BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT OFFICER

Salary:   NJC Scale 5, Points 12 to 17 (£28,598 to £31,022  per annum FTE). Actual salary £21,545.11. on point 12.

Contract: Permanent. 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 08.30 to 15.30 . Term Time plus 5 training days  (39 weeks per year)     

Start date: September 2026

Place of work:   Hinchingbrooke School, Huntingdon

Place of work  

An exciting opportunity has become available for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Behaviour Support Officer to join our highly effective pastoral team.  

This is a newly developed role which involves leading and managing our “Reset Room”, supporting students who have been removed from lessons and facilitating restorative conversations to improve behaviour and readiness to learn. It also includes responding to lesson callouts, maintaining accurate records on Arbor, communicating with parents and staff, issuing detentions, and analysing behaviour data. Additionally, the role provides 1:1 mentoring and group interventions, supports pastoral care and safeguarding processes, and promotes a positive school culture through rewards initiatives and recognition of student achievements. The role also includes responsibility for leading Early Help Assessments (EHAs) and coordinating multi-agency support where appropriate. 

Successful candidates will have experience of dealing with young people, be proactive, flexible individuals who have excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills and who are able to work on their own initiative as well as part of a team in a sometimes-pressurised environment.

Working alongside Student Support Officers, the Head of Year and Assistant Head of Year, you will have a key role in supporting students’ emotional and social needs and their progress.   The successful candidate will have experience of dealing with young people, be a pro-active, flexible individual who has excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of restorative practices would also be beneficial.

This is a permanent post which will be required from September 2026.

Hinchingbrooke is an outstandingly beautiful school, set in acres of grounds and adjoining a country park. Our ambition is to provide all students with a broad, challenging and progressive curriculum experience. Extra-curricular activities are a much-valued feature of the school, and we seek to appoint staff who are willing to help maintain this tradition.

For further details please visit our website Hinchingbrooke School - Home.