Behaviour Learning Mentor

LSEC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle to work

Annual season ticket loan

Discounts for Teachers portal

On-site gym Bromley campus

Pension scheme

Job summary

London South East Colleges (LSEC) is seeking a dynamic and resilient Behaviour and Inclusion Mentor for Bromley Campus. The role focuses on transforming lives by helping students overcome barriers, re-engage with learning and thrive in an inclusive environment.

You will work at the heart of safeguarding and student support, collaborating with colleagues to create a culture where every learner feels supported and empowered.

Qualifications

• Experience managing challenging behaviour; ability to de-escalate and support students.
• Strong empathy and inclusive approach to engage learners from diverse backgrounds.
• Commitment to safeguarding and student success across college settings.
• Ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with staff across teams.
• Proactive, reflective practitioner focused on improving outcomes for learners.

Responsibilities

• Support students to overcome barriers to learning with targeted interventions.
• Use de-escalation and trauma-informed approaches to improve behaviour.
• Embed restorative practice to promote accountability and growth.
• Help students build resilience, confidence and self-management skills.
• Collaborate with staff to ensure a consistent, inclusive behaviour approach.
• Deliver training and share best practices to strengthen behaviour support.

Skills

Behaviour management

Empathy

Student engagement

Collaboration

Trauma-informed

Job description

About the role:

Please note we don't have a fixed closing date but instead will close the role when we have sufficient applicants to interview so apply soon to not miss out!

Be the Difference. Shape Futures. Build Inclusive Success.

Are you passionate about transforming lives and supporting young people to succeed, no matter the barriers they face?

At London South East Colleges, we’re looking for a dynamic and resilient Behaviour and Inclusion Mentor to join our team at Bromley Campus. This is more than a job it’s an opportunity to make a genuine impact every day by supporting students to overcome challenges, re-engage with learning, and thrive within a positive, inclusive environment.

You’ll be at the heart of our student experience and safeguarding agenda—working closely with colleagues to create a culture where every learner feels supported, understood, and empowered to make positive choices.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting students to overcome barriers to learning through targeted, personalised interventions
• Using de-escalation and trauma-informed approaches to manage and improve behaviour
• Embedding restorative practice across the college to promote accountability and growth
• Helping students to build resilience, confidence, and self-management skills
• Working collaboratively with staff to create a consistent, inclusive approach to behaviour and engagement
• Delivering training and sharing best practice to strengthen behaviour support across teams

Who We’re Looking For

We’re seeking someone who is:

• Confident in managing challenging behaviour calmly and professionally
• Highly empathetic, with the ability to connect and motivate students from diverse backgrounds
• Passionate about inclusion, safeguarding, and student success
• Skilled in building relationships and working collaboratively across teams
• Proactive, reflective, and committed to making a lasting difference

About Us

About Us

The College

London South East Colleges (LSEC) is one of London’s largest and most successful further education providers, with seven campuses across Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich and Lambeth and around 1,000 staff. Each year, we support more than 13,000 students through a wide portfolio of vocational courses, apprenticeships and other programmes that are closely aligned to employer and industry need.

What brings people to work here, and keeps them here, is the sense of purpose. We exist to change lives through learning, and that ambition runs through everything we do. Our staff work with learners from all backgrounds, many of whom face significant barriers, and play a direct role in improving social mobility and life chances across south east London and beyond.

We are committed to developing our people. This includes high-quality professional development, leadership and management training, and clear opportunities for progression across the College and the wider Group. We encourage colleagues to develop their skills, share expertise and build long-term careers with us, supported by a culture that values collaboration, professionalism and continuous improvement.

We invest heavily in our learning environments, with modern facilities and strong partnerships with employers, universities and local communities. This enables our staff to focus on what matters most: delivering high-quality education and training that equips learners with the skills, confidence and resilience to succeed in work and in life.

LSEC is part of the Elevare Civic Education Group, which also sponsors London South East Academies Trust. The Trust is a growing and successful Multi-Academy Trust, currently comprising mainstream, special and alternative provision schools across Bromley, Bexley, Surrey, Sussex and Lambeth. This gives colleagues the opportunity to work within a genuinely joined-up education system, spanning schools, colleges and higher education.

The Group has also recently established the Elevare Education Foundation, a charity dedicated to supporting disadvantaged children and families across the region through targeted programmes and practical support. This reflects our wider civic mission and commitment to making a meaningful difference beyond our campuses.

With a combined turnover of around £130m and clear ambitions for growth and improvement, this is an organisation that is forward-looking, values expertise and encourages people to contribute ideas and shape the future. There has rarely been a more interesting time to join us.

Benefits

We offer a highly competitive benefits package, including excellent annual leave and a generous pension through the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme depending on role.

Additional benefits include:

• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Annual season ticket loan
• Access to the Discounts for Teachers portal
• Free Wi-Fi access in over 10,000 locations worldwide through Eduroam
• Access to our on-site gym at Bromley campus and discount at other local gyms
• Discounts in our in-house restaurants and on hair and beauty treatments

Equal Opportunities

London South East Colleges is fully committed to equality of opportunity and to creating a diverse, inclusive and respectful working environment, free from discrimination and harassment. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, parental status or marital or partnership status.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please contact People Services at [e-mail].

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we carry out social media checks on shortlisted candidates to assess suitability for working with children and young people. Our full Safeguarding policy can be found here.

Because we work with children and vulnerable adults, all roles are exempt from Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and, where relevant, a Children’s and/or Adult’s Barred List check. Any offer of employment may be withdrawn if these checks are unsatisfactory. Self-disclosure is required as part of the recruitment process, and failure to disclose relevant information or provide a DBS certificate is likely to result in withdrawal of an offer. Our DBS policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available on request.

All appointments are also subject to verification of the right to work in the UK, in line with Home Office requirements. Original documentation will be required prior to commencement of employment.