Behaviour Support Officer: SOAR

Since opening its doors in 2013, Harris Aspire Academy has been committed in its vision to provide an outstanding education to all of its students overcoming barriers that may have prevented them from engaging fully in mainstream education. The Academy is part of the Harris Federation whose name is synonymous with setting standards of excellence and fulfilling high expectations.

The S.O.A.R programme may be requested for students in the following circumstances:

• Exclusion after the 5th day of a fixed term suspension
• Health issues
• Safeguarding issues

The S.O.A.R programme provides the following during the student's stay:

• A safe educational environment for the student
• Daily attendance update for the Commissioning Body
• Supervision and support with the work set by the Commissioning Body
• Therapeutic sessions with a member of the Inclusion team to address the reasons why they are on the Programme.
• Student work returned for marking
• A strategy bank and pupil voice will be provided at the end of the placement

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Providing pastoral support
• Receive and supervise students suspended from, or otherwise not working to, a normal timetable
• Attending to students’ personal needs and providig advice to assist in their social development
• Establishing productive working relationships with students, acting as a role model
• Supporting mentoring arrangements with students and providing support for distressed students
• Providing information and advice to enable students to make positive choices about their own behaviour
• Challenging and motivating students, promoting and reinforcing self-esteem and resilience
• Providing feedback to students in relation to progress, achievement, behaviour and attendance
• Keeping accurate records of performance, behaviour and attendance for the commissioning school
• Providing objective and accurate feedback and reports as required to other staff 
• Assisting in the development and implementation of appropriate behaviour management strategies
• Managing work for S.O.A.R. students, liaising with commissioning schools

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• Maths and English GCSE or equivalent
• Child Protection qualification or willingness to undertake training
• Experience of working with children with challenging behaviour
• Experience of working in a school/education environment

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includesour Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, and many other benefits. Learn more aboutour benefitson our website.