Behaviour Support Officer

Bradford Forster Academy, Bradford, BD4 8RG

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  February or soonest thereafter

• Closing date

  30 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 January 2026

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: Band 7 SCP 11-17
• Additional allowances:

  Band 7 SCP 11-17

Behaviour Support Officer job summary

Behaviour Support Officer

Salary Band 7, SCP 11-17 per annum Actual Salary £24,427 - £26,927

37 hours per week. Term time plus 5 days

Start Date: February 2026 or soonest thereafter .

Bradford Forster Academy is an 11-16 Church of England secondary Academy and part of the Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust (BDAT), a growing Christian Multi-Academy Trust based in Bradford. The Academy opened on 1 September 2015 and now has capacity for 1050 students on roll in years 7-11. The school is forward-thinking, providing high quality CPD and there is an exciting opportunity to work across a variety of growing diverse schools within the Trust.

We are seeking to appoint a talented, inspirational, creative and ambitious individual who can make a sustained and substantial contribution to the growth and development of the Academy.

The successful candidate will:

Support the behaviour of all students so that they make the most of every opportunity to learn and be successful.

Provide a visible presence in the Academy and provide a good role model for students.

Have high levels of enthusiasm, energy, resilience and determination.

Be ambitious, with a desire to work in a dynamic organisation which is determined to provide the highest quality of learning and achievement for its students.

Be committed to the ethos and culture of Bradford Forster Academy.

We can offer you:

An attractive, very well-resourced working environment

Effective and supportive colleagues

Opportunities for personal and professional development

A brand-new purpose-built building with state-of-the-art technology and resources.

An approach which supports and stimulates professional growth.

A supportive Leadership Team.

Closing date: Friday 30th January 2026 9AM

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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

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.

About Bradford Forster Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 969 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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