Behavior Mentor Contract Full Time

Philosophy Education, Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Philosophy Education, Ltd. is recruiting for Behaviour Mentors to support pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs at a specialist SEMH school in Barking and Dagenham.

The role is full-time and focuses on 1:1 and small group support, helping pupils access learning and manage challenging behaviours. The successful candidate will have a calm, positive and resilient approach, experience with youth work or sports coaching, and the ability to build relationships and de-escalate

Qualifications

• Experience supporting SEMH pupils in schools.
• Calm, positive and resilient approach to challenging behaviour.
• Background in youth work or sports coaching preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 and small group support to SEMH pupils.
• Assist with behaviour management and enabling learning access.
• Collaborate with school staff to support pupil progress.

Skills

Behaviour support

1:1 support

De-escalation

Youth work

Job description

• Behaviour Mentors
• Full-time
• 1:1 support
• SEMH school
• September 2026
• £80 – £95 per day

We are currently looking for behavior support assistants to work with a child with Social Emotional and Mental Health Needs at a specialist SEMH school in Barking and Dagenham

The Role

In this role you will be supporting various pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs on a 1 to 1 and small group basis.Pupils attending the Pupil referral unit have been permanently excluded from mainstream school settings and you will need to be committed to improving the lives of those affected by emotional trauma or mental health.

They are ideally looking for someone with a background in youth work or sports coaching who can provide support whilst maintaining high expectations. You need to have a positive and resilient approach with the ability to build relationships and de-escalate situations.

This role is offered on a contract basis from September 2026

The school

This specialist school is based in Hackney and supportschildren from 5 to 16 who have SEMH as their main need. The school takes admissions from all surrounding mainstream schools for pupils who are unable to access learning due to their needs. The school supports both children and the families with positive, solution focused strategies to help manage behavior/learning progress. The school has a

The school has an established and dedicated leadership team in place and offers training and development opportunities for all staff.

If you are a calm, positive and resilient support assistant who is dedicated to supporting children with additional needs then this is an excellent opportunity.

We have a policy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Philosophy Education is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.