Behaviour Support Manager - Basingstoke

JR United Kingdom; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading secondary school in Basingstoke seeks a Behaviour Support Manager for a permanent role starting in September. The successful candidate will support students with social, emotional, and mental health needs, ensuring effective behaviour management and communication within a small class setting. Qualifications required include NVQ level 3 or 4 and experience in supporting challenging behaviours, making this an impactful position in an essential educational environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children with challenging behaviour.
• Knowledge of behavioural interventions and practices.
• Desirable: Behaviour management training/de-escalation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Manage student behaviour and support Team Leader in interventions.
• Provide care, support, and encouragement to students.
• Communicate effectively with staff, pupils, and families.

Skills

Behavioural knowledge

Communication

Empathy

Classroom support experience

Education

NVQ level 3 or 4 or equivalent

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21.07.2025

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Behaviour Support Manager - Basingstoke
Permanent position - September start!
Actual salary - between £27,711 - £30,060 per annum
Academics are recruiting on behalf of a secondary school in Basingstoke who are seeking an experienced Behaviour Support Manager to join their support staff team. This is a full-time, term-time position working 39 weeks of the year/42.5 hours per week.
They are a secondary SEMH provision which caters for pupils from 10-16 years with social, emotional and mental health needs, and other complex needs such as Autism. Due to the needs of the students, class sizes are small so you are able to meet their individual learning and emotional needs.
The successful Behaviour Support Manager will play an active role in managing the behaviour of students with Social, Emotional, Communication and Interaction Difficulties on a day to day basis.
You will support the Team Leader in implementing ongoing behavioural interventions and ensuring effective communication is maintained throughout the school.
As an experienced Behaviour Support Manager you must have the skills to communicate complex information to staff, pupils and family members/carers in an empathetic and support way, which is often in a highly emotional/stressful environment.
You will be required to provide care, support, guidance, discipline and encouragement to all students, offering fairness, boundaries and overall being a positive role model. You must have knowledge of theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of behavioural interventions, procedures and practices - i.e. positive and negative reinforcement.

To be considered for the position you must:
Possess an NVQ level 3 or 4 or equivalent
Have experience of working with children or young people with challenging behaviour
Possess behavioural knowledge and behavioural implementation
Be a car driver
Come with classroom support experience
Behaviour management training/de-escalation technique training is desirable but not essential
If you would like to be considered for the permanent, full-time role of Behaviour Support Manager in Basingstoke to start in September, please apply!