Student Behaviour & Engagement Officer

Smile Education Recruitment; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Smile Education are seeking a dedicated Student Behaviour & Engagement Officer for a secondary school in Solihull. You will help maintain a calm, positive environment, supervise students, and support engagement and behaviour initiatives across the Academy.

Experience with young people is desirable, and the role offers a chance to make a meaningful impact on student wellbeing and learning outcomes within the school community.

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people desirable in education, youth work, coaching, mentoring, residential care or related settings.
• Be enthusiastic, dependable, resilient and committed to helping students succeed.
• Calm, patient and approachable even in challenging situations.
• Willing to support students inside and outside the classroom, including breaks and lunchtime.

Responsibilities

• Promote excellent behaviour and high standards across the Academy.
• Support students to develop self-regulation, accountability and resilience.
• Provide individual and group support to targeted students.
• Supervise students during break and lunchtime and around the Academy campus.
• Assist with dismissal of students and supervise on campus and nearby areas.
• Support the implementation of the Academy's behaviour management procedures.
• Encourage student participation in Academy life.
• Work with colleagues to maintain a safe, positive environment for all students.

Skills

Confident

Approachable

Resilient

Relationship building

Job description

Student Behaviour & Engagement Officer

Location: Solihull

Contract: Long-term opportunity

Start Date: ASAP

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Are you passionate about supporting young people, promoting positive behaviour and helping students overcome barriers to learning?

Smile Education are currently recruiting on behalf of a secondary school in Solihull for a Student Behaviour & Engagement Officer to join their team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is confident working with young people and has a calm, consistent and positive approach to behaviour management.

The role will predominantly focus on student supervision, behaviour management and supporting students around the school campus, helping to create a safe, positive and purposeful environment where students can participate fully in Academy life.

The Role

• Promote excellent behaviour and high standards throughout the Academy.
• Support students to develop self-regulation, accountability and resilience.
• Provide individual and group support to targeted students where required.
• Take responsibility for maintaining positive standards of behaviour and student conduct.
• Carry out physical supervision of students across the Academy.
• Supervise students during break and lunchtime.
• Support the supervision of seclusion.
• Supervise students in and around the Academy campus.
• Support with the dismissal of students at the end of the Academy day, both on campus and in the immediate vicinity.
• Support the implementation of the Academy's behaviour management procedures.
• Encourage students to participate fully in Academy life.
• Work alongside colleagues to create a safe, respectful and positive environment for all students.

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who is confident, approachable and passionate about making a positive difference to young people.

You don't necessarily need to have worked in a school before. We're interested in candidates who can demonstrate the right attitude, resilience and ability to build positive relationships.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be confident and consistent when managing student behaviour and maintaining boundaries.
• Have a calm, patient and approachable manner, even in challenging situations.
• Be able to build positive and trusting relationships with young people.
• Have the resilience to work with students who may display challenging behaviour or require additional support.
• Be passionate about helping young people develop accountability, self-regulation and resilience.
• Communicate effectively with students and colleagues.
• Be proactive, reliable and able to use their initiative when supervising students around the Academy.
• Be comfortable working both independently and as part of a wider pastoral and behaviour team.
• Have a genuine commitment to creating a safe, positive and inclusive school environment.
• Be willing to support students both inside and outside of the classroom, including during break, lunch and other key points of the school day.

Experience working with young people is desirable, whether this has been gained within education, youth work, sports coaching, mentoring, residential care, community work or another relevant setting.

Most importantly, we're looking for someone who is enthusiastic, dependable, resilient and committed to helping students succeed.

Why Work with Smile Education?

• Competitive rates of pay.
• Dedicated consultant support throughout your placement.
• Access to a wide range of education opportunities across the West Midlands.
• Opportunities for long-term and permanent positions.
• Support throughout the registration and compliance process.
• A chance to make a genuine difference to young people's education and wellbeing.

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