. The role is 37 hours per week in term time (39 weeks per year). Salary ranges are £26,026.00–£28,241.00 annually (Actual), with Grade G, Scale Point 13–18 (£30,023–£32,578 FTE).

Closing date 9:00am on 25 September 2026. The Areté Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and young people, with

Job description

Behaviour Officer at Richmond School & Sixth Form College

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Job Reference #: EDV/2026/RSFC/77545

Location: Darlington Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 7BQ

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Term: Full-Time

Salary: £26,026.00 - £28,241.00 Annually (Actual)

Salary based on Grade G, Scale Point 13 - 18: £30,023 - £32,578 FTE

Hours Per Week: 37

Weeks Per Year: 39

Closing Date: 9:00am, Fri 25th Sep, 2026

Start Date: As soon as possible

Positions Available: 1

Interview Date(s): Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.

About this Role

Job Details

• Hours of Work: 37 hours per week, term time, including training days (39 weeks per year)
• Position Type: Permanent
• Line Manager: Deputy Headteacher - Inclusion, Behaviour and Attendance
• Travel Required: No

The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.

About the Trust

Areté Learning Trust currently has 11 schools and educates over 7,000 young people in and around North Yorkshire from ages 2-18. Our learners are at the heart of everything we do.

At Areté Learning Trust we work together and collaborate to ensure that all of our learners and our staff team have the chance to reach their potential.

Our Trust is committed to promoting:

• Health, happiness and wellbeing
• A safe, disciplined and supportive environment
• A love of learning through a passionate and committed approach
• High standards and expectations
• Integrity, kindness and good manners
• Respect for individuality and difference
• Collaborative working to secure excellence

To realise our aspiration for every child to be the best they can be, we need to ensure that as a Trust we are 'Striving for Excellence'.

Why work for us?

We want everyone who works within ALT to feel valued and see how their work fits into the bigger picture.

We seek employees who are prepared to take personal responsibility and constantly challenge the norm to improve performance.

In return, we are committed to providing an empowering and supportive learning environment for all staff.

Areté Learning Trust is committed to being the 'Employer of Choice'.

Essentially this means that we want our schools and our central team to be great places to work. We want our staff development opportunities to be first class and we want to enable staff who are ambitious to grow their careers with us. To give our learners the best education and opportunities we are committed to recruiting and retaining the very best people in all areas of our organisation.

Regardless of role, we seek staff who:

• Have high expectations of themselves and the people they work with.
• Are committed to our Trust values.
• Show initiative and are responsive to change.
• Have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and motivate others.
• Are creative in their approach to problem solving.
• Are able to influence effectively, whatever their role.
• Are team players.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds; for more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy statement.

The Areté Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.