Behaviour, Intervention & Pastoral Manager

Thomas Knyvett College, Ashford, Surrey, TW15 3DU

36 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  28 August 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £18,168.00 - £19,767.00 Annually (Actual) P5 - FTE £27,782 - ££30,226pa

Behaviour, Intervention & Pastoral Manager job summary

Working 27.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time)

Thank you for considering Thomas Knyvett College, part of The Howard Partnership Trust, as the next step in your career.

We are seeking to appoint a committed, resilient and compassionate Behaviour, Intervention & Pastoral Manager to play a key role within our Inclusion and Pastoral Team.

This is a varied and rewarding role that combines the day-to-day management of our Internal Suspension Room with significant responsibility for student mentoring, relational support, pastoral intervention and restorative practice. The successful candidate will work closely with students who require additional behavioural, emotional or pastoral support, helping them overcome barriers to learning, improve engagement and successfully reintegrate into mainstream lessons.

Working collaboratively with Heads of Year, SEND, safeguarding staff, teaching staff, parents and external agencies, you will provide targeted interventions that promote positive behaviour, emotional wellbeing, attendance and achievement. You will build trusting relationships with vulnerable students and act as a consistent adult who supports them in making positive choices and reaching their potential.

The successful candidate will have experience of working with young people in an educational or pastoral setting and will be passionate about improving outcomes for students through positive relationships, restorative approaches and high expectations.

About Our School

Thomas Knyvett College is part of The Howard Partnership Trust which advocates staff well-being and has a range of benefits for staff who work with us.    As you will be joining a Trust that spans all phases, mainstream and special provision, we are able to draw on a vast range of expertise and also give variety and opportunity to our staff.  Thomas Knyvett College has excellent transport links being on bus routes, near the Staines by-pass and A30 and is only a six minute walk from Ashford Station.

THPT value their staff highly, as reflected in the excellent retention rates across the trust. THPT also operate an extensive Rewards and Benefits Scheme that includes Loyalty & Service Awards, access to discount schemes, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, and access to the Employee Assistance Programme through Education Support.  We also have a fully equipped gym at Thomas Knyvett College, which staff have access to use before or after school. 

The Howard Partnership Trust (THPT) is a Surrey based Multi-Academy Trust, comprising four secondary, six primary schools and three special schools. 

All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations. 

The Howard Partnership Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation. 

All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.

Early applications are encouraged.  We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of this advertisement.

As well as verification of identity, we ask all successful candidates to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).

We really want you to shine as part of our application and selection process, so that you can truly perform at your best and feel comfortable. Our processes are extremely flexible, so please let us know what we can do so that you can be at your best throughout the application and selection stages. Our selection processes are flexible, so please let us know what we can do so that you can be at your best. Please contact the HR Team for an informal chat, so that we can help create the perfect environment for you for the assessment/selection process. 

Safeguarding and Further Information

The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment

Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.

 

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Thomas Knyvett College

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 671 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Thomas Knyvett College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thomas-knyvett-college

Thomas Knyvett College is a welcoming, creative and community-based school where through our values of being proud, respectful, open-minded, unified and determined we set high standards which enable our students to develop into confident and responsible members of the global community. We have a real focus on collegiality and staff wellbeing.

Students at Thomas Knyvett College enjoy, and are reflective about, their learning. Teachers develop and explore the passions for their subjects. We offer a broad and rich curriculum which allows our students to thrive whatever their interests, and we also provide a wealth of enrichment opportunities beyond the curriculum. Ours is a school where students are celebrated and supported as individuals to have the very best experiences.

We are proud to ‘Bring out the Best’ in young people of all abilities and aptitudes, and therefore increase their life chances for their future success and fulfilment.

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