Behaviour Support Officer (Reflection and Reintegration)

JCoSS, New Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN4 9GE

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027, or sooner by negotiation

• Closing date

  23 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £37,794.00 - £40,575.00 Annually (FTE) NJC 20 – 25, pro rata. Actual salary is £31,473-£33,789

Behaviour Support Officer (Reflection and Reintegration) job summary

About the Role

At JCoSS, we believe in the principle of Teshuvah (meaning ‘repentance’ or ‘return’): that when young people make mistakes, they should be supported to reflect, take responsibility, make amends where appropriate, learn from their actions and successfully return to their learning and community. This is a pivotal pastoral position designed to strengthen the school’s capacity to maintain high standards, support students and provide operational capacity for senior and pastoral leaders. The Behaviour Support Officer will lead the Teshuvah Room provision, respond to incidents, conduct investigations and support students to reflect, learn and successfully reintegrate into school life.

Purpose of the Role

Central to the role is the Jewish value of Teshuvah. Through reflection, responsibility, and growth, students can repair relationships, rebuild trust and return positively to their learning and community. The postholder will oversee the day-to-day operation of the Teshuvah Room whilst providing immediate support to Heads of Year and SLT when incidents arise. The successful candidate will combine compassion with firmness and demonstrate reliability, consistency, clarity, care and resilience. The successful candidate will understand that high standards and strong relationships go hand in hand and will be committed to helping young people learn from mistakes and move forward positively.

Why This Role Matters

Every student has the right to learn in a calm, purposeful and respectful environment. This role sits at the intersection of accountability and care. The successful candidate will support some of the school's most challenging situations whilst helping students reflect, learn and make positive choices. Your work will have a significant impact on students, colleagues and the wider school community.

We welcome applications from all candidates, whether you practice a faith or no faith at all.

You do not need to be a member of our specific faith to apply for this role.

As a voluntary-aided school of 1,400 students, including a thriving Sixth Form of around 400 students, JCoSS is a highly regarded, oversubscribed faith school at the heart of our London community. Our students achieve excellent academic outcomes, with almost 50% of all GCSE grades at 7+ and nearly 50% of all A Level grades at A or A*. Alongside a broad and ambitious A Level offer, we are proud to provide a wide range of vocational pathways, ensuring that every student can pursue excellence in a way that reflects their talents and aspirations. While we celebrate our academic success, we are clear that grades alone do not define an outstanding education. At JCoSS, we are committed to developing open-minded, thoughtful young people - mensches - who do the right thing even when nobody is watching. We want our graduates to navigate a changing world with integrity and compassion, able to contribute positively and meaningfully to their and the wider community.

Our staff are deeply committed to our students and to one another, contributing fully to the academic, pastoral and co-curricular life of the school. In return, you will join a collaborative, forward-thinking department, with excellent facilities and colleagues who are generous with their expertise.

Pastoral care at JCoSS is phenomenal and central to who we are. Our dedicated team of over 15 pastoral professionals work tirelessly to ensure that every student is known, supported and challenged to flourish. Relationships matter here: warmth and humour sit comfortably alongside high expectations and mutual respect. We also believe that great schools are built by great professionals who are themselves lifelong learners. Continuous improvement is at the heart of our culture; sitting still is never an option at JCoSS. We are committed to developing our staff through high-quality professional learning, thoughtful coaching and a shared commitment to reflection and growth.

JCoSS is a place where ambition and kindness go hand in hand, where young people are encouraged to strive, to think deeply and to act with integrity. If you share our belief in the transformative power of education and want to play a meaningful role in shaping the next generation, we would be delighted to hear from you.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

JCoSS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) clearance.

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 JCoSS

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, Jewish, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1356 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: JCoSS website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/jcoss

Our Vision: JCoSS is an academic, aspirational learning community, known and respected for our pioneering spirit, our humanity and our excellent outcomes.

Our Ethos: If you think you know what working in a Jewish school might be like, be ready to think again. Our outward-looking and pluralist Jewish ethos combines an embrace of open-minded values with a deep love of the varied riches of Jewish tradition. The staff and leadership team includes different faiths and none at all levels, and the school has a culture of purposeful good humour and humanity. We are a school like no other.

Our Results: We have a track record of outstanding results. Students achieve excellent outcomes and make great progress. In 2023 46% of A level grades were at A*or A and more than 79% of Cambridge Technical grades were Distinction* or Distinction. 45% of GCSE grades were grade 7 or higher, with more than a quarter of the cohort achieving at least 7 GCSEs at grade 7 or better. Our ALPS grade has been consistently 2 at both A level and GCSE, and our ‘Progress 8’ score is consistently significantly above national average. Supported by a strong programme, students every year gain places at Oxbridge and for Medical and Veterinary Study, as well as for a wide range of specialisms and competitive courses at prestigious institutions.

Staff Benefits: We appoint on potential as well as experience, and we are committed to supporting staff development. Several non-teaching colleagues have trained with us as teachers; our rich CPL programme includes full induction for new teaching staff including ECTs, NPQ programmes, and financial support for MA courses, Action Research projects and many other opportunities. Additional responsibilities are always considered for suitable candidates and we offer ECTs employment for the last few weeks of the summer term. Our admissions policy includes priority places for the children of all staff*. Our website details a huge number and variety of staff wellbeing initiatives.
* (Children, Jewish and non-Jewish, of JCoSS staff who have a permanent contract of employment and have completed two years of service on the last day of the summer term of the academic year prior to application)

Our Location & Community: The school is in beautiful £50m buildings overlooking the Green Belt. It is easily accessible from Northern, Piccadilly and Overground rail links, public buses run past the entrance and a school coach service (available to staff) serves our whole catchment area. We attract students from eloquent and supportive communities across North London and Hertfordshire.

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