Personal Development and Behaviour Lead

Nova-Education-Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 25,738 - 31,457; Full time

Job summary

Nova-Education-Trust's Toot Hill School is seeking a Personal Development and Behaviour Lead (non-teaching) to oversee behaviour, welfare and academic progress within a dynamic pastoral team. Working on a term-time basis, you will monitor student conduct, support tutors and staff, coordinate mentoring, and help implement Pastoral Support Plans to raise attainment and attendance.

The post requires excellent communication, a proactive approach and a strong commitment to safeguarding; it includes

Qualifications

• Experience in pastoral support or behaviour management preferred.
• Excellent communication and team-working skills.

Responsibilities

• Be an integral member of the Attitude to Learning Team supporting behaviour and attitudes throughout the school day.
• Regularly monitor the individual progress, behaviour and attendance of all students and support appropriate intervention to facilitate progress in line with target grades.
• Be involved in the creation and establishment of Pastoral Support Plans.
• Coordinate home/school links over attitudes to learning, attendance, behaviour and progress.
• Use management information systems to monitor behaviour and learning and report findings to staff.

Job description

Personal Development and Behaviour Lead (non-teaching)

Contract: Full time (37 hours), term time only, fixed term until 23rd July 2027
Salary: Scale 5 Point 12 (£28,598 pro-rata, £24,555 actual per year)
Location: Toot Hill School
Closing date: Wednesday 26th August 2026 at 9am

The successful candidate will work within a dynamic and child centred Pastoral Team at Toot Hill School on a term time only basis, managing the behaviour, welfare and academic achievement of our students. The post holder will work closely with students, parents and staff to remove barriers to learning and progress. They will also support a team of tutors and teaching staff to deliver the highest standards of student behaviour, attitude to learning and attendance.

We are looking for a passionate individual who will be an integral member of our Attitude to Learning Team and extensive pastoral team, who will embrace our Work Hard Be Kind ethos.

The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator and a role model who fosters a culture of high standards, expectations and support.

Your main responsibilities within this role will be:

• Be an integral member of our Attitude to Learning Team supporting behaviour and attitudes throughout the school day.
• Regularly monitor the individual progress, behaviour and attendance of all students and support appropriate intervention to facilitate progress in line with target grades.
• Be a vital part of the on-call system in school to support behaviour for learning in the classroom.
• Identify students in need of specialised mentoring and provide mentoring sessions where appropriate or facilitate alternative mentoring opportunities.
• Be involved in the creation and establishment of Pastoral Support Plans.
• To co-ordinate home/school links over a range of issues e.g. attitudes to learning, attendance, behaviour and individual progress.
• Proactively use the schools management information systems to regularly monitor behaviour and learning of all pupils, analyse any sub-group patterns and feed back to key staff and stakeholders as appropriate.
• Support whole school site supervision through duties before, during and after school.
• To consistently embed the 'Toot Hill Way' with both staff and students
• To promote high standards and expectations

Toot Hill School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate child protection screening including checks with previous employers and undertake an enhanced DBS with barred check.