Behaviour Improvement Officer
The Dukeries Academy, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG22 9TD26 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
5 January 2026 at 9am
Date listed
10 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,071.00 - £24,998.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Salary Scale: 8 - 13
Behaviour Improvement Officer job summary
BEHAVIOUR IMPROVEMENT OFFICER
- NJC Point 8-13 (actual £23,071 to £24,998)
- 37 hours per week, Term time only
- Required: As soon as possible
‘Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice.’
Jim Collins
Thank you for your interest in The Dukeries Academy (TDA) and Academy Transformation Trust (ATT). Part of our Vision at TDA is to develop ‘Our People’. Being recognised as an exceptional place to work is important to us as we aspire to attract, retain, and develop the very best leaders and staff.
Our Mission at The Dukeries Academy is to transform lives by inspiring excellence and maximising opportunities for all. As a rapidly improving Academy, at the heart of the Ollerton community, we support every student to achieve the qualifications they need to progress confidently to the next stage of learning, training, or employment. This is not all we do. To complement their qualifications, we also develop the skills and character traits, which will allow our students to become positive change makers in their own and other people’s lives.
At the Dukeries Academy, we live our values. We aspire to act with integrity, are ambitious in our purpose and are resilient in our pursuit of excellence. We are a Disability Confident Employer, at ATT we are passionate about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and welcome all applications.
Our team of talented staff are friendly and professional, fully committed to the educational, pastoral, and well-being needs of our students. We are looking to appoint an organised and enthusiastic Behaviour Improvement Officer with a commitment for continued professional development. The successful candidate will embed the Academy’s values of Integrity, Ambition and Excellence whilst supporting students to demonstrate the highest standards of work, behaviour and conduct. The Behaviour Improvement Officer will manage all aspects of the Academy Internal Exclusion Provision including the design and implementation of behaviour modification programmes and act as a behaviour coach and/or mentor to individual and small groups of students
You will hold a GCSE grade 4/C in a range of subjects including English and Maths, have excellent literacy and numeracy skills and be a competent IT user. Experience of working in a secondary school or working with young people with an ability to deal with a wide range of student behaviour are essential.
About Academy Transformation Trust
At ATT we are driven by a simple but profound belief: every child can and should become capable, competent, and confident. Our purpose is to transform lives through education, and our strategy, ATT2030, sets out how we will achieve this for every pupil, every colleague, and every community we serve.
We know that people are at the heart of everything we do. Our trust thrives because of the talent, dedication, and values of our colleagues. If you choose to join us, you will become part of a high-trust, high-accountability organisation where principals are empowered to lead, colleagues are supported to grow, and everyone is united in the moral purpose of education.
In return, you can expect:
- An inclusive and developmental leadership culture.
- Centralised behaviour systems with highly visible SLT and Faculty Leaders.
- Implementation using evidence informed practice.
- Fantastic Professional Development opportunities through our ATT Institute including NPQs in partnership with Ambition.
- Inquiry based Performance Development replacing traditional Performance Management.
- A sensible Feedback Policy.
- A comprehensive employee benefits package including shopping discounts, cycle-to-work and gym schemes, cinema tickets and an employee assistance programme.
As a valued member of our support team, you will use your sphere of influence to play an important part in taking TDA from Good to Great, and we can promise it will be an exciting and rewarding journey. Along the way, you will gain the satisfaction of #Transforming Lives in our Academy and across our Trust’s twenty-two schools.
For further information or to arrange a visit please see our application pack or call the academy on 01623 860545.
Closing date: 09.00am, Monday 05 January 2026
Interview date: To be confirmed
The Dukeries Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant must undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2025.
We are passionate about Diversity and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are a Disability Confident Employer. We are open to Flexible Working.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Dukeries Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Successful applicants will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2024. We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are open to Flexible Working.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Dukeries Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 762 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Dukeries Academy website
Thank you for your interest in The Dukeries Academy. Our vision is to inspire excellence and maximise opportunities for all. As a high performing academy, at the heart of the Ollerton community, we support every student to achieve the qualifications they need to progress confidently to the next stage of learning, training or employment. This is not all we do. To complement their qualifications, we also develop the skills and attributes which will allow our students to become positive change makers in their own and other people’s lives.
Our team of talented staff are friendly and professional, fully committed to the education, pastoral needs and well-being of your child. At the Dukeries Academy we live our values. We aspire to act with integrity, are ambitious in our purpose and are resilient in our pursuit of excellence.
Our fully inclusive approach provides a strong foundation for every child’s learning, whilst giving them the opportunity to explore and find out who they are and helps them set ambitious goals for their future.
We are passionate about innovative teaching with a focus on continual improvement. We have exceedingly high expectations of our community in terms of attendance, punctuality, uniform, behaviour and outcomes. Our consistent high standards ensure that Dukeries students are both happy and successful during their time with us.
I look forward to meeting and working with you to ensure that your child receives the world class education they deserve.
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