Behaviour Support Leader
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 02 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 13 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Bristol, BS7 9BY |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 2916d1dc-152d-40fd-863b-9ebb97499524 |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an inspiring Behaviour Support Lead to provide outstanding support and management of the school’s removal space for students not meeting behaviour expectations. This is a key role for the Academy in fulfilling its commitment to develop “the heart” of the school. You will be promoting positive behaviour and supporting student wellbeing in the Lincoln Room and also across the academy. You will work closely with the school’s Behaviour Lead to ensure consistently high expectations both in the removal space and across the school more broadly.
At Trinity Academy we have very high expectations of our students. In order to maintain high levels of focus on learning and excellent conduct around school, students are occasionally removed from lessons and/ or social times to spend some time in the ‘Lincoln Room’ (a removal space for students not meeting behaviour expectations).
As Behaviour Support Leader, you will embrace the values and high expectations of Trinity Academy, promoting positive behaviour and supporting student wellbeing in the Lincoln Room and also across the academy.
The post holder will ensure the Lincoln Room is a safe, regulating space that provides short term support for our students. This will involve ensuring highly consistent expectations in the room, running tight tracking systems and coordinating completion of academic work.
About You
You are likely to have gained experience in working with young people in a school setting and have a track record of impact through your career or personal experience. You will be able to bring to us a drive and determination to ensure that every student is supported in meeting the school’s high expectations. You will need to provide strategic leadership, be able to hold others accountable, have great people skills and deeply care for all young people.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details.
What the school offers its staff
If you join us, you will benefit from:
• Trinity is a ‘Good’ school with ‘Outstanding’ leadership and management and ‘Outstanding‘ Personal Development’ (Ofsted Jan 2024)
• “This is an ambitious school that wants the very best for its pupils, both academically and pastorally”.
• “The school’s curriculum is highly ambitious for all pupils”
• “Lessons are not disrupted by poor behaviour. The school is calm and orderly because pupils understand the rules and routines in place.”
• The progress of our students is significantly above the national average (P8 +0.53)
• We believe in our leaders - we do not micro manage
• We develop our people
• We have hardworking staff and students who want to do well
• We ensure consistent behaviour and expectations allow you to focus on the craft and science of teaching
• Weekly coaching for all staff and weekly department co-planning
• Exceptionally visible and supportive senior leadership team
• Hardworking staff and students who want to do well
• Schemes of work fully resourced and ready
We can offer you
• Continuing Professional and Leadership development
• Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas
• Discounted gym membership, Cycle-to-work scheme, Eyesight test vouchers
• Onsite parking or easy access via public transport or onsite parking.
• Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies
• All new staff are automatically enrolled in the LGPS Avon Pension Fund.
• Considerable opportunity for career development both within the school and across the Cathedral Schools Trust.
• A commitment to your professional development. As a growing school there is considerable opportunity for career development both within the school and across the Cathedral Schools Trust.
Further details about the role
• To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification.
• To find out more about Cathedral Schools Trust and Trinity Academy please read the attached Recruitment packs or visit our website: www.trinityacademybristol.org or www.cathedralschoolstrust.org/
• Informal enquiries can be made via email to enquiries@trinityacadembristol.org
• School visits are welcomed and can be arranged via email to Alice Thornton-Parr, HR and recruitment officer, recruitment@trinityacademybristol.org
How to apply
We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. If you are excited about this role and can demonstrate many but not all of the requirements on the job description and/or person specification, we would encourage you to apply as you may just be the person we are looking for.
• Please complete our application form by Midnight on Sunday 14th July 2025
• Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview on Friday 18th July at Trinity Academy
• All candidates will be advised of the outcome of their application following the closing date
• We reserve the right to appoint before the deadline for an exceptional candidate.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include:
• Ability to ensure and deliver effective safeguarding
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.
The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. The post is subject to satisfactory completion of all vetting checks including the provision of two strong references and an enhanced DBS check.
We are looking for an inspiring Behaviour Support Lead to provide outstanding support and management of the school’s removal space for students not meeting behaviour expectations. This is a key role for the Academy in fulfilling its commitment to develop “the heart” of the school. You will be promoting positive behaviour and supporting student wellbeing in the Lincoln Room and also across the academy. You will work closely with the school’s Behaviour Lead to ensure consistently high expectations both in the removal space and across the school more broadly.
At Trinity Academy we have very high expectations of our students. In order to maintain high levels of focus on learning and excellent conduct around school, students are occasionally removed from lessons and/ or social times to spend some time in the ‘Lincoln Room’ (a removal space for students not meeting behaviour expectations).
As Behaviour Support Leader, you will embrace the values and high expectations of Trinity Academy, promoting positive behaviour and supporting student wellbeing in the Lincoln Room and also across the academy.
The post holder will ensure the Lincoln Room is a safe, regulating space that provides short term support for our students. This will involve ensuring highly consistent expectations in the room, running tight tracking systems and coordinating completion of academic work.
About You
You are likely to have gained experience in working with young people in a school setting and have a track record of impact through your career or personal experience. You will be able to bring to us a drive and determination to ensure that every student is supported in meeting the school’s high expectations. You will need to provide strategic leadership, be able to hold others accountable, have great people skills and deeply care for all young people.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details.
What the school offers its staff
If you join us, you will benefit from:
• Trinity is a ‘Good’ school with ‘Outstanding’ leadership and management and ‘Outstanding‘ Personal Development’ (Ofsted Jan 2024)
• “This is an ambitious school that wants the very best for its pupils, both academically and pastorally”.
• “The school’s curriculum is highly ambitious for all pupils”
• “Lessons are not disrupted by poor behaviour. The school is calm and orderly because pupils understand the rules and routines in place.”
• The progress of our students is significantly above the national average (P8 +0.53)
• We believe in our leaders - we do not micro manage
• We develop our people
• We have hardworking staff and students who want to do well
• We ensure consistent behaviour and expectations allow you to focus on the craft and science of teaching
• Weekly coaching for all staff and weekly department co-planning
• Exceptionally visible and supportive senior leadership team
• Hardworking staff and students who want to do well
• Schemes of work fully resourced and ready
We can offer you
• Continuing Professional and Leadership development
• Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas
• Discounted gym membership, Cycle-to-work scheme, Eyesight test vouchers
• Onsite parking or easy access via public transport or onsite parking.
• Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies
• All new staff are automatically enrolled in the LGPS Avon Pension Fund.
• Considerable opportunity for career development both within the school and across the Cathedral Schools Trust.
• A commitment to your professional development. As a growing school there is considerable opportunity for career development both within the school and across the Cathedral Schools Trust.
Further details about the role
• To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification.
• To find out more about Cathedral Schools Trust and Trinity Academy please read the attached Recruitment packs or visit our website: www.trinityacademybristol.org or www.cathedralschoolstrust.org/
• Informal enquiries can be made via email to enquiries@trinityacadembristol.org
• School visits are welcomed and can be arranged via email to Alice Thornton-Parr, HR and recruitment officer, recruitment@trinityacademybristol.org
How to apply
We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. If you are excited about this role and can demonstrate many but not all of the requirements on the job description and/or person specification, we would encourage you to apply as you may just be the person we are looking for.
• Please complete our application form by Midnight on Sunday 14th July 2025
• Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview on Friday 18th July at Trinity Academy
• All candidates will be advised of the outcome of their application following the closing date
• We reserve the right to appoint before the deadline for an exceptional candidate.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include:
• Ability to ensure and deliver effective safeguarding
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.
The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. The post is subject to satisfactory completion of all vetting checks including the provision of two strong references and an enhanced DBS check.