Behaviour Support Officer

Bradford Forster Academy, Bradford, BD4 8RG

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  9 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,451.00 - £25,851.00 Annually (Actual)

Behaviour Support Officer job summary

Bradford Forster Academy, an 11-16 Church of England secondary Academy and part of the Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust (BDAT), is looking to appoint a talented, inspirational, creative, and ambitious Behaviour Support Officer. This is a fixed-term, one-year contract, 37 hours per week, term-time plus 5 days, with an actual salary of £23,451 - £25,851. The successful candidate will start on September 1, 2025.

The Behaviour Support Officer will be responsible for delivering behaviour support across the school as part of the Pastoral Team. Key duties include consistently supporting and implementing the whole school behaviour strategy, assisting with the holistic progress of individuals and small groups through emotional and behavioural support, facilitating restorative meetings, supervising detentions, and communicating with parents/carers regarding student attitudes, behaviour, and progress. The role also involves being a visible presence in the Academy, upholding high aspirations, and supporting the academy's ethos. The Academy offers a supportive working environment and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Applicants should have at least one year of experience working with similar-aged students in a school or similar setting, and experience supporting young people and families from challenging communities. Essential qualifications include 5 A*-C GCSEs (including English and Maths) or equivalent. Desirable qualifications include 2 A levels, NVQ level 3, TeamTeach or equivalent training, and First Aid at work or equivalent. The ideal candidate will have high levels of enthusiasm, energy, resilience, determination, and a commitment to the ethos and culture of Bradford Forster Academy.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Interviews will commence the week of July 14, 2025. All offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Bradford Forster Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applications are to be made via MyNewTerm.

Commitment to safeguarding

‘Everyone working in or for our school service shares an objective to help keep
children and young people safe and promote each child’s welfare by
contributing to:
• providing a safe environment for children and young people to learn
and develop in our school setting, and
• identifying children and young people who are suffering or likely to
suffer significant harm, and taking appropriate action with the aim of
making sure they are kept safe both at home and in our school setting’

BFA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all its students.

Applying for the job

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About Bradford Forster Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 974 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bradford Forster Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bradford-forster-academy

Bradford Forster Academy, which opened in September 2015 as a new 11-16 Church of England Academy, as part of the new Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust. We currently have 1033 students on roll from years 7 to 11 and Summer 2020 saw our first cohort of students successfully completing their time with us and going on to take up a wide range of local and national Post-16 courses and positions.

Bradford Forster Academy is an exceptional school with high aspirations and ambition for our young people.

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