Centre Manager – SEMH Alternative Provision
Crawley
Monday – Friday | 8:00am – 4:00pm
Temp to Perm Opportunity
Salary: Circa £27,000 per annum upon permanent appointment
Are you passionate about supporting young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs? Do you have experience managing challenging behaviour, leading a team, and creating positive outcomes for students who have struggled in mainstream education?
We are recruiting for a Centre Manager to lead a well-established alternative provision supporting primary and secondary-aged students, including Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 learners.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a provision that focuses on rebuilding confidence, improving wellbeing, and helping young people re-engage with education in a supportive and nurturing environment.
The provision supports students who may be experiencing:
- SEMH needs
- Anxiety and emotional difficulties
- School avoidance or school refusal
- Challenging behaviour
- Difficulties accessing mainstream education despite previous interventions
Students learn in small groups, allowing staff to build strong relationships, identify underlying barriers to learning, and implement effective strategies that help young people succeed.
Alongside core subjects such as English, Maths, Science, and PSHE, students take part in practical and engaging activities including:
- Cooking sessions
- Multi-sports activities
- Team-building exercises
- Wellbeing-focused programmes
- College and apprenticeship preparation for KS4 students
The setting has a strong emphasis on physical activity and engagement, making it ideal for someone who enjoys being active and leading from the front.
As Centre Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the provision, including:
- Leading and managing a small staff team
- Creating a safe, positive, and structured learning environment
- Running and supporting educational and enrichment sessions
- Managing behaviour and implementing effective de-escalation strategies
- Supporting students with SEMH needs and emotional regulation
- Working closely with schools, families, and external professionals
- Monitoring student progress, engagement, and wellbeing
- Developing strategies to support students back into education and positive pathways
- Supporting KS4 students with next steps, including college and apprenticeships
- Promoting high standards of safeguarding and student welfare
- Has experience working with young people with SEMH and additional needs
- Has strong behaviour management and de-escalation skills
- Has experience leading sessions, projects, or teams
- Is confident managing challenging behaviour in a calm and consistent manner
- Can build positive relationships with vulnerable young people
- Is passionate about improving outcomes for students who have struggled in mainstream settings
- Is energetic, proactive, and comfortable participating in sports and physical activities
- Has a strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection responsibilities
- Well-established and supportive provision
- Opportunity to genuinely change young people's lives
- Small group sizes and meaningful relationship-based work
- Active, engaging, and varied days
- Early student finish, with students leaving at 2:30pm and staff typically finishing around 3:00pm
- Temp-to-perm opportunity with long-term career prospects
If you are an experienced SEMH professional looking for the next step in your career and want to lead a setting where relationships, wellbeing, and positive outcomes are at the heart of everything, we would love to hear from you.
Pink Tile Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants will be subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check, and compliance checks in line with safer recruitment practices.
