Behaviour Officer
Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School, London, SE18 5PW19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
6 November 2025 at 10:59pm
Date listed
17 October 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
- £25,581.00 - £26,316.00 Annually (Actual) Scale 4 point 7 to 9, dependent on experience, 35 hours per week, pro rated to Term Time 39 working weeks
Behaviour Officer job summary
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and dedicated Behaviour Officer to join our team at our All Through School, Secondary Phase, Peninsula Campus. Under the direction of the Behaviour Manager, you will provide essential on-call support to students who need additional assistance in reaching their full potential, particularly in managing day-to-day behavioural challenges. This key role involves assisting in upholding high behavioural standards across the school to ensure that both teaching and learning can thrive.
About Us
St. Mary Magdalene is a thriving and highly-regarded Church of England school, guided by our values of Faith, Family, and Fellowship. These values are at the heart of everything we do, fostering a nurturing and aspirational environment for both students and staff. Recognised by Ofsted as a ‘Good’ school, we are committed to academic excellence and providing a holistic education for every learner.
About the Role
As our Behaviour Officer, your main responsibilities will include:
Assisting teaching staff to minimise disruption during lessons, ensuring a focused learning environment.
Responding to individual student behaviour issues in a timely and constructive manner.
Building strong, positive relationships with students, fostering trust and mutual respect.
Working closely with the Safeguarding Team and other relevant staff to ensure that students with additional needs receive the support they require to develop positive behaviours for learning.
Who We’re Looking For
We would love to hear from you if you:
Have previous experience working in a school or educational setting
Are confident using data systems such as Arbor or similar MIS platforms
Understand how to support students with behaviour challenges in a restorative, structured and compassionate way
Can lead by example, support others, and contribute to a team ethos
Communicate clearly, confidently, and effectively with students and colleagues
Are committed to improving the life chances of all young people
What We Offer
A strong Christian ethos that underpins all aspects of school life through kindness, respect and purpose.
An excellent and supportive leadership team, ensuring you feel valued and empowered.
High-quality training and professional development opportunities at every stage of your career.
A commitment to staff well-being, including access to an on-site gym available before and after school, as well as during holidays.
Energetic and enthusiastic high-achieving students.
A positive school culture built on collaboration and distributed leadership.
If you share our values, have the passion for delivering excellence, and want to be part of a dedicated and enthusiastic team committed to supporting all students in fulfilling their potential, we’d love to hear from you.
Join Us
The successful candidate will demonstrate the highest professional standards and a genuine commitment to making a difference in the lives of our students. We will consider applications as they are received, and shortlisted candidates will be invited to a lesson observation and interview. Additional tasks may be communicated prior to the interview day to assess your suitability for the role.
Application Process:
Early applications are encouraged, as we may invite suitable candidates for interview before the closing date. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Our campus is situated on the Greenwich Peninsula, beside the O2. Please note that whilst there are no available parking facilities at the school, we are lucky to have many local public transport links, with bus stops close by (108, 129, 132, 161, 188, 335, 422, 472, 486 and North Greenwich station (Jubilee Line) is a short walk away. Please consider this before submitting an application.
As this role will involve contact with children, we will take up at least two references before interview asking about your suitability to work with children. Any job offer will be conditional on you having a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Criminal Records Check and Barred List Check, having the legal right to work in the UK and having satisfactory overseas criminal records checks if deemed necessary.
Koinonia federation is committed to positively tackling discrimination in all its forms and works to ensure that all sections of the community have fair and equal access to and experience within employment. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities, in particular those that are currently underrepresented in our workforce; we are respectful of all individuals’ race, age, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, caring responsibilities, disabilities and cultural background.’
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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 Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 18
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1667 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
St Mary Magdalene C of E School is a co-educational, all-through school based in Greenwich, south-east London. The school has both primary and secondary phases. The secondary phase has approximately 560 students aged 11-18 and 80 staff.
St Mary Magdalene C of E School is part of the wider Koinonia Federation – a federation of two schools located over four sites that work together as one team. Facilities include a sports hall, library, science labs, drama and dance studio. Religious Studies, the school's specialism, is a central element of the curriculum. Extra-curricular activities include sports, food technology, STEM club and Bible Club, which all students can attend.
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