Behaviour & Engagement Mentor: Build Student Resilience

Teaching Personnel Ltd.; West of England; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Personnel Ltd. is seeking a Central Bristol Behaviour/Engagement Mentor to work in mainstream secondary schools across Central Bristol.

The role is full-time, Monday-Friday, with ASAP start, supporting students who struggle with behaviour, emotional regulation, or engagement in education. The candidate will build trusting relationships, provide 1:1 and small-group mentoring, and use de-escalation strategies to help students re-engage with learning.

Qualifications

• Excellent relationship-builder
• Calm and composed when situations become challenging
• Confident setting firm but fair boundaries
• Resilient, patient and emotionally intelligent
• Skilled at de-escalating situations and knowing when a student needs space

Responsibilities

• Provide targeted 1:1 and small-group mentoring
• Support students displaying challenging or unpredictable behaviour
• Help young people regulate emotions and manage frustration
• Re-engage students who have lost confidence or motivation in education
• Deliver targeted behaviour, wellbeing and engagement interventions
• Support students within classrooms, inclusion hubs and pastoral spaces
• Use positive behaviour and de-escalation strategies
• Build consistent, professional relationships with students
• Support successful transitions back into lessons following incidents
• Work alongside teachers, SENCOs, pastoral teams and senior staff

Skills

Relationship-building

Calm presence

Resilience

Emotional intelligence

Boundary setting

Job description

Teaching Personnel Ltd. is seeking a Central Bristol Behaviour/Engagement Mentor to work in mainstream secondary schools across Central Bristol.

The role is full-time, Monday-Friday, with ASAP start, supporting students who struggle with behaviour, emotional regulation, or engagement in education. The candidate will build trusting relationships, provide 1:1 and small-group mentoring, and use de-escalation strategies to help students re-engage with learning.