Behaviour Manager

Teaching Personnel Ltd; Oldham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Personnel Ltd is seeking an experienced Behaviour Manager to join a thriving secondary school in the United Kingdom. You will lead on promoting high behavioural standards, support students, and work with staff and families to maintain a respectful learning environment.

All applicants must have relevant qualifications and safeguarding training. The role is temporary, with potential for continuation. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of young people.

Qualifications

• Experience in a behaviour or pastoral support role, ideally in a secondary school.
• Ability to de-escalate situations calmly and effectively.
• High levels of resilience, empathy and emotional intelligence.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare of young people.

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing behaviour management strategies.
• Responding to incidents and supporting students in real time.
• Coordinating with Heads of Year and safeguarding teams.
• Maintaining accurate records and analysing behaviour data.
• Building positive relationships with students to support their social and emotional development.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

De-escalation

Emotional intelligence

Commitment to safeguarding

Education

Relevant qualifications

Job description

Join Our Team and Make a Lasting Impact

Working in a thriving secondary school, you will be contributing to ensuring a high-quality education and a supportive environment can be achieved for all students. We are looking for an experienced and reliable Behaviour Manager to join our dedicated team. This role is essential in ensuring the continuity of education for students by helping to keep a respectful school environment.

The Role

As Behaviour Manager, you will take a lead on promoting high standards of behaviour across the school. You will work closely with teaching staff, senior leaders, and families to support students in making positive choices, manage challenging behaviours, and reduce barriers to learning. Your role will involve:

• Developing and implementing behaviour management strategies
• Responding to incidents and supporting students in real time
• Coordinating with Heads of Year and safeguarding teams
• Maintaining accurate records and analysing behaviour data
• Building positive relationships with students to support their social and emotional development

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone with:

• Proven experience in a behaviour or pastoral support role, ideally in a secondary school
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to de-escalate situations calmly
• High levels of resilience, empathy, and emotional intelligence
• A firm but fair approach and the confidence to challenge and support students
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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