Overview

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About Us

Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is a mixed Academy for 1,300 students aged 11-18, with a large sixth form of nearly 400 students.

The Academy has four consecutive Outstanding judgments by Ofsted, with the most recent inspection in 2025 finding the Academy to be Outstanding in every category. We are a consistently high performing school. Our motto, ‘All Can Achieve’ encapsulates our vision that all members of the Academy community are supported and encouraged to achieve their absolute potential. We believe that a well-supported and valued staff body is the key to our success.

We are the ‘Teaching School Hub’ for Croydon and Sutton and we are able to offer all teachers an extensive programme of first class professional development. Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is part of the Harris Federation and this enables us to offer you a comprehensive induction programme and training and development opportunities to support your career development including Masters and other qualifications.

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Summary

We are seeking to appoint a Sixth Form Student Supervisor and Behaviour Officer as soon as possible to join our team to work within our high performing Academy.  

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Main Areas of Responsibility

The main purpose of the Student Supervisor and Behaviour Officer is to maintain a purposeful study environment in the Sixth Form Study Centre and Study Base through monitoring students and administering the study support system.

Please refer to the Job Pack for full details.

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• Qualifications to A Level or equivalent
• Knowledge of Microsoft software
• Understanding of health, safety and security requirements in a learning environment
• Awareness of the SEN Code of Practice
• Familiarity with strategies to recognise and reward student achievements and self-reliance
• Basic first aid knowledge (e.g. emergency first aid course)
• Awareness of ADHD and other learning barriers
• Understanding of social issues affecting students from disadvantaged backgrounds
• Appropriate academic qualifications
• Training in reception procedures
• Knowledge of academy behaviour systems, including detention procedures
• Training on Bromcom behaviour module
• At least one year’s experience working in an inner-city school or educational establishment
• Experience in a similar role, supporting children in a classroom environment
• Experience using IT to support students in the classroom
• Experience with reception duties and dealing with visitors professionally
• Experience taking telephone messages from a range of stakeholders
• Experience using Bromcom behaviour module
• Experience administering behaviour systems, including communication with parents/carers and staff

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

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Professional Development & Benefits

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 includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.

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Next Steps

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please send us an email, or call to arrange a conversation.

Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. This will be helpful for you when completing your application, and throughout the recruitment process.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may interview and offer to a candidate before the closing date. Please note that we only accept applications submitted before the closing date via our careers website.  

IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.