Wellbeing and SEND Support Officer - Broughton Community Schools

Overview

Are you looking for a school who values the emotional health and wellbeing of its community (staff, children and parents) and is committed to a trauma-informed approach.

Do you want to be a valued member of an innovative and forward-thinking team who are passionate about providing opportunities

Then we could be the school for you!

Salary Range – Bucks Pay 2/15- 4/25

Hours – Full time

Contract Type – Permanent

Start date: From the week beginning 23rd March 2026. This is negotiable for the right candidate.

Interviews will take place on a rolling basis from Monday 9th March 2026.

Closing date for applications Friday 6th March 2026.

About us

We are a federation of two Aylesbury Town Schools, Broughton Infant School and Broughton Junior School. After our federation in February 2021, we have continued to build and form one school family across two neighbouring sites with the aim of providing the best all through primary education for our children.

At Broughton Schools we pride ourselves on being dynamic, forward-thinking and child-centred. We believe that children should have the very best opportunities whilst remembering that they only get one chance at education and we have to deliver this. Our positive relationship with parents and the wider community, including our governors, is essential to ensuring our children get the very best from their experience at Broughton.

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About the role

We are looking for an experienced wellbeing officer, someone who recognises the needs of children and can adapt and identify different strategies to care for the wellbeing and mental health of all of our children and their families. They need to be flexible, willing to learn and committed to ensuring we are all doing the very best to support the children at Broughton. They must have a passion for wellbeing, for supporting vulnerable children, children with SEND and for working as part of a team to ensure children are mentally well.

Our work is guided by the simple belief that: happier children learn better and happier teachers teach better lessons!

What can we offer you?

• A strong leadership team who are visible and supportive
• A happy and welcoming team to learn from and share outstanding practise
• A whole-school approach to promoting positive emotional health and wellbeing within an ethos of high expectations and constant support
• This is a non classed based role
• Well-mannered, thoughtful and caring children
• Excellent CPD opportunities to grow your career

For more information on the role, please read the Job Description and Person Specification

About you

We are looking for a positive, dynamic and ambitious individual who shares these same values and will help us to achieve our vision to ensure every child THRIVES in their learning.

• Be knowledgeable about individuals and groups of people in the school community, and the services that can be accessed to support them.
• Work closely with, and offer support to the parents and carers of identified children in need of support with regards to their social, emotional and behavioural needs, organise and monitor support accordingly.
• Develop positive parental relationships and encourage family involvement in school life by being an active, visible advocate for our children and their families
• Act as the lead point of contact for parents/carers in relation to pastoral issues, communicating with parents about specific support in place for their child and the progress with this, involving relevant staff members as necessary

For more information on the role, please read the Job Description and Person Specification

Other information

If this sounds interesting to you, then we would love to talk to you more about our vision for the future! We encourage all applicants to visit the school but during the current climate, visits will need to be arranged for after the school day.

Applications should be sent to the school office [email protected]

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expect all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and the references provided.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.