Behaviour Manager – Secondary School – Luton

Start Date: As soon as possible
Contract: Full-time Permanent
Salary: Paid to scale

This is a well-established Secondary School in Luton serving students across Key Stages 3 and 4. The school is committed to maintaining a calm respectful and purposeful environment where students can focus on learning and personal development.

The school has clear expectations around behaviour and works consistently to ensure that students understand the standards expected of them. Its pastoral and behaviour teams work closely with teaching staff and senior leaders to provide appropriate support and intervention.

The school recognises the importance of positive relationships consistency and early intervention when addressing behavioural concerns. Staff are encouraged to understand individual students and identify potential barriers that may affect their engagement.

The Behaviour Manager will become an important member of the schools pastoral structure and will work closely with students families and colleagues.

The school is seeking an experienced and confident Behaviour Manager to coordinate behaviour support and interventions across the school.

The successful candidate will monitor behaviour incidents support staff in implementing behaviour procedures and work directly with students who require additional intervention.

You will help ensure that behaviour expectations are communicated consistently and that appropriate follow-up takes place when incidents occur.

The role will also involve working with parents and carers Heads of Year pastoral leaders and senior staff.

The successful candidate must be able to remain calm under pressure communicate clearly and maintain firm but professional boundaries.

• Coordinate day-to-day behaviour support across the school.

• Monitor behaviour incidents and identify patterns.

• Maintain accurate behaviour records.

• Support staff in applying the schools behaviour policy.

• Provide targeted intervention for students with recurring behaviour concerns.

• Build positive professional relationships with students.

• Conduct restorative conversations where appropriate.

• Support students in understanding the impact of their behaviour.

• Develop and monitor behaviour support strategies.

• Work closely with Heads of Year and pastoral teams.

• Communicate behaviour concerns with parents and carers.

• Attend meetings relating to individual behaviour concerns.

• Support the implementation of individual behaviour plans.

• Monitor students receiving behaviour interventions.

• Provide relevant information to senior leaders.

• Support staff with practical behaviour-management strategies.

• Assist senior leaders with serious behaviour incidents.

• Support students returning following exclusions or other periods away from lessons.

• Work alongside safeguarding staff when behaviour concerns raise wider issues.

• Identify potential barriers contributing to poor behaviour.

• Promote positive conduct throughout the school.

• Contribute to improvements in behaviour systems.

• Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.

• Follow safeguarding procedures.

• Support whole-school initiatives designed to improve student engagement.

The successful candidate will have significant experience working with young people particularly within a secondary school pastoral behaviour or inclusion environment.

You should be confident managing challenging situations while maintaining a calm and professional approach.

The school is looking for someone who can combine clear expectations with positive relationship-building.

Excellent communication skills are essential because you will regularly work with students teachers parents and senior leaders.

You should also be organised and confident maintaining accurate records of behaviour incidents and interventions.

• Previous experience working with young people.

• Experience in behaviour pastoral care or inclusion.

• Secondary school experience is highly desirable.

• Strong understanding of behaviour-management strategies.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Ability to remain calm under pressure.

• Strong organisational and administrative skills.

• Ability to build positive relationships with students.

• Confidence communicating with parents and carers.

• Strong professional boundaries.

• Understanding of safeguarding procedures.

• Good IT skills.

• Strong problem-solving abilities.

• Ability to work effectively within a wider school team.

• Commitment to inclusion and student wellbeing.

• Full-time permanent position.

• Established behaviour and pastoral systems.

• Supportive senior leadership team.

• Collaborative staff culture.

• Professional development opportunities.

• Modern school facilities.

• Significant responsibility within the pastoral structure.

• Opportunity to contribute to improved behaviour and student engagement.

• Supportive working environment.

To apply for the Behaviour Manager position please send your CV as soon as possible.