Behaviour Support Officer - Abersychan Comprehensive School

Behaviour Support Officer - Abersychan Comprehensive School

Salary: £32,597 - £35,412 Pro Rata |
Grade: 6 |
Contractual hours: 35 Basis Term Time |
Package: Permanent | 35 hours per week, 39 weeks per year |
Job category/type: Education, School |
Date posted: 17/06/2026 |
Job reference: REQ
006407

Thank you for your interest in the position of Behaviour Support Officer at Abersychan School. This role involves coordinating provision, maintaining administration, supervising and supporting students who are in Internal Exclusion. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, well organised and positively embrace working with students in a challenging context.

Abersychan School is an 11‑16 comprehensive school that serves an area of socio‑economic disadvantage, with 30% of students entitled to free school meals. The school currently has 720 students, 48 teachers and 46 members of support staff. Our aims are delivered through a strong pastoral system, commitment to high quality learning experiences and an extensive range of sporting, cultural, musical and extra‑curricular activities.

We are looking for an exceptional person who has the energy, drive, resilience and commitment to join us at this crucial time in our improvement journey. If you are excited by the prospect of playing a significant role in realising the school’s ambitions, have an unrelenting belief that all students can achieve, regardless of background and ability, we would love to hear from you!

Start date: 1st September 2026 or as per notice period

Closing date: 23:59 Thursday 2nd July 2026

Interview date: Thursday 9th July 2026

You must demonstrate how you meet the Essential criteria listed in the attached Person Specification in order to secure an interview.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. A comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants, which will include an Enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Torfaen County Borough Council strives to be a fair, supportive and effective employer. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. The Council expects all employees, paid or unpaid, to share this commitment. We value the range of experiences that a diverse workforce brings and therefore we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and under‑represented groups.

Welsh Language Skills are desirable for this post but not essential. You are welcome to submit your application in English or in Welsh. Each application will be treated equally.

We are a registered Disability Confident Leader and are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. Our Guaranteed Interview scheme guarantees that people with disabilities will be invited to interview, so long as they meet the essential requirements for the role. If you have a health condition, are neurodivergent, or use British sign language, and need to discuss reasonable adjustments, please contact the recruiting manager.

We can only work with you to arrange adjustments if we are made aware of your requirements prior to your application submission, test or interview.

Please ensure that you only apply for this position via Torfaen Council’s vacancies website. CVs and applications submitted to any other websites are not received by us.

Torfaen County Borough Council

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Pontypool

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