Student Behaviour Support

Hednesford Valley High School, Hednesford, Staffordshire, WS12 4JS

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November 2026

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours a week, Monday to Thursday 8.30-4.30 and Friday 8.30-4.00 pm
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £24,448 to £26,933

What skills and experience we're looking for

Hednesford Valley High School is seeking a committed and enthusiasticStudent Behaviour Support Officerto join our SEND and Inclusion team.

This is an exciting and varied role supporting students who may experience barriers to learning as a result of behaviour, emotional regulation, attendance, engagement or wellbeing. Working closely with students and staff, you will provide both responsive behaviour support and planned, targeted interventions to help young people regulate, re-engage and participate successfully in education.

A key part of the role will be developing and delivering purposeful interventions tailored to individual student needs. These may take place individually, in small groups, within the wider community or through the school's therapeutic and wellbeing provision, includingstructured interventions involving our school therapy dog.

Key responsibilities

• Respond to behaviour incidents and support students to regulate and successfully reintegrate into learning.
• Plan and deliver targeted one-to-one and small-group interventions to improve behaviour, engagement, attendance and wellbeing.
• Deliver structured therapeutic and wellbeing interventions, including planned work involving the school's therapy dog.
• Develop and facilitate appropriatecommunity-based interventions, helping students build confidence, resilience, independence and positive engagement.
• Develop positive relationships with external organisations and community partners to broaden the range of intervention opportunities available to students.
• Monitor behaviour information usingArbor, identify patterns and provide clear information to support intervention planning and evaluation.
• Support the successful reintegration of students following suspension, periods away from lessons or other significant difficulties.
• Act as the school'sSCIPr Co-ordinator, supporting consistent practice and ensuring associated records and legal documentation are completed accurately.
• Work collaboratively with teaching staff, the pastoral and SEND teams, parents/carers and external professionals to promote positive outcomes for students.

We are looking for someone who

• Has experience of working successfully with children or young people, particularly those who may present with challenging behaviour or additional needs.
• Can develop positive and trusting relationships with young people while maintaining clear professional boundaries.
• Is calm, resilient and able to respond effectively to challenging or changing situations.
• Understands that behaviour can communicate an underlying need and can support students to regulate and return successfully to learning.
• Can plan, deliver and evaluate purposeful interventions around individual student needs.
• Is organised, proactive and able to work independently as well as collaboratively within a wider team.
• Can communicate effectively with students, families, colleagues and external professionals.
• Is creative in developing opportunities that engage young people and help remove barriers to learning.
• Is willing to undertake relevant training and professional development.
• Holds a clean driving licence and is willing to undertake minibus driver training and assessment. The ability to drive the school minibus would be advantageous.

What the school offers its staff

Hednesford Valley High School recognises that its employees are central to the school’s success. Staff benefits include:

• A welcoming and supportive working environment with a strong focus on colleague wellbeing.
• Termly Deep Work days to support your role.
• Continued professional development and training opportunities.
• Pay progression and recognition of continuous service.
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Employee assistance and wellbeing support, including counselling, physiotherapy, financial guidance and health resources.
• Cycle to Work schemes, online gym classes and retail discounts.
• Free car parking, tea and coffee.
• The opportunity to make a significant difference to the lives of young people.

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

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. The selected candidate will also have social media checks. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Student_Behaviour_Support_Application_Pack_2026.pdf - 232 KB (opens in new tab)

About Hednesford Valley High School

• Organisation type: Special school, ages 11 to 19
• Size: 205 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Hednesford Valley High School website
• Email address: l.bent@hvh.staffs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01543 423714
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hednesford-valley-high-school

Hednesford Valley High School is a generic Special School set in Cannock Chase, an Area of Outstanding National Beauty. We educate students on two sites, with years 7-11 at our main site and our Sixth Form is set in a dedicated building at Cannock Chase High School. We have amazing students with a range of learning needs, who are supported by dedicated staff with a passion for transforming the lives of our students. If you join our team, you will be part of a school where students love to learn, and staff love to teach. We truly are a family. This is not just a statement; our data supports this. Our attendance and positive behaviour are above national data and we have just received amazing feedback from our recent parent/carer questionnaire.

Arranging a visit to Hednesford Valley High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email l.bent@hvh.staffs.sch.uk.

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