Behaviour Support Lead

Teaching Vacancies; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Lynn Grove Academy is seeking an exceptional Behaviour Support Lead to join our ambitious pastoral team. This newly created role will support students academically and personally, build positive relationships, help students overcome barriers, and re-engage learners with confidence.

Working within our inclusive academy, you will collaborate with safeguarding and SEND colleagues, promote Therapeutic Thinking, and contribute to an environment where every child is valued and supported to reach their

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths at minimum required.
• Qualifications or training in behaviour support, pastoral care or related field.
• Understanding behaviour as a form of communication.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Behaviour as communication

Re-engagement skills

Education

GCSE English & Maths

Behaviour support / pastoral care qualification

ELSA / counselling training

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

About You:

Lynn Grove Academy are seeking an exceptional Behaviour Support Lead to join our ambitious and highly effective pastoral team. This is a newly created role that will play a pivotal part in ensuring our students are supported to achieve success both academically and personally. You will be committed to building positive relationships, helping students overcome barriers, and creating an environment where every child feels valued and supported. With a calm and resilient approach, you will play a key role in helping students re-engage with learning and achieve their full potential.

Our Ideal candidate will have:

• GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths
• Relevant qualifications or training in behaviour support, pastoral care, youth work, education, SEND, counselling, ELSA or a related field, or a willingness to undertake training
• Understanding of behaviour as a form of communication
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

What the school offers its staff

About the Pastoral Team:

The Pastoral Team is at the heart of our inclusive and supportive school community. Working closely with pastoral, SEND, and safeguarding colleagues, the team provides proactive support to students, promotes positive behaviour, and champions our Therapeutic Thinking approach. Together, we help students develop the skills, confidence and resilience needed to succeed both in and beyond the classroom.

About Lynn Grove Academy:

Kindness, resilience, and a love of learning are at the heart of our culture. At Lynn Grove Academy, we don’t just educate - we nurture a community where every individual is encouraged to grow, persevere, and become the best version of themselves. We embrace challenges together and support one another with compassion and purpose.

Learning is our core focus.

As one of just 22 national schools recognised as a Steplab Coaching Hub, we proudly prioritise a strong coaching culture, ensuring that every teacher receives the support and guidance needed to thrive and deliver exceptional outcomes for students. Benefit from Steplab’s cutting‑edge professional development platform – designed to simplify and supercharge teacher growth through clear, research‑backed strategies that drive real, lasting impact in the classroom.

Beyond the classroom, we offer a rich and varied school experience.

Our outstanding pastoral care ensures every student is known and cared for as an individual. To find out more please visit our website.

About Creative Education Trust:

Creative Education Trust is a growing network of 17 schools, educating over 13,500 children and young people across England. Since 2010, we’ve worked in partnership with communities to deliver an education that inspires ambition, promotes equity, and unlocks opportunity for every learner.

We believe every child has talent, every community has strength, and every school can be a place where excellence thrives. Our curriculum is rich, broad, and inclusive - designed to build knowledge, nurture creativity, and prepare students for the future.

We are united by a shared purpose: to transform lives through education. Our schools are places where students feel safe, supported, and empowered to lead their own lives with confidence. Through collaboration, high expectations, and purposeful leadership, we ensure that success is both expected and achieved - together.

Visit our Trust website to explore how we support our staff and discover more about our mission, values, and opportunities.

Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.

All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.

The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, separate Barred List Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.