Behaviour Manager - Independent Secondary School - Croydon

Behaviour Manager – Independent Secondary School – Croydon

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

School Information

This is a well-established Independent Secondary School in Croydon , providing an ambitious education for students across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5.

The school has high expectations for student conduct, academic achievement and personal development. It places importance on creating a calm and purposeful environment where students understand expectations and are supported to make positive choices.

The school has a strong pastoral structure, with teachers, Heads of Year, safeguarding staff and senior leaders working together to address behavioural concerns and promote positive engagement.

The successful Behaviour Manager will become an important part of this structure and will work directly with students while also supporting staff and communicating with families.

Behaviour Manager Role

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

The successful candidate will monitor behaviour incidents, provide targeted interventions and support consistent implementation of the school's behaviour procedures.

You will work with students who require additional support and help identify patterns or barriers that may contribute to behavioural difficulties.

The role will involve communication with parents and carers, collaboration with teachers and pastoral teams and regular reporting to senior leaders.

Key Responsibilities

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

• Monitor behaviour incidents and identify patterns.

• Maintain accurate behaviour records.

• Support staff with the implementation of behaviour procedures.

• Provide targeted intervention for students.

• Build positive professional relationships with pupils.

• Conduct restorative conversations.

• Help students understand the impact of their behaviour.

• Develop individual behaviour support strategies.

• Monitor students receiving behaviour interventions.

• Work closely with Heads of Year and pastoral leaders.

• Communicate with parents and carers.

• Attend behaviour-related meetings.

• Support individual behaviour plans.

• Provide relevant behaviour information to senior leaders.

• Assist with serious behaviour incidents.

• Support students returning following exclusions or other sanctions.

• Work alongside safeguarding staff when appropriate.

• Identify wider issues that may contribute to behaviour concerns.

• Support staff with practical behaviour-management strategies.

• Contribute to whole-school behaviour initiatives.

• Promote positive relationships between students and staff.

• Encourage consistent expectations across the school.

• Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.

• Follow safeguarding procedures.

• Contribute to improving behaviour systems and student engagement.

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will have substantial experience working with young people in a behaviour, pastoral, inclusion or student-support capacity.

Previous secondary school experience is highly desirable.

You should be confident dealing with challenging behaviour while remaining calm, consistent and professional.

The school is looking for someone who can establish positive relationships with students while maintaining clear boundaries and expectations.

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

You should also be highly organised and capable of managing multiple behaviour cases and administrative responsibilities.

Requirements

• Significant experience working with young people.

• Previous behaviour, pastoral or inclusion experience.

• Secondary school experience is highly desirable.

• Strong understanding of behaviour-management strategies.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to remain calm under pressure.

• Strong organisational and record-keeping skills.

• Ability to build positive relationships with students.

• Confidence communicating with parents and carers.

• Strong professional boundaries.

• Understanding of safeguarding.

• Good IT skills.

• Strong problem-solving abilities.

• Ability to work effectively within a wider school team.

• Commitment to inclusion and student wellbeing.

What the School Offers

• Full-time, permanent position.

• Established behaviour and pastoral systems.

• Supportive senior leadership.

• Professional independent-school environment.

• Collaborative staff culture.

• Opportunities for professional development.

• Modern school facilities.

• Significant responsibility within the pastoral structure.

• Opportunity to contribute to positive student behaviour and engagement.

Application

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