Student Behaviour & Wellbeing Support Officer

Hednesford Valley High School; Hednesford; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Hednesford Valley High School is seeking a committed and enthusiastic Student Behaviour Support Officer to join our SEND and Inclusion team. This role supports students who may experience barriers to learning due to behaviour, emotional regulation, attendance, engagement or wellbeing.

You will develop and deliver targeted interventions, including one-to-one and small-group work, and work with school therapy dog programmes to aid engagement and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children or young people with challenging behaviour or additional needs.
• Ability to build positive relationships with young people while maintaining boundaries.
• Calm, resilient, and able to respond to changing situations.
• Understands behaviour can signal underlying needs and supports regulation.
• Plan, deliver and evaluate targeted interventions.
• Organised, proactive and able to work independently or in a wider team.
• Effective communication with students, families, colleagues and external professionals.
• Willing to undertake relevant training and professional development.
• Holds a clean driving licence and is willing to undertake minibus driver training; driving would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Respond to behaviour incidents and support students to regulate and reintegrate into learning.
• Plan and deliver targeted one-to-one and small-group interventions.
• Deliver structured therapeutic and wellbeing interventions, including planned work involving the school's therapy dog.
• Develop and facilitate appropriate community-based interventions to build confidence and resilience.
• Develop positive relationships with external organisations and community partners.
• Monitor behaviour information using Arbor and provide data for intervention planning.
• Support the successful reintegration after suspension or difficulties.
• Work with teaching staff, SEND teams, parents/carers and external professionals.

Skills

Behaviour support

Relationship building

Communication

Professional boundaries

Calm under pressure

Team collaboration

Tools

Arbor

Job description

Hednesford Valley High School is seeking a committed and enthusiastic Student Behaviour Support Officer to join our SEND and Inclusion team. This role supports students who may experience barriers to learning due to behaviour, emotional regulation, attendance, engagement or wellbeing.

You will develop and deliver targeted interventions, including one-to-one and small-group work, and work with school therapy dog programmes to aid engagement and wellbeing.