About the Role

Behaviour Support Mentors are responsible for ensuring a calm and purposeful learning environment is able to take place. You will play a vital role in the school pastoral team, working under the Assistant Principal to support all pupils to access their learning.   

The core purpose of this post is to support in the running of internal suspensions, supporting pupils to reintegrate effectively back into learning. You may also be required to deliver interventions and reflections with pupils, and will also play a role in contributing in towards the wider behaviour systems and structures,  such as the on-call, restorative practice and detention process. You will also take a proactive role in the administration relating to behaviour, including liaison with families.  

We are looking for someone who has excellent interpersonal skills, adopting a calm and professional approach at all times.  You will be able to successfully communicate with young people in a way that seeks to understand, identifies barriers and adopts solutions that enable the young person to be successful at school, whilst establishing clear boundaries and parameters that enable expectations to be upheld.  

Key Responsibilities of role:

• Pastoral Care and Behaviour Management
• Management of Internal Suspensions
• Wider Behaviour Team responsibilities

Reporting

This role will report into the Assistant Principal

Staff Development ​

Our staff are important to us. We know that without great staff, our children will not be as successful. Therefore, Professional Learning is key to our success. As a new employee within the Trust, you will be supported by the Senior Directors of People and Professional Learning, alongside your line manager to realise your full potential. 'Our People Strategy is key to our success and integral to this is our commitment to equity, equality, diversity, and inclusion . Bringing this to life is the responsibility of every member of staff. We take seriously any behaviour which undermines it. Anyone applying to work with us, should share this commitment.’

We actively encourage applicants from colleagues from under-represented groups.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. This post falls within the scope of regulated activity. Appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS with list checks (and other relevant checks). It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.