Behaviour Support Officer

Do you have experience of working with secondary school children as a teaching assistant/LSA or experience of working with children/young adults with challenging behaviour?
Are you looking for a new challenging but rewarding role?

We are supporting our client in recruiting a Behaviour Support Officer, this is temp to perm 35.5 hours per week, term time. The Behaviour Support Officer will play a vital role in supporting student behaviour and wellbeing within the school environment. This role combines overseeing the internal isolation room, supporting after-school detentions, conducting behaviour-related investigations and analysing behaviour data to identify patterns and trends to ensure appropriate interventions can be implemented.

Internal Isolation Room:

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the internal isolation room
• Monitor students work completion

Behaviour Support & Mentoring:

• Act as a behaviour lead for students
• Develop Pastoral Support Plans for students.
• Establish positive relationships with students to encourage self-reflection and personal growth.

Behavioural Data Analysis:

• Regularly review and analyse behaviour data to identify trends
• Collaborate with middle and senior leaders to devise and implement strategies
• Report on behaviour trends and provide data-driven recommendations

Reflection Room Support:

• Assist the Reflection Room Manager (when required) in supervising students sent to the reflection room
• Help students understand the impact of their behaviour and encourage a restorative approach.

Supervision and Detention Support:

• Supervise and administer after-school detentions
• Ensure students complete work
• Communicate detention outcomes and discuss behaviour improvement strategies

Behaviour Support Officer Details

• Location: Taunton with car parking
• Hours: 35.5 hours per weeks, Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 16.05pm – 38 weeks term time only
• Salary: £13.05 – £14.13ph depending on experience plus holiday pay
• Grade 13, GBP25,183 – GBP27,269 (FTE), GBP20,160 – GBP21,830 (Actual)
• Type: Temp – Perm