Inclusion Centre Deputy Manager (Willenhall)

Category: Inclusion Centre Provision

Location: Willenhall

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: £27 - £30K

Job Description

School Inclusion Centre Deputy Manager

📍Willenhall | 💰£27,000–£30,000 Actual (£30,128–£33,476 FTE) | ⏱️Term-Time Only (41 weeks) | 💜Lots of Benefits | 🌐Visit our Careers Hub

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Join Think for the Future as an Inclusion Centre Deputy Manager — a highly rewarding leadership role with a starting salary of £27,000 – £30,000 supporting young people who are at risk of exclusion to re-engage with learning, develop social and emotional resilience and achieve positive academic and behavioural outcomes. With a competitive term-time only salary and genuine opportunities for progression, this is a role with purpose, energy and long‑term career growth.

💫 About the Inclusion Centre Deputy Manager Role

Full Inclusion Centre Deputy Manager Job Description Here

Think for the Future’s Inclusion Centre Provision operates inside mainstream partner schools and provides a highly structured, nurturing environment designed to prevent permanent exclusions, reduce fixed-term exclusions and re-engage pupils who are at high risk.

As an Inclusion Centre Deputy Manager, you will play a key leadership role in the daily running of the centre — coordinating operations, supporting staff, leading behaviour management and ensuring smooth routines and transitions throughout the school day. A significant part of this role involves leading on behavioural resets and removals, de‑escalating challenging situations, and providing immediate high‑quality support to students who need intervention beyond the classroom. You will work closely with the Inclusion Centre Manager to ensure the provision is effective, safe and impactful.

Unlike many school-based leadership roles, this position involves no lesson planning, no marking and no curriculum preparation. Your focus is on coordination, behaviour support, and pupil engagement — all within a balanced 8am–4:00pm, term‑time structure offering a minimum of 11 weeks holiday per year.

This is an ideal next step for individuals with experience in teaching, behaviour support, youth work or pastoral leadership who want to make impact without the out-of-hours workload of traditional classroom roles.

📋 Role Details

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Working Pattern: 8:00am–4:00pm (with flexibility where required but we’re big on work-life balance)

Weeks per year: 41 (term-time only + limited training days)

Start Date: August 26

Salary: £27,000–£30,000 Actual (£30,128–£33,476 FTE) – lots of salary progression opportunity available

Location: Willenhall

Opening date: 12th March 2026

Role Status: Currently recruiting

Enjoy a genuine work‑life balance — no work during school holidays, and built‑in daily time for planning, admin and leadership responsibilities.

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🎯 What You’ll Do as an Inclusion Centre Deputy Manager

– Support the Inclusion Centre Manager in coordinating the daily operation of the centre, ensuring smooth timetables, transitions and staffing throughout the day.

– Provide operational leadership by overseeing routines, allocating responsibilities and ensuring staff deliver high‑quality practice.

– Lead on behaviour support, including the Reset area, de‑escalation, behaviour expectations and escalation processes.

– Drive improvements in pupil attendance, engagement, behaviour and overall outcomes, helping to reduce permanent and fixed‑term exclusions.

– Maintain a positive, structured learning environment and support staff and teachers with behaviour management when required.

– Deliver targeted 1:1 and group mentoring sessions using the TFTF Curriculum.

– Build strong relationships with parents, carers, school leaders and external professionals to ensure a joined‑up approach.

– Support pupil transitions back into mainstream education or into Post‑16 pathways.

– Produce weekly updates and concise reports for schools, including documentation for behaviour, suspensions or exclusion cases.

– Use Impact Analytics to inform planning, intervention strategies and decision‑making.

– Contribute to a positive, solution‑focused team culture and support the Centre Manager with ongoing operational improvements.

📈 Progression matters to us — and to you

At TFTF we strongly believe in the importance of providing progression and development opportunities. We provide clear, transparent salary bandings and multiple progression pathways to advance your career and achieve your long-term goals. Our structured appraisals and 1:1s help staff to take the next step in their career with us, whether that being progression into Inclusion Centre Manager positions or our operational management routes. If you want a role with real growth, clear structure and long‑term opportunities, this is it. View our salary bandings below:

– Behaviour & Inclusion Mentor – £25,000-£27,000 (£27,896-£30,128 FTE)

– Inclusion Centre Deputy Manager– £27,000 – £30,000 (£30,128 – £33,476 FTE)

– Inclusion Centre Manager – £29,000 – £40,000 (£32,360 – £44,635 FTE)

Please note that salaries are shown in two ways: the actual salary paid, which reflects the role being term‑time only with school holidays off, and the full‑time equivalent (FTE) salary, which shows what the salary would be if the role were not term‑time only. This is a format commonly used within schools. The starting salary within the band will reflect both the provision placement and the individual’s level of experience, and this will be discussed at the offer stage.

🤩 You should apply if…

– You love working with young people and want to make a meaningful difference.

– You have experience in behaviour support, youth engagement, pastoral care or classroom settings.

– You’re positive, energetic and resilient in challenging environments.

– You’re confident coordinating routines and supporting a team.

– You can de‑escalate challenging behaviour calmly and effectively.

– You have strong communication, admin and organisation skills.

– You can build quick, positive relationships with pupils, parents and school staff.

– You thrive in dynamic, fast‑paced school environments.

– You want a role with leadership responsibility and room to grow.

It’s a bonus if you have…

– Experience leading within youth, education or behaviour settings

– Safeguarding knowledge or qualifications

– Teaching, coaching or mentoring experience

– Experience working with external agencies

💜 What you’ll get at Think for the Future

There are a whole host of benefits to working at TFTF… Find out more here!

Positive and supportive team culture: strong line‑management, collaborative, innovative team spirit and an opportunity to spend time with your teammates at a number of all expenses covered team socials.

Induction training: fully-paid for induction training for all new staff. This is an opportunity for staff to fully immerse themselves into the TFTF family and culture. It will provide staff with all the tools needed to excel in the role.

Continuous learning: we’re big on continuous learning at Think for the Future and through our in-house Leadership & Development Programme and events such as our annual company conference you’ll have plenty of opportunity to develop your skills.

Commitment to your health and wellbeing: access to top-quality health insurance through Vitality private health insurance, made affordable through a salary sacrifice scheme. Additionally, our partners at Health Assured offer 24/7 confidential support from experienced therapists and advisors.

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Work life balance: we ensure ample time given to complete all required tasks within the 8am-4:00pm working day. A term‑time only role offers a minimum of 11 weeks holiday to support a positive work life balance. Unlike many in-school roles, working directly with young people, this role requires no lesson planning, no marking and a healthy 8am-4:00pm term-time only work structure.

Career progression: we have clear pathways for mentors’ career progression and love finding and retaining brilliant talent within the organisation. Whatever level you’re coming into Think for the Future at, there’s opportunity for you to progress through our pay scales and promotional opportunities.

A rewarding, meaningful role shaping young people’s future.

📈 Our Recruitment Process

Find out more here about the TFTF recruitment process.

Discovery Call (virtual)
Core Interview & Presentation Task (in person)
Role Offer / Waiting List (if we have a role available we will offer you a role and agree a start date, if we think you’d be a great fit for the company but don’t have a role available immediately we’ll place you on our waiting list and contact you with a role once one becomes available)

The recruitment process typically takes 2-4 weeks.

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🔐 Safer Recruitment

This role requires:

– Enhanced DBS check

– Satisfactory references

– Declaration of any convictions, cautions or reprimands which you have incurred

– Proof of eligibility to work in the UK

– Secure social media check

🌍 Diversity & Inclusion

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where every staff member can thrive.

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