Support Officer

Job Description

Salary: Essex Scale 5 Point 9 - 12

(£23,939.32 to £25,119.86 per annum plus £640.34 fringe per annum)

37 hours per week

Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 4:00pm, Friday 8:00am - 3:30pm (30-minute unpaid break)

40 weeks of the year - term time, inset days plus 2 additional weeks

Brentwood County High Schoolis seeking a highly motivatedSupport Officerto join their team. As part of a group of support officers, you will play a crucial role in managing administrative tasks across the school. Your specific responsibilities will encompassschool data and events. Collaborating closely with theData Managerand theSenior Leadership Team, this role offers an opportunity to positively impact our school community.

The ideal candidate will excel in building relationships with staff and possess the ability to handle a variety of administrative duties including preparing reports and importing/exporting student files. Demonstrating flexibility in managing their workload, they should have prior administrative experience and be proficient inMicrosoft Officepackages. Experience within an educational setting in an administrative capacity would be advantageous.

BCHS is a Co-operative Academy which is firmly rooted in serving our community. We are proud to be an inclusive co-educational comprehensive school where we recognise that success for young people is built on firm foundations of trust, respect, care and hard work. We measure our success by much more than exam results as we recognise that such data tells only a part of the story of each of our young people. BCHS is already a great place to teach and learn and we have many strengths including: 

• Motivated and polite pupils, who have a strong voice in the school with diversity champions and student parliament
• Staff are aided by extensive and wide-ranging in-house support and coaching, by dedicated and helpful colleagues
• Knowledgeable and dynamic Trust with supportive governors, with a robust understanding of education

 BCHS is located in the heart of Brentwood, near the town centre, a short distance from the train station, which is 25 minutes from Liverpool Street Station. The school, also includes a large sixth form campus and achievements at KS5 have been a key strength at BCHS. Parking is available on-site and there are good transport links by both rail and bus. BCHS is just over two miles from the M25. 

BCHS is a member of Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust a Multi-Academy Trust, with twelve member schools within Essex. All schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the schools' Co-operative Society. Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potential both academically and as young people.  

In return for your hard work you will receive:

• Relocation package of up to £8,000for new employees rentingor buyinga property
• 2 week October half term holiday
• Support from highly experienced SLT members, and the wider trust network and collaboration with our other schools
• Support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance
• Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools
• Recognition of continuous service 
• Excellent CPD opportunities through the school and the trust
• Fully subsidised Employee Assistance Programme  
• Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff
• National Conditions of Service
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme 
• Use of school gym outside of working hours

  If you feel you could make a positive contribution to the school, and you have the passion, drive and commitment to work with us to make all aspects of our school outstanding, please apply now. To request a visit to the school or for more information please speak to Anna Brown hr@osborne.coop or call 01375 648907. 

BCHS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer. As a Trust, we recognise the value of, and seek to achieve a diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. Please refer to our recruitment & selection policy statement (www.osborne.coop/working-with-us) for more information.   

Closing date: Friday 12th December 2025 at 9am

Interview Date: Wednesday 18th December 2025

 Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate before the closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.