Behaviour Support Worker - St Peter's School

About the role

Grade E, Scale Point 9 – £20,476 annual salary, pay award pending.

32.5 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks).

Mon to Fri, 8.15am to 3.15pm, less a 30 minute unpaid break each working day.

To support the efficient administration of the Inclusion Room and to support positive student conduct around the school through our behaviour systems, including “On Call”, delivering interventions to students, analysing data within the behaviour management system and providing regular reports to teaching and pastoral staff, supervising students during lunch and break times, supporting the pastoral team in managing behaviour, and running after‑school detentions for groups of students.

To assist with and promote key behaviour management processes and procedures across the school.

• Provide supervision of students during lunch time.
• Support school behaviour management during break time and allocated ‘on call’ duties.
• Deliver interventions when required.
• Analyse data within the behaviour management system and provide reports to teaching and pastoral staff.
• Carry out other duties within the school as required (e.g., morning and afternoon duties, supervising pupils during break activities, off‑site activities, detentions).
• Comply fully with school policy, all relevant Health and Safety regulations, Safeguarding procedures and Risk Assessments.
• Support the pastoral team in dealing with behaviour issues which may arise throughout the course of a day.
• Maintain high behaviour expectations in line with policy.
• Ensure students enter and exit the school in a safe and orderly way.
• Assess the needs of pupils and use detailed knowledge and specialist skills to support pupils’ learning.
• Establish productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.
• Support pupils consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs.
• Encourage pupils to interact and work co‑operatively with others and engage all pupils in activities.
• Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement.
• Play a key part in mentoring young people and act as a positive role model, encouraging positive behaviour and thinking in all students.
• Support strategies to maintain high attendance for the students and take action on non‑attendance by informing parents and Attendance Service staff when appropriate.
• Provide a good role model through personal conduct and appearance and represent the service positively at all times, including punctuality.
• Take the initiative to develop appropriate multi‑agency approaches to supporting pupils.
• Recognise own strengths and areas of specialist expertise and use these to lead, advise and support others.
• Support pupils individually or in a small group with regard to targets set, and undertake any other duties that reasonably fall within the purview of the post after consultation with the post holder.

The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and a suitable Right to Work status in the UK. Candidates will undergo a suitable online check for suitability to work with children (KCSIE 2025).

Closing date – 8.00am Wednesday 1st July 2026

Interview date to be confirmed.