Behaviour Support Mentor needed for a welcoming primary school

Are you an experienced Behaviour Support Mentor, Behaviour Teaching Assistant, Learning Mentor or Pastoral Support Worker looking for your next opportunity?

Do you enjoy helping children overcome barriers to learning and supporting positive behaviour in the classroom?

We're recruiting on behalf of a friendly and inclusive primary school looking for a dedicated Behaviour Support Mentor to work with Key Stage 2 pupils. This is a rewarding opportunity to support children who need additional help with emotional regulation, behaviour and engagement, making a real difference every single day.

Whether you've worked in education, youth work, residential care, coaching, mental health support or SEND, we'd love to hear from you.

The role

As a Behaviour Support Mentor, you'll work closely with pupils who benefit from additional emotional and behavioural support. You'll build positive relationships, encourage confidence and help create a calm, safe learning environment where every child can thrive.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing one-to-one and small group behaviour support.
• Supporting pupils with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs.
• Encouraging positive behaviour and emotional regulation.
• Helping pupils remain engaged with classroom learning.
• Working alongside teachers and the school's inclusion team.
• Supporting children during transitions, breaktimes and structured learning.
• Recording progress and providing feedback on pupil development.
• Promoting independence, confidence and resilience.
• Following safeguarding and behaviour policies at all times.

We're looking for someone who has:

• Experience supporting children or young people with challenging behaviour, SEMH or SEND.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• A calm, patient and resilient approach.
• Confidence managing behaviour positively.
• A genuine passion for helping children succeed.

Experience in any of the following would be highly beneficial:

• Behaviour Support
• Teaching Assistant
• Learning Mentor
• Pastoral Support
• Youth Worker
• Residential Support Worker
• Children's Support Worker
• Sports Coach
• SEN Teaching Assistant
• Psychology Graduate
• Criminology Graduate
• Social Work Graduate

What you'll receive

• A rewarding role where every day makes a difference.
• Ongoing training and professional development.
• Support from an experienced and welcoming school team.
• Valuable experience for careers in teaching, educational psychology, counselling or social work.

Why work with Protocol Education?

• Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella companies.
• FREE access to our online CPD Academy.
• Dedicated consultant supporting you throughout your placement.
• Opportunities across mainstream, SEND and specialist provisions.
• Simple registration process.
• Local work matched to your preferences.
• Refer a friend and earn rewards.

Apply today

If you're passionate about supporting young people and helping them achieve their potential, we'd love to hear from you.

Whether you're an experienced Behaviour Support Mentor or looking to take the next step from youth work, coaching or support work into education, apply today and one of our team will be in touch.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS and reference checks in line with safer recruitment practices. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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