Behaviour Support Lead

Are you someone who can remain calm when others feel overwhelmed? Do you believe that positive relationships and understanding can transform a young person's experience in school? Could you lead with both empathy and high expectations, helping students overcome challenges and thrive?

Job Title: Behaviour Support Lead

Location: Lynn Grove Academy, Gorleston, Norfolk

Salary: NJC point 18 £32,578 (FTE), Actual £28,740

Start Date: ASAP

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: 37 hours, 40 weeks

Application Closing Date: 15th November 2026

Interview Date: 20th November 2026

About You:

Lynn Grove Academy are seeking an exceptional Behaviour Support Lead to join our ambitious and highly effective pastoral team. This is a newly created role that will play a pivotal part in ensuring our students are supported to achieve success both academically and personally. You will be committed to building positive relationships, helping students overcome barriers, and creating an environment where every child feels valued and supported. With a calm and resilient approach, you will play a key role in helping students re-engage with learning and achieve their full potential.

Our Ideal candidate will have:

• GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths

• Relevant qualifications or training in behaviour support, pastoral care, youth work, education, SEND, counselling, ELSA or a related field, or a willingness to undertake training

• Understanding of behaviour as a form of communication

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

About the Pastoral Team:

The Pastoral Team is at the heart of our inclusive and supportive school community. Working closely with pastoral, SEND, and safeguarding colleagues, the team provides proactive support to students, promotes positive behaviour, and champions our Therapeutic Thinking approach. Together, we help students develop the skills, confidence and resilience needed to succeed both in and beyond the classroom.

About Lynn Grove Academy:

Kindness, resilience, and a love of learning are at the heart of our culture. At Lynn Grove Academy, we don’t just educate - we nurture a community where every individual is encouraged to grow, persevere, and become the best version of themselves. We embrace challenges together and support one another with compassion and purpose.

Learning is our core focus. As one of just 22 national schools recognised as a Steplab Coaching Hub, we proudly prioritise a strong coaching culture, ensuring that every teacher receives the support and guidance needed to thrive and deliver exceptional outcomes for students. Benefit from Steplab’s cutting-edge professional development platform – designed to simplify and supercharge teacher growth through clear, research-backed strategies that drive real, lasting impact in the classroom.

Beyond the classroom, we offer a rich and varied school experience. Our outstanding pastoral care ensures every student is known and cared for as an individual. To find out more please visit our website. 

About Creative Education Trust:

Creative Education Trust is a growing network of 17 schools, educating over 13,500 children and young people across England. Since 2010, we’ve worked in partnership with communities to deliver an education that inspires ambition, promotes equity, and unlocks opportunity for every learner.

We believe every child has talent, every community has strength, and every school can be a place where excellence thrives. Our curriculum is rich, broad, and inclusive - designed to build knowledge, nurture creativity, and prepare students for the future.

We are united by a shared purpose: to transform lives through education. Our schools are places where students feel safe, supported, and empowered to lead their own lives with confidence. Through collaboration, high expectations, and purposeful leadership, we ensure that success is both expected and achieved - together.

Visit our Trust website to explore how we support our staff and discover more about our mission, values, and opportunities.

Ready to Join Us?

Submit your application directly through our website. We warmly invite you to visit our school, so if you'd like to arrange a visit, a confidential conversation with the Line Manager, or have a pleasant chat with the Principal, our friendly HR/Recruitment team is here to help. Reach out to us at NorfolkHR@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk, and we'll be delighted to assist you. Want to stay connected? Join our Talent Pool here and be the first to hear about future opportunities.

Essential Information:

Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.

All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.

The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, separate Barred List Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.