Behaviour Manager – Secondary School – Liverpool

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

A well-established secondary school in Liverpool is looking to appoint a confident, consistent and experienced Behaviour Manager to join its dedicated pastoral and student-support team.

This is a key position within the school, supporting the implementation of behaviour expectations and helping students develop positive attitudes towards school, learning and their relationships with others. The successful candidate will work closely with teaching staff, pastoral leaders, senior leadership, students and families to address behaviour concerns and put appropriate support in place.

The school is looking for someone who can build strong professional relationships with young people while maintaining clear boundaries and high expectations. You will need to be resilient and confident when dealing with challenging situations, while ensuring that students are treated fairly and respectfully.

This is a varied role involving behaviour monitoring, intervention, student support, communication with families and collaboration with colleagues across the school.

School Information

This is a well-established secondary school in Liverpool committed to providing students with a safe, structured and positive environment in which they can achieve. The school places strong emphasis on academic progress, attendance, behaviour and personal development.

Clear expectations are established across the school, with staff working collaboratively to promote consistency. The school recognises that effective behaviour management is not simply about responding to incidents; it is also about identifying patterns, understanding barriers and helping students develop the skills needed to make better choices.

The successful Behaviour Manager will therefore work proactively with students and colleagues. You will contribute to identifying concerns at an early stage and supporting appropriate interventions before issues escalate.

The school values positive relationships and expects students to be treated with fairness and respect while maintaining clear standards. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate exactly this balance in their day-to-day work.

Pastoral and Behaviour Team

The Behaviour Manager will work as part of the wider pastoral structure, liaising with pastoral leaders, heads of year, teachers, senior leaders and families.

You will provide a visible presence around the school and respond appropriately when behaviour incidents occur. You will also support individual students who require targeted intervention and help monitor whether strategies are having a positive impact.

Accurate record keeping will be an important part of the position, ensuring that behaviour information is recorded consistently and can be used to identify trends and inform future support.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the consistent implementation of the school's behaviour policy.

• Promoting high standards of behaviour throughout the school.

• Building positive professional relationships with students.

• Providing visible support around the school site.

• Responding appropriately to behaviour incidents.

• Supporting staff when dealing with challenging behaviour.

• Monitoring behaviour records and identifying patterns.

• Maintaining accurate records of incidents and interventions.

• Supporting individual behaviour improvement plans.

• Working with students to identify the causes and consequences of behaviour.

• Holding follow-up conversations with students after incidents.

• Encouraging students to take responsibility for their choices.

• Supporting restorative conversations where appropriate.

• Communicating with parents and carers regarding behaviour concerns.

• Supporting meetings involving students, families and school staff.

• Working closely with heads of year and pastoral leaders.

• Supporting students who require additional behavioural intervention.

• Monitoring the impact of behaviour strategies.

• Identifying students who may require wider pastoral support.

• Contributing to behaviour-related reports and meetings.

• Supporting reintegration following exclusions or periods away from normal lessons where appropriate.

• Liaising with relevant staff regarding safeguarding concerns.

• Maintaining confidentiality when handling sensitive information.

• Supporting students to develop appropriate strategies for managing behaviour.

• Contributing to wider student wellbeing initiatives.

• Following school safeguarding and behaviour procedures consistently.

Experience and Requirements

The successful candidate will ideally have previous experience in a behaviour, pastoral, education, youth work or student-support position. Experience working with secondary-aged students and challenging behaviour would be particularly beneficial.

You will need to be confident and consistent while also demonstrating empathy and patience. The successful candidate should understand that students respond positively when expectations are clear and relationships are built on mutual respect.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Previous experience working with young people.

• Experience within behaviour, pastoral or student support.

• Strong communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills.

• Confidence dealing with challenging behaviour.

• Calm and consistent approach.

• Ability to maintain appropriate professional boundaries.

• Strong organisational skills.

• Accurate record-keeping ability.

• Confidence communicating with parents and carers.

• Ability to work closely with teaching and pastoral staff.

• Good judgement and decision-making skills.

• Resilience and patience.

• Strong problem-solving ability.

• Commitment to inclusion and student wellbeing.

• Understanding of safeguarding responsibilities.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• A proactive and solution-focused approach.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is a fundamental part of the school's work. The successful candidate will be expected to follow all safeguarding procedures, report concerns appropriately and contribute to maintaining a safe environment for students.

An enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and other relevant pre-employment checks will be required.

Application

If you are an experienced behaviour or pastoral professional looking for a permanent role where you can have a genuine impact on student behaviour and engagement, this could be an excellent opportunity.

To apply, please send your CV as soon as possible. Applications are being considered promptly for an as soon as possible start.