Inclusion Centre Manager (Willenhall)

Category: Inclusion Centre Provision

Location: Willenhall

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: £29-40k

Job Description

School Inclusion Centre Manager

📍Willenhall | 💰£29,000–£40,000 Actual (£32,360–£44,635 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 Manager — a transformative leadership role with a starting salary of £29,000 – £40,000 empowering young people who are at risk of exclusion to rebuild confidence, re-engage with learning, and achieve positive academic and personal outcomes. With a competitive term-time only salary, brilliant work life balance and huge opportunities for progression, this is a role with purpose, impact and long‑term career growth.

💫 About the Inclusion Centre Manager Role

Full Inclusion Centre 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 Provision Manager, you will oversee all aspects of the centre’s daily operation — leading a small team, embedding strong behaviour systems, providing high-quality pupil support and ensuring a safe, positive and environment for every young person to achieve excellent educational and behavioural outcomes. 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, team leadership and pupil engagement — all within a balanced 8am–4:30pm, 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: 40 hours per week

Working Pattern: 8:00am–4:30pm (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: £29,000–£40,000 Actual (£32,360–£44,635 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 Manager

– Lead, coordinate and continually develop the Inclusion Centre to ensure high‑quality provision.

– Manage, support and motivate your team to deliver consistent, impactful practice.

– Drive improvements in pupil attendance, engagement, behaviour and overall outcomes, reducing both permanent and fixed‑term exclusions.

– Oversee behaviour policies, systems and escalation processes, maintaining a positive, structured learning environment.

– Support pupils through targeted group and 1:1 mentoring, ensuring smooth transitions back into mainstream or Post‑16 destinations.

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

– Use data and impact analytics to monitor progress and inform decision‑making.

– Share best practice across TFTF and contribute to a strong, collaborative team culture.

– Lead safeguarding within the centre as the Centre Safeguarding Lead.

As Safeguarding Lead, you will:

– Act as the main point of contact for safeguarding concerns

– Liaise with the school DSL and external professionals

– Keep safeguarding records accurate, secure and up to date

– Promote a culture where pupil voice is heard and valued

– Support colleagues to feel confident in safeguarding practice

– Ensure strong information-sharing processes

– Undertake ongoing safeguarding training

📈 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 — if you want a role with real growth, clear structure and long‑term opportunities, this is it.

🤩 You should apply if…

– You’re a confident leader with strong communication skills

– You have direct, in-school experience

– You’re adaptable, resilient and solution‑focused

– You can manage challenging behaviour calmly and effectively

– You have strong admin, organisation and written communication skills

– You can build positive relationships quickly with pupils, parents and staff

– You are passionate about transforming the lives of young people

– You thrive in dynamic, sometimes challenging environments

– You can manage and inspire a diverse team

– You have strong admin, organisation and written communication skills

It’s a bonus if you have…

– Experience managing 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-4:30pm 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-4:30pm 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

– 2 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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