Student Behaviour Support - Hednesford Valley High School

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Cannock; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Hednesford Valley High School in Cannock is seeking a committed Student Behaviour Support Officer to join the SEND and Inclusion team. You will support students facing barriers to learning, providing responsive and planned interventions, including work with the school therapy dog.

The role involves developing tailored interventions, collaboration with staff and external partners, and monitoring progress using Arbor. Driving licence and minibus training are advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children or young people, including those with challenging behaviour.
• Ability to build positive and trusting relationships with young people.
• Calm, resilient, and able to respond to changing situations.
• Plan, deliver and evaluate targeted interventions for individual needs.

Responsibilities

• Respond to behaviour incidents and support reintegration into learning.
• Plan and deliver one-to-one and small-group interventions to improve behaviour, engagement and wellbeing.
• Deliver structured therapeutic and wellbeing interventions, including work involving the school therapy dog.
• Develop community-based interventions and partnerships to broaden opportunities for students.
• Monitor behaviour information (Arbor) and support intervention planning and evaluation.
• Support reintegration after suspension or absences.
• Collaborate with staff, SEND and external professionals to promote positive outcomes.

Skills

Experience with children/young people

Positive relationships

Calm under pressure

Intervention planning

Tools

Arbor

Job description

Permanent Contract – Student Behaviour Support – To start November 2026.

Grade 6 £24,448-£26,933 – 37 Hours Monday-Thursday 8.30-4.30 Friday 8.30-4.00 pm term-time only

Make a Difference Every Day

Hednesford Valley High School is seeking a committed and enthusiastic Student Behaviour Support Officerto join our SEND and Inclusion team.

This is an exciting and varied role supporting students who may experience barriers to learning as a result of behaviour, emotional regulation, attendance, engagement or wellbeing. Working closely with students and staff, you will provide both responsive behaviour support and planned, targeted interventions to help young people regulate, re-engage and participate successfully in education.

A key part of the role will be developing and delivering purposeful interventions tailored to individual student needs. These may take place individually, in small groups, within the wider community or through the school's therapeutic and wellbeing provision, including structured interventions involving our school therapy dog.

Key responsibilities

• Respond to behaviour incidents and support students to regulate and successfully reintegrate into learning.
• Plan and deliver targeted one-to-one and small-group interventions to improve behaviour, engagement, attendance and wellbeing.
• Deliver structured therapeutic and wellbeing interventions, including planned work involving the school's therapy dog.
• Develop and facilitate appropriate community-based interventions, helping students build confidence, resilience, independence and positive engagement.
• Develop positive relationships with external organisations and community partners to broaden the range of intervention opportunities available to students.
• Monitor behaviour information using Arbor, identify patterns and provide clear information to support intervention planning and evaluation.
• Support the successful reintegration of students following suspension, periods away from lessons or other significant difficulties.
• Act as the school's SCIPr Co-ordinator, supporting consistent practice and ensuring associated records and legal documentation are completed accurately.
• Work collaboratively with teaching staff, the pastoral and SEND teams, parents/carers and external professionals to promote positive outcomes for students.

We are looking for someone who

• Has experience of working successfully with children or young people, particularly those who may present with challenging behaviour or additional needs.
• Can develop positive and trusting relationships with young people while maintaining clear professional boundaries.
• Is calm, resilient and able to respond effectively to challenging or changing situations.
• Understands that behaviour can communicate an underlying need and can support students to regulate and return successfully to learning.
• Can plan, deliver and evaluate purposeful interventions around individual student needs.
• Is organised, proactive and able to work independently as well as collaboratively within a wider team.
• Can communicate effectively with students, families, colleagues and external professionals.
• Is creative in developing opportunities that engage young people and help remove barriers to learning.
• Is willing to undertake relevant training and professional development.
• Holds a clean driving licence and is willing to undertake minibus driver training and assessment. The ability to drive the school minibus would be advantageous.

Hednesford Valley High School is a maintained secondary generic special school in Cannock. We are committed to providing an inclusive environment in which students feel safe, supported and ready to learn. Our current recruitment materials describe the school as supporting young people with a wide range of additional needs across our main school and Sixth Form provision.

Hednesford Valley High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and all relevant pre-employment checks.

Closing Date: Friday 9th October at 9.00 am

Interview: Thursday 15th October 2026.