Behaviour Manager - Secondary School - Preston

Marchant Recruitment; Rishton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Preston Secondary School is seeking a dedicated Behaviour Manager to support students and staff, ensuring high behavioural standards across the school. The role involves monitoring incidents, liaising with teachers, parents and pastoral staff, and implementing targeted interventions.

You will work to identify and address recurring behaviour patterns, contribute to meetings, and support reintegration after exclusions. The role requires calm, fair leadership and strong record-keeping.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working with young people.
• Experience in behaviour management, pastoral support, education or youth work.
• Strong understanding of behaviour strategies.
• Confident dealing with challenging situations.
• Calm, consistent and fair approach.
• Ability to build positive relationships while maintaining boundaries.
• Experience communicating with parents and carers.
• Good organisational and record-keeping skills.
• Ability to work effectively with teaching and pastoral teams.
• Understanding of safeguarding procedures.
• Ability to remain professional under pressure.
• Commitment to inclusion and student wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of the school's behaviour policy.
• Monitor behaviour across the school.
• Respond appropriately to behaviour incidents.
• Support staff when significant behaviour concerns arise.
• Work directly with students requiring additional intervention.
• Deliver behaviour-focused meetings and interventions.
• Monitor individual behaviour targets.
• Maintain accurate records of incidents and interventions.
• Identify recurring behaviour patterns.
• Share relevant information with pastoral and senior leaders.
• Communicate with parents and carers.
• Support reintegration following exclusions or periods away from lessons where appropriate.
• Work with students to develop positive behaviour strategies.
• Encourage students to take responsibility for their choices.
• Support classroom teachers with behaviour-related concerns.
• Contribute to behaviour meetings and reviews.
• Monitor the effectiveness of interventions.
• Liaise with safeguarding staff where appropriate.
• Promote positive behaviour throughout the school.
• Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.

Skills

Youth work exp

Behaviour management

Pastoral support

Calm under pressure

Parent communication

Record-keeping

Job description

Behaviour Manager - Secondary School - Preston

Start date: As soon as possible

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Paid to scale

Are you experienced in working with young people and confident managing behaviour in a busy secondary school environment? A Secondary School in Preston is seeking a Behaviour Manager who can provide consistent support to students and staff while helping maintain high standards across the school.

Preston

As soon as possible start

Supporting whole-school behaviour systems

Working with students requiring additional behavioural support

Liaising with teachers, parents and pastoral staff

Monitoring behaviour patterns and interventions

Paid to scale

The Behaviour Manager will play a key role in supporting the school's behaviour expectations and ensuring that students receive appropriate intervention when concerns arise.

You will work with students who may require additional guidance around behaviour, helping them understand expectations and take responsibility for their actions. The role will involve a mixture of proactive support and responding to incidents when they occur.

You will monitor behaviour information and identify recurring issues or patterns. Where appropriate, you will work with pastoral colleagues to develop strategies and interventions designed to improve individual students' behaviour and engagement.

The role will also involve supporting teachers. You may assist with difficult incidents, provide information about students and contribute to meetings where behaviour is discussed.

Communication with parents and carers will be an important part of the position. You will need to explain concerns clearly, discuss agreed actions and maintain constructive relationships even when conversations are challenging.

This Secondary School in Preston is committed to providing a calm, safe and purposeful environment where students can learn successfully.

The school has clear expectations around behaviour and recognises that consistency is essential. Staff work together to ensure that students understand boundaries and receive appropriate support when they struggle to meet expectations.

The Behaviour Manager will work closely with senior leaders, pastoral staff, teachers and families. The successful candidate will need to understand that effective behaviour management involves both accountability and appropriate support.

The school aims to identify behaviour concerns early and use appropriate interventions to help students make positive changes. The successful candidate will contribute directly to this work.

The role is well suited to someone who is confident, fair and consistent and who can remain calm when dealing with challenging situations.

Support the implementation of the school's behaviour policy.

Monitor behaviour across the school.

Respond appropriately to behaviour incidents.

Support staff when significant behaviour concerns arise.

Work directly with students requiring additional intervention.

Deliver behaviour-focused meetings and interventions.

Monitor individual behaviour targets.

Maintain accurate records of incidents and interventions.

Identify recurring behaviour patterns.

Share relevant information with pastoral and senior leaders.

Communicate with parents and carers.

Support reintegration following exclusions or periods away from lessons where appropriate.

Work with students to develop positive behaviour strategies.

Encourage students to take responsibility for their choices.

Support classroom teachers with behaviour-related concerns.

Contribute to behaviour meetings and reviews.

Monitor the effectiveness of interventions.

Liaise with safeguarding staff where appropriate.

Promote positive behaviour throughout the school.

Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.

Behaviour Manager - Experience and Requirements

Previous experience working with young people.

Experience in behaviour management, pastoral support, education or youth work.

Strong understanding of behaviour strategies.

Confident dealing with challenging situations.

Calm, consistent and fair approach.

Ability to build positive relationships while maintaining boundaries.

Experience communicating with parents and carers.

Good organisational and record-keeping skills.

Ability to work effectively with teaching and pastoral teams.

Understanding of safeguarding procedures.

Ability to remain professional under pressure.

Commitment to inclusion and student wellbeing.

Safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be required to complete appropriate DBS, safeguarding and pre-employment checks.