Behaviour & Mental Health Mentor

Teaching Personnel; North East; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive daily rate

Weekly PAYE payments

CPD and safeguarding training

Permanent placements opportunities

Dedicated consultant support

Job summary

Teaching Personnel Ltd. is seeking committed Behaviour & Mental Health Mentors to support pupils with behavioural challenges in Northumberland and Newcastle secondary schools. The role runs full-time, 8:00–15:00, with a daily pay rate of £95–£105 and starts January 2027.

You will work with SENCo and staff to deliver structured interventions promoting emotional regulation and positive behaviour. You will provide 1:1 and small group support, deliver short-term interventions, and collaborate with

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children or young people with behavioural needs.
• Ability to deliver structured behavioural support.
• Calm, patient and professional under pressure.
• Adaptability to meet individual pupil needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver short term behaviour interventions to identified pupils.
• Providing consistent 1:1 and small group support.
• Assisting pupils in developing positive behaviour strategies.
• Working collaboratively with SEN and pastoral teams.
• Following whole school behaviour and safeguarding protocols.

Skills

Behaviour support

Calm under pressure

1:1 support

Team collaboration

Job description

Behaviour & Mental Health Mentors

Start Date: January 2027

Contract / Hours: Full time (8:00 - 15:00)

Pay: £95 to £105 per day.

Teaching Personnel is seeking committed and resilient Behaviour & Mental Health Mentors to provide targeted support to pupils presenting behavioural challenges in Northumberland & Newcastle secondary schools. This role involves working closely with the SENCo and teaching staff to deliver structured interventions that promote emotional regulation, engagement, and positive behaviour.

What you'll be doing:

• Delivering short term behaviour interventions to identified pupils


• Providing consistent 1:1 and small group support


• Assisting pupils in developing positive behaviour strategies


• Working collaboratively with SEN and pastoral teams


• Following whole school behaviour and safeguarding protocols

You need:

• Experience supporting children or young people with behavioural needs


• Confidence in delivering structured behavioural support


• Calm, patient and professional under pressure


• Ability to adapt support strategies to meet individual pupil needs

What you get:

• Competitive daily rate of £95 - £105 per day


• Weekly PAYE payments, ensuring consistent and reliable income


• Access to high quality CPD and training, including SEN, safeguarding, behaviour management and pastoral development


• Opportunities for short term and long term or permanent placements within local schools


• Dedicated consultant to support your professional development and placement journey


• Experience across a range of secondary school settings in Newcastle


• Flexible working options depending on the role and school need

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ's on the Teaching Personnel website for 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.

Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with 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 all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.

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