Behaviour Support Officer

Employer: London Borough Of Waltham Forest

Salary: £34,516 - £36,084

Location: Handsworth Primary School, Handsworth Avenue, Highams Park, London, E4 9PJ

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time

Hours: 40 hours per week. 39 weeks per year.

DBS Check: Enhanced

Closing Date: 26/08/2026 at 23:55

Reference: SCH/26/343094

Handsworth Avenue, Highams Park, E4 9PJ

September 2026 start

40 Hours per Week

39 Weeks per Year

NJC (Outer London) Scale 6 Pts 18-21 - £34,516 - £36,084

We are seeking to appoint a hardworking, experienced and skilled colleague to join our pastoral team in the role of Behaviour Support Officer. This is a non-teaching role in which the person appointed will be responsible for supporting and enforcing the school's behaviour strategy.

The ideal candidate will work systematically and innovatively to build an efficient and robust behavioural system within the school. They will need to consistently model excellent practice to have students' wellbeing, progress and personal development at the core of their professional motivation.

We are looking for applicants who have the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with colleagues, students, parents and service users and will use data to monitor the effectiveness of interventions put into place to support students. They will uphold the ethos of the school, demanding the highest standards of conduct and behaviour from students, as well as supporting vulnerable students.

Highams Park School is a highly successful 11-18 comprehensive school serving its local community. In our most recent OFSTED inspection, our school was judged 'good' and our Sixth Form, comprising of approximately 400 students, was judged to be 'outstanding'. At GCSE we have a positive Progress 8 score, and at A Level our results have been outstanding, as judged by ALPS, for 8 consecutive years.

Highams Park School offers its staff the opportunity to work in a highly regarded school, with dedicated and motivated colleagues and well-behaved, friendly students. Highams Park School offers comprehensive CPDL and is dedicated to staff wellbeing and ensuring that teachers have a manageable workload.

Early applications will be considered on receipt and interviews scheduled accordingly.

We are committed to the safety of our pupils through our recruitment and school practices; all jobs are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children.

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace.

The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives:

• Promoting equality of opportunity
• Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage
• Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels.
• Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all.

Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first.

This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme.

For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy