Behaviour Support Officer
Colne Valley High School, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD7 5SP10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
2 November 2026 at 9am
Date listed
23 October 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
- £24,579.00 Annually (Actual) (FTE 28153)
Behaviour Support Officer job summary
Colne Valley High School
Behaviour Support Officer
Permanent role, Term Time + 5 Days
Full Time - 37 Hours
Salary - Grade 6 £24,579 (FTE £28,153)
Start ASAP
Join Our Inspiring Team at Colne Valley High School!
Colne Valley High School, part of Great Heights Academy Trust, is embarking on an exciting journey of improvement under our new Principal. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic, and inspiring Behaviour Support Officer to support students’ learning.
Why Colne Valley High School?
Dynamic Leadership: Be part of a forward-thinking school under transformative leadership.
Collaborative Environment: Work within a supportive, innovative team that values excellence in teaching and learning.
Professional Growth: Benefit from outstanding career development support and continuous professional development through our expanding Multi-Academy Trust, which includes nine schools, a SCITT, Research School, and an English Hub.
About the Role:
Support the school's behaviour systems by responding to incidents, promoting positive conduct, and helping maintain a calm and safe learning environment.
Build positive relationships with students, providing guidance, encouragement, and support to help them engage successfully in school life.
Work closely with pastoral, safeguarding, SEND, and teaching staff to identify concerns, support interventions, and promote positive outcomes for students.
Be a visible presence around the school, supporting students during lessons, transitions, breaktimes, and other key points of the school day.
We’re Looking for Individuals Who Are:
Calm, resilient, and confident when working with young people in a range of situations.
Able to build positive professional relationships whilst maintaining high expectations and clear boundaries.
Strong communicators who can work effectively with students, staff, parents, and external agencies.
Flexible team players who are committed to supporting student wellbeing, behaviour, and achievement.
Positive role models who share our values and are passionate about helping young people succeed.
If you are passionate and enthusiastic about helping children and can work with us to nurture their aspirations and dreams; enabling them to be the best they can be, then we would love to hear from you.
If you wish to apply for the position, please go to our Trust site vacancy page at https://ghat.org.uk/join-our-trust/vacancies/ and click on the Apply Now option on the advert.
To view our recent Ofsted report please click here Ofsted inspection.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Closing Date: Monday 2nd November
Interviews: Thursday 5th November
*** Do not delay your application, as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should suitable applicants apply ***
Great Heights Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, an online search, and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.
GDPR Disclaimer: Please note and appreciate that whilst we review all CV’s and applications, due to the high volume that we receive on a regular basis, we can only respond to candidates that have been successful with their application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 14 working days of your application, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. In line with the General Data Protection Regulations (May 2018) (replacing the Data Protection Act 1998) we will permanently delete information for all unsuccessful applications, and we will not keep candidate information on file for future vacancies at this stage of our process.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Academy is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Parents can feel confident that careful procedures are in place to ensure that all staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children within the Academy. Consistent and effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children and staff. The Academy encourages parents and children to talk freely about any concerns or worries which may affect their wellbeing. All concerns are referred to the members of staff who are our trained designated Safeguarding Officers working as the school's Safeguarding Team.
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 Colne Valley High School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1360 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Colne Valley High School is one of the first purpose built comprehensive schools in England; founded in 1956 and is located in the Colne Valley, an area of outstanding beauty in the east flank of the Pennine Hills in West Yorkshire.
Easily accessible from Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and surrounding areas.
With over 1350 students from September 2020, and an over-subscribed Year 7 & 8 cohort, we are a bustling, popular school with a real community feel.
In September 2019, Ofsted judged the school to be ‘Good’ in all four categories. This judgement reflects the significant progress and incredible journey by the school since the previous inspection in June 2017.
‘Teachers challenge pupils to increase their knowledge across a full range of subjects.’
‘Teachers have clear expectations. They are fair and consistent in dealing with pupils’ behaviour’.
‘Teachers have good subject knowledge, which they share with pupils enthusiastically.’
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in Huddersfield and West Yorkshire