Centre manager – behaviour, safeguarding & student welfare

Role: Centre Manager – Behaviour, Safeguarding & Student Welfare

Hours: 36.25 hours per week

Salary: £50,775 - £55,011 FTE

Pension contribution: 15% (£ FTE)

Location: Altrincham Campus with flexibility to work across Trafford & Stockport College Group sites.

About The Role

As Centre Manager, you will lead on behaviour and culture, safeguarding and wellbeing, ensuring a safe, inclusive and high‑performing culture across your campus. You will drive a culture of belonging alongside our commitments to relational practice.

You Will

• Lead and develop a team of Pastoral Support Mentors and support staff, coaching them to deliver outstanding outcomes for learners.
• Act as the campus Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), managing safeguarding cases and ensuring full compliance with statutory responsibilities including Prevent.
• Drive a positive, relational approach to behaviour—promoting high expectations, accountability and respect across the college community.
• Lead incident responses on campus supporting young people who may be dysregulated in a relational manner that allows them to feel safe, secure and a sense of belonging.
• Oversee support for vulnerable learners, ensuring effective interventions are in place to remove barriers and enable success.
• Work collaboratively with curriculum teams, parents/carers and external agencies to coordinate joined‑up, impactful support.
• Lead on wellbeing and inclusion initiatives, shaping proactive support that improves attendance, engagement and progression.
• Contribute to the digital offer by creating resources and content to educate and inform staff and young people.

This is a role where you will influence both day‑to‑day practice and wider strategy—embedding a culture where every learner belongs, believes and achieves.

About You

You are a values‑driven leader who is passionate about student wellbeing, safeguarding and inclusive practice. You understand the challenges young people face and are committed to supporting them to overcome barriers and succeed. You believe in a relational approach to allow students to activate higher level brain states to make informed choices about their future.

You Will Bring

• Significant experience in safeguarding, behaviour or student support leadership.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation, including KCSIE and Prevent, and experience working as a DSL.
• A trauma‑informed, relational approach to working with young people.
• The confidence to manage complex cases, lead difficult conversations and drive positive outcomes.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships across teams and with external partners.
• A genuine commitment to inclusion, equality and supporting vulnerable learners.

Most importantly, you care deeply about young people and are motivated by the difference you can make to their lives.

About TSCG – Making a Difference, Together

At Trafford & Stockport College Group (TSCG), you belong to a team that’s committed to shaping brilliant futures— for students and colleagues alike. We believe in unlocking the potential that exists in everyone and when you work with us, your individual skills and experiences are valued. You’ll be part of a supportive and friendly community, where everyone brings their own unique perspective and strengths, and where the work you do is appreciated and celebrated.

We’re deeply rooted in our local communities, with strong connections to businesses, industry, and universities. Together, we’re all working toward a shared mission: to elevate skills, create opportunities, shape futures, and transform lives.

TSCG is not just a place to work – it’s a place to belong, to thrive, and to make a difference.

Exceptional Benefits Package

• 40 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Generous company pension contribution 15%
• Onsite Costa Coffee & Subsidies staff canteen
• Employee Assistance Programme that extends the supports to your family members
• Tailored Professional Development plan
• Free onsite Parking

All employees, including senior managers, will normally be appointed to the minimum point of the pay grade for the job. In certain cases, it may be appropriate to appoint to a higher point in the pay grade at the discretion of the People & Culture Director due to the candidate’s current salary, experience or qualifications.

Staff at Trafford & Stockport College Group go above and beyond to ensure that our students get the best possible teaching and support to enable them to reach their ambitions. We expect the very highest standards for all students, and this is evidenced year after year by our achievement and progression outcomes. If you are passionate about championing inclusion, fostering positive employee experiences, and making a difference, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

TSCG is an equal‑opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. As part of our commitment to being a Disability Confident Employer, all disabled applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the job, as set out in the job description and person specification, will be guaranteed an interview.

The Trafford & Stockport College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment. Employment at the Trafford & Stockport College Group is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service and any post in regulated activity will also be subject to an additional barred list check. The Group will meet the costs associated with this.

Please note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on successful candidates.