Engagement/Behaviour Lead

North Star 265°, Bristol, Bristol, BS9 2NT

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  18 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £39,862.00 - £41,771.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary - Grade 11 - £34,860 - £36,529 per annum.

Engagement/Behaviour Lead job summary

We are looking for a positive, experienced and committed individual to lead our engagement team. The Engagement Lead will support the School Leadership Team in promoting positive behaviour and developing consistent systems and practices so that students can learn in a safe and secure environment. The Engagement Lead will play a pivotal role in supporting our pupils to access learning, develop social and emotional skills, and fully engage with the school curriculum. Working closely with staff, external agencies, pupils, and families, you will champion an inclusive and personalised approach to behaviour and learning.

The position involves managing a team of engagement tutors, responding to and de-escalating crisis situations as they arise, supporting pupils with their learning in classroom, collaboratively developing personalised plans for pupils, recording and monitoring data.

Main responsibilities:

• Supervise and manage the school engagement team.
• Work with SLT to enable students to overcome individual barriers to learning, by identifying the problems, creating solutions and providing a consistent support service.
• Record and manage behaviour data for individual students and school wide.
• To enable the students to raise standards of achievement, improve attendance and raise standards of behaviour.
• Contribute to, providing learner information, delivering advice and guidance, and induction programmes.
• Carry out duties to support the safe running of the school e.g. taking a core role in fire evacuation, the start and end of school day procedures and leading after-school catch-ups.
• Lead on behaviour management strategies, using restorative and therapeutic approaches to promote positive behaviour.
• Provide a strong, consistent presence around the school to support engagement and positive relationships.
• Work with teachers to adapt curriculum and classroom environments, ensuring accessibility for all pupils.
• Deliver small group and 1:1 interventions focused on social, emotional, and mental health development.
• Support staff in implementing effective behaviour and engagement strategies.
• Monitor and report on pupil engagement, progress, and wellbeing.
• Lead on safeguarding concerns in line with school policy, acting as a key point of contact and ensuring prompt action is taken.
• Model empathy, resilience, and respect at all times, fostering a safe and supportive school culture.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop and share best practice.
• Contribute to staff training and development.

The successful applicants will:

• Have a strong understanding of SEMH needs and effective support strategies
• Have knowledge of safeguarding principles and procedures
• Have the ability to create and adapt personalised curriculum and engagement plans
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Be confident, empathetic, and resilient in their approach to challenging situations
• Have the ability to build positive relationships with pupils, staff, families, and external professionals
• Have good IT skills for recording, monitoring, and reporting
• Have high expectations for all pupils and a commitment to inclusion
• Have empathy, patience, and resilience and the ability to remain calm and solutions-focused under pressure
• Have a commitment to teamwork and collaborative practice
• Be dedicated to upholding the school’s ethos, values, and safeguarding responsibilities.

You will be part of:

• A dedicated team of staff who strive for excellence
• A caring and inclusive ethos
• A school which has supportive trustees and parents with high expectations of the school

In return, we offer a competitive salary, pension, a supportive team, training and development and the potential for career progression for the right person.

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

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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 North Star 265°

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 5 to 16
• Size: 1 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: North Star 265° website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/north-star-265

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