Behaviour Support Officer - Lionheart School

Job Posted: 14 July 2025

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: Salary from £29,884 to £32,654 per annum (actual salary £26,476 - £28,930)
• Industries: Education

Date Required - September 2025

Positions : Behaviour Support Officer (HLTA)

Grade: 8 A-E

Salary : £29,884 to £32,654(actual salary £26,476 - £28,930) 

Hours: 37 hours per week, term time plus 5 development days.

Reporting to : Assistant Headteacher (Operations and Behaviour)

Lionheart School is a pupil referral unit that supports some of the most vulnerable young people on the island. In order to best support children who have difficulties that include social, emotional and mental health issues, we have a staff team who are passionate about their work, creative, and dynamic. This enables us to provide a safe, nurturing, inspiring environment, in which children can progress academically and personally.

Do you have experience of working with children and young people? Do you enjoy the challenge of enabling children to realise they are able to succeed? Are you interested in promoting and supporting the health and well-being of young people who have a range of social and emotional difficulties? If you have answered ‘Yes’, then carrying on reading as this could be the job for you.

An exciting opportunity now exists for you to join our behaviour support team.

• Support and develop the self-esteem of students,
• Able to support our PE and outdoor learning curriculum

In return, you will:

• Join a dedicated, hardworking, solution focussed staff team
• Have access to a range of personal development opportunities and training
• Make a significant difference to a child’s learning journey

If you are interested in joining us, please complete an application form outlining your experience.

For further details, you can contact the Cindy Gosnell on 01983 300333 or email [email protected]
If you would like to have a chat with the Headteacher about the role please phone 01983 300333.

Closing date for applications is noon on Monday 21st July 2025

Interviews: Tuesday 22nd July 2025

Lionheart School committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check before appointment is confirmed.

PLEASE NOTE: Not all school staff are employed directly by the Isle of Wight Council, you can ask on application who the employer for this role will be.

Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island.

The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination, and this is supported by the following;

unacceptable behaviour policy

employee code of conduct

our values, culture and inclusivity.

We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.

The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via [email protected] if you would like to receive a copy.

The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. In addition to this, we are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of other areas of commitments, this means that providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

The management reporting line for this role is ultimately through the Isle of Wight Council Children’s Services directorate.

This council and its schools recruit according to the council’s Recruitment, Policy and Procedure and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.