Reset Room Manager

The Methodist Church in Britain; Newquay; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Reset Room Manager role at Newquay Tretherras involves running the daily Reset Room in collaboration with the School Behaviour Lead and pastoral team. You will maintain a calm, structured space for reflection on behaviour and safe return to lessons, with monitoring and coordination of detentions.

The role requires a calm, fair but firm approach, excellent communication, and the ability to work independently within a school team. DBS checks are enhanced and Right to work in the UK is required.

Qualifications

• Calm under pressure when handling incidents and safeguarding the learning environment.
• Ability to manage challenging behaviour effectively and safely.
• Firm but fair approach with patience and empathy.
• Clear and confident communication with students, parents and colleagues.
• Strong organisational skills to plan and monitor routines.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a school team.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the Reset Room.
• Create a calm, structured environment where students reflect on their behaviour and prepare to return to lessons.
• Maintain high expectations and consistent routines.
• Build positive relationships with students.
• Support the delivery of targeted behaviour interventions.
• Monitor behaviour patterns and intervene where needed.
• Communicate with parents and carers.
• Coordinate detentions as required.
• Contribute to the school's wider approach to behaviour and student support.
• Work closely with the School Behaviour Lead and pastoral team.

Skills

Calm under pressure

Behaviour management

Firm but fair

Excellent communication

Organised

Independent working

Job description

Reset Room Manager at Newquay Tretherras, working with the School Behaviour Lead and pastoral team to run the school's Reset Room day to day. The job keeps a calm, structured space where students reflect on their behaviour and prepare to return to lessons, with behaviour monitoring, parent contact and detention coordination. It suits someone who pairs firm, fair expectations with patience and empathy, and can work independently. Start follows pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS; visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the Reset Room
• Create a calm, structured environment where students reflect on their behaviour and prepare to return to lessons
• Maintain high expectations and consistent routines
• Build positive relationships with students
• Support the delivery of targeted behaviour interventions
• Monitor behaviour patterns
• Communicate with parents and carers
• Coordinate detentions
• Contribute to the school's wider approach to behaviour and student support
• Work closely with the School Behaviour Lead and wider pastoral team

Skills & knowledge

• Calm under pressure
• Confidence managing challenging behaviour and responding to challenging situations
• Firm but fair approach combined with patience and empathy
• Excellent communication skills
• Organised
• Able to work independently while contributing to a school team

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Right to work in the UK
• Satisfactory safer recruitment checks and references