Salary:
Grade 4, Point 12
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
Jan/Feb 2025
Apply by:
15 January 2025
Job overview
Thurston Community College
Thurston, Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk IP31 3PB
Tel: 01359 230885
Email: recruitment@thurstoncollege.org
Website: www.thurstoncollege.org
Principal: Maéve Taylor BA (Hons)
Current Roll: 1480; Years 7-11: 1344; Sixth Form: 136
Permanent Role - Behaviour Manager
Up to 37 hours per week, 39 weeks a year, Monday to Friday
Grade 4 Point 12 (Scale Point 12 – 15)
Salary: £24,806.00 - £27,850.00 (FTE £29,093.00 - £32,654.00)
To start January/February 2025
The Opportunity?
Thurston Community College has an exciting opportunity for a Behaviour Manager to join our new Inclusion team.
As our Behaviour Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring our students have a positive learning experience by working closely with those who present challenging behaviours and creating an environment where students feel safe and ready to learn.
As our Behaviour Manager you will:
* Supervise students in the reflection room as they complete their work
* Engage students in self-reflection work, helping them to understand their triggers and make positive choices
* Contribute to behaviour management within the College to ensure rules are upheld in the Reflection Room
* Complete relevant paperwork, identifying students who work well and those who underachieve
We are looking for individuals who:
* Have experience in working with young people
* Are committed to safeguarding children
* Have GCSE English and Maths at Grade C or the new Grade 4
* Have good communication skills
You will need to have a ‘can do’ attitude and a desire to support our students to be the best they can be by applying Restorative Practice Principles. Training and professional development will be available for the right person.
Who are we?
Thurston Community College is a large popular mixed comprehensive school. It comprises two distinct and specialist sites. Our Thurston Campus, for students from Year 7 to Year 11, is situated four miles east of Bury St Edmunds. Thurston Sixth; Beyton Campus is located in the nearby village of Beyton, offering a bespoke centre of excellence for students in Year 12 and Year 13.
It was recently announced that the school will be part of the School Rebuild Programme. Due to our growing numbers, we currently already have a building project underway which will house three new science classrooms due for completion in August 2023.
Our purpose is simple; to inspire a love of learning, empower our College community with the knowledge and skills to help them make meaningful choices and contribute positively to the world in which we live to achieve excellence in all aspects of school life.
We offer the opportunity to:
* Join a talented team, dedicated to working effectively together to secure positive outcomes for our students.
* Benefit from ongoing Professional Development.
* Make a difference to our talented and creative students.
* Benefit from our Employee Assistance Programme.
* Enjoy a rural location with free parking and convenient transport links to Cambridge, Ipswich and London.
If you are excited by this post, its challenges and opportunities; if you relish the prospect of joining our team of committed and excellent staff; we very much look forward to hearing from you. Please visit our website for further information or if you would like to discuss this post further please do not hesitate to contact recruitment@thurstoncollege.org.
Applications will be reviewed upon receipt – if you would like to visit the school please get in touch via recruitment@thurstoncollege.org.
Thurston Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check as well as other pre-appointment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2024).
About Thurston Community College
* Thurston Community College
* Norton Road, Thurston, Bury St. Edmunds
* Suffolk
* IP31 3PB
* United Kingdom
+44 1359 230885
Thurston Community College is a large popular mixed comprehensive school with a successful sixth form. 2024 is an exciting time to join us as we have appointed a new Principal and the school had its Ofsted judgement confirmed as “Good”. We want all of our staff and students to be proud to work and study here and demonstrate our core values of PRIDE: progress, respect, integrity, determination and empathy.
There is an excellent programme of induction and support for newly appointed staff and you can be assured of a warm welcome from colleagues across the school. Thurston Community College enjoys a rural location just off the A14 and convenient road and rail links to Cambridge, Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich.
We are a school that boasts a strong sense of community and prides itself on its culture of high expectations and values. The well-being and education of every young person is fundamental to us. We work hard to provide a safe and happy environment within which every student can grow and achieve personal, social and academic success. We are proud of our inclusive approach and strive to ensure learning is enjoyable and seen as a lifelong process.
Our purpose is simple; to inspire a love of learning, empower our college community with the knowledge and skills to help students make meaningful choices and achieve excellence in all aspects of school life and contribute positively to the world in which we live.
Thurston Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments to all posts are subject to the relevant enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check as well as other pre-employment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education.
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