Behaviour Officer

Academy: Hethersett Academy

Category: Education Support (School Based)

Start Date: November 2025

Closing Date: Tue, Nov 4, 2025

Job Weeks: 39 Weeks

Hours: 37 hours per week

Type: Permanent, Full Time

Job Reference: OCT

Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale E: £23,091 to £24,612 pro-rata per annum (Actual) (£26,403 - £28,142 full time/full year equivalent)

Working Weeks: 39 weeks

Start Date: November 2025

Hethersett Academy is seeking a reliable, dynamic and responsible person for the role of Behaviour Officer to support and supervise students who have been temporarily removed from lessons in the Academy.

Before applying, please read the attached Recruitment Pack and Job Description, for more details about the role. We ask that you read this pack carefully, especially the "Planning your application" section from page 11. This will support your application ensuring you have the opportunity to tell us about your relevant skills, experience and qualifications that relate to the job description and person specification in addition to details of your references covering the last 5 years.

The main responsibility of this role will be

To support and supervise pupils who have been temporarily removed from lessons in the Academy and have been placed in Reflection Room.

To provide immediate support for behavioural incidents which take place and work with pupils to support a smooth reintegration into the learning environment.

To meet with and telephone parents as required discussing the behaviour, or improvements in behaviour, of pupils.

To contribute to and monitor the school's internal exclusion records, identifying patterns and alerting staff of any concerns.

The ideal candidate will have

Good basic level of education preferably including GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English

Experience of working with children

Ability to establish good relationships with students, acting as a role model and being aware of and responding accordingly to their individual needs

Top quality organisational skills and confidence in communicating with a range of different stakeholders

Hethersett Academy is one of East Anglia's best performing schools, judged as Outstanding by Ofsted in all areas. Ofsted have highlighted how much the academy's pupils value their education with Hethersett Academy.

"Pupils flourish at this school. They attend regularly, arrive on time and present themselves impeccably. Pupils respect each other and their surroundings. Bullying is rare. Pupils know that if bullying does happen, staff deal with it effectively and promptly. Pupils have very high expectations of their own and others' behaviour. They value every minute of learning time."

Hethersett Academy is a growing village school with a strong history in the local community, conveniently located just off the A11 also making the school a popular choice for families in Wymondham and south Norwich.

We are part of the Inspiration Trust, twice ranked as the country's top family of comprehensive schools for pupil progress, and strongly believe in the importance of giving the widest educational opportunities to all young people, regardless of their background. We have strong networks across the Trust, with opportunities to work with a diverse range of schools and partners. We are committed to offering excellent professional and learning opportunities for our staff, with a busy programme of continuing professional development courses delivered by some of the country's best educational thinkers and practitioners.

The Inspiration Trust is a Multi Academy Trust, committed to delivering the very best educational experience for the young people of Norfolk and Suffolk, across 17 schools. We are ambitious for our schools and communities and want to create Britain's highest performing federation of 3-19 schools and transform education in the East. Inspiration Trust specialises in transforming schools in disadvantaged areas and taking academies from failing to outstanding.

For information on what it is like to live and work in Hethersett, click here. Hethersett Academy is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The academy inspected in January 2016 when it was ranked as Outstanding in every area assessed. Since then, the school has doubled in size and a Section 8 inspection in September 2022 resulted in another Outstanding rating.

When you join Inspiration Trust's thriving network of talented teachers, leaders and support staff, you join an organisation that supports you to be the best you can be. The Trust offers a varied professional development programme for employees.

We are committed to offering excellent professional opportunities for our staff, through careful support and personalised CPD. We offer a structured and specific induction programme.

The Trust also offers:

Generous holiday entitlement

Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions

Health Plan and Employee Assistance Programme giving access to a range of services including claim back costs for Eye Care and prescriptions and access to 24/7 virtual GP Service and mental health support (Terms and conditions and restrictions apply).

Cycle-to-work scheme

Retail Benefits offering discounts with many shops and suppliers

Corporate membership of the Norwich Theatre Royal

Salary sacrifice schemes, including home technology, smartphones and healthcare plans, including Dental insurance and Gym membership discounts (Terms and conditions and restrictions apply).

Free Parking (on most sites)

• Some benefits are only available following successfully passing probation

To apply for this role please click the Apply button to complete the online application form.

Closing date for applications: 12pm on Tuesday 4th November 2025

Interview date: Wednesday 12th November 2025

Inspiration Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. We are an equal opportunities employer.

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