Behaviour Support Officer

Smile Education; Dudley; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Smile Education is recruiting a dedicated Behaviour Support Officer to join a welcoming secondary school in Dudley. The role focuses on student supervision, behaviour management and building positive relationships to create a safe, respectful learning environment.

The successful candidate will support self-regulation, resilience and accountability, working with staff across pastoral and teaching teams to ensure consistent expectations and supportive interventions for students with challenging

Qualifications

• Experience supporting young people in school or community settings.
• Experience with behaviour management and supervising groups of students.
• Ability to remain calm and consistent in challenging situations.
• Interest in working in a secondary school environment.

Responsibilities

• Promote good behaviour and positive attitudes across the Academy.
• Build positive relationships with students and encourage accountability.
• Support students to develop self-regulation, resilience and ownership of actions.
• Provide individual and small-group support to targeted students where appropriate.
• Supervise and manage student activities and behaviour during lessons, breaks and on-site/off-site dismissal.

Skills

Behaviour management

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Calm under pressure

Relationship building

Job description

Behaviour Support Officer – Secondary School

Location: Dudley

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Contract: Long-term / Permanent opportunity

Start Date: ASAP

Are you passionate about supporting young people and helping them make positive choices?

Do you have experience working with children or young people in a school, youth, pastoral, behaviour, sports or community setting?

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Behaviour Support Officer to join a welcoming secondary school within a well-established Trust in Dudley. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is confident managing behaviour, building positive relationships with young people and creating a safe, respectful and supportive school environment.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the Academy's behaviour expectations, helping students develop self-regulation, accountability and resilience, whilst ensuring students are able to fully engage in academy life.

The Role

The Behaviour Support Officer will predominantly be responsible for student supervision and behaviour management across the Academy campus, working closely with staff and students to promote high standards of behaviour.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Promoting excellent behaviour and positive attitudes throughout the Academy.
• Building positive relationships with students and encouraging them to take responsibility for their behaviour and choices.
• Supporting students to develop self-regulation, resilience and accountability.
• Providing individual and small-group support to targeted students where appropriate.
• Taking responsibility for student discipline, activities and standards of behaviour within designated areas.
• Carrying out physical supervision of students across the Academy.
• Supervising students during break and lunchtime.
• Supporting the supervision of students in seclusion.
• Monitoring student behaviour in and around the Academy campus.
• Supporting the implementation of the Academy's behaviour management procedures.
• Assisting with the safe and orderly dismissal of students at the end of the Academy day, both on site and in the immediate surrounding area.
• Encouraging students to participate positively and fully in Academy life.
• Working collaboratively with teaching, pastoral and support staff to ensure students receive consistent expectations and support.

What We're Looking For

We are keen to hear from applicants who are confident, resilient and passionate about working with young people.

You may already have experience as a:

• Behaviour Support Worker
• Behaviour Mentor
• Teaching Assistant
• Learning Support Assistant
• Pastoral Support Worker
• Cover Supervisor
• Sports Coach
• Youth Worker
• Residential Support Worker
• SEN Support Worker
• Prison/Probation or community support worker
• Police/Forces background
• Education or youth-focused role

Experience working within a secondary school is desirable, but not essential. We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, confidence managing challenging behaviour and the ability to remain calm and consistent in difficult situations.

The Ideal Candidate Will

• Have a confident and authoritative but fair and approachable manner.
• Be able to establish positive relationships with young people quickly.
• Have excellent behaviour management and communication skills.
• Be calm, patient and resilient when dealing with challenging situations.
• Understand the importance of consistency and clear boundaries.
• Be able to encourage students to make positive choices and take responsibility for their actions.
• Work effectively as part of a wider pastoral and school team.
• Have a genuine commitment to improving outcomes and experiences for young people.

Why Apply?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive secondary school within an established Trust, where you will play an important role in maintaining a positive school environment and supporting students to overcome barriers to learning.

You will have the opportunity to develop your experience within education while making a real difference to students' behaviour, confidence and engagement.

If you are passionate about working with young people and believe you have the confidence and resilience to make a positive impact, we would love to hear from you.

We are committed to safeguarding children. Each applicant will be expected to undertake compliance checks including Prohibited list, Barred list, DBS and Qualifications.