Flexzo Teach
Behavior & Welfare Lead
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Behavior & Welfare Lead
About the Role
Flexzo Teach connects passionate educational leaders with local provisions dedicated to delivering high-quality, personalized support for young people who thrive outside mainstream education.
This position allows you to create and implement a behavior and safeguarding strategy in a dynamic, startup-style environment in Bournemouth. You will support young people with behavioral needs, SEMH challenges, or complex personal circumstances, all while enjoying:
- Total schedule autonomy
- Flexible pay rates (hourly/daily) with direct provision invoicing—no middlemen
- Opportunity to shape bespoke behavior intervention plans
Ideal for proactive, relationship-driven leaders who thrive in evolving environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement behavior and welfare policies, ensuring alignment with safeguarding frameworks (KCSIE).
- Develop and deliver positive behavior support (PBS) strategies, restorative justice practices, and trauma-informed care.
- Lead pastoral teams, supervise HLTAs, and collaborate with external agencies (social care, local authorities, mental health services).
- Foster clear communication with parents/carers and multi-disciplinary teams.
- Extend direct expertise to young people with complex needs, including ASD, trauma, or highly challenging behaviors.
- Adapt and improve processes in a fast-paced, growing provision.
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Requirements
Qualifications & Experience
- Degree in Education, Social Work, Psychology, or a related field.
- Professional certifications highly desirable:
- Behavior management (e.g., Team Teach, MAPA)
- Advanced safeguarding (Designated Safeguarding Lead, DSL training)
- Proven track record in similar leadership roles:
- Behavior Lead, Head of Year, Inclusion Manager, or Welfare Officer
- Preference for experience in alternative provision (AP), PRU, or specialist SEN settings.
- Deep knowledge of statutory safeguarding procedures and working with SEMH needs.
Skills & Attributes
- Strong ability to build trust with young people, families, and external partners.
- Commitment to evidence-based, non-punitive behavior strategies.
- Resilience and capacity to navigate evolving systems in a growing startup.
- Valid UK right to work and access to Enhanced DBS (on update service).
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Benefits of Joining
- Direct connection with local alternative provisions—no intermediary costs.
- Flexible contracts: start on short-term, term, or permanent basis.
- Be part of a MISSION-driven vision: transform education access for those outside mainstream.
- Reduce admin burden; Focus on impact, not paperwork.
Getting Started
Every application enters our tactile talent pool— reviewed by Bournemouth alternative provisions for:
- Upcoming term start roles
- Strategic welfare/safeguarding consultancies
- In-depth interview processes
Next Steps
Upload your CV [Insert link] and start shaping the future of alternative education. Ready to apply?
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