Behaviour Mentor

London South East Academies Trust; Grafham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Bramley Grange Academy, part of London South East Academies Trust, invites applications for a dedicated Behaviour Mentor to support pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs. You will work with families, teachers and professionals to promote engagement, resilience and positive behaviours, helping pupils reach their full potential.

We value strong relationships, high expectations and a caring approach, contributing to a positive learning environment and meaningful outcomes for young

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs to access learning.
• Collaborate with families, teachers and external professionals to promote engagement.
• Deliver targeted interventions to improve behaviour and attendance.

Job description

About the role

We are seeking an exceptional, enthusiastic, and highly motivated Behaviour Mentor to join the dedicated team at Bramley Grange Academy, a thriving special school set within 42 acres of beautiful Surrey countryside in Grafham.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the academy at a particularly significant time in its development. Over the past year, the school has achieved remarkable success, with our best‑ever KS4 outcomes, demonstrating the outstanding achievements of our pupils. Alongside this, behaviour across the academy has improved significantly, with suspensions and restrictive physical interventions reducing dramatically, while attendance has more than doubled over the last year. These improvements reflect our unwavering commitment to high expectations, positive relationships, and ensuring every pupil can succeed.

At Bramley Grange Academy, relationships are at the heart of everything we do. As a Behaviour Mentor, you will play a pivotal role in helping pupils overcome barriers to learning, develop positive behaviours, and achieve their full potential. This is a highly rewarding opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of young people with social, emotional, and mental health needs.

Working closely with pupils, families, teachers, and external professionals, you will provide targeted support that promotes engagement, resilience, self‑regulation, and personal growth. Through positive role modelling, coaching, and mentoring, you will help pupils build confidence, strengthen social skills, and develop the strategies they need to succeed both in school and beyond.

The successful candidate will be passionate about supporting young people, skilled at building strong and trusting relationships, and committed to maintaining high expectations while providing the care, challenge, and encouragement pupils need to thrive. You will contribute to our positive school culture by supporting behaviour for learning, delivering targeted interventions, promoting attendance and engagement, celebrating success, and helping pupils develop the confidence and independence needed for adulthood.

About The Company

About Us

I am delighted to welcome you to Bramley Grange Academy and to introduce myself as the Headteacher. This is an exciting time for our school as we embark on a period of positive change as part of London South East Academies Trust. Together, we are committed to ensuring that every young person here feels valued and supported – and can achieve their full potential.

We are passionate about high quality teaching and learning, creating opportunities that inspire and engage. We offer a diverse curriculum that allows our pupils to discover their talents, achieve meaningful qualifications, and develop the skills they need for a successful future.

About the Trust

London South East Academies Trust is a growing and ambitious Multi‑Academy Trust, currently comprising mainstream, special and alternative provision academies, alongside an outreach service and a music hub. Our schools are located across Bromley, Bexley, Sussex, Lambeth and Surrey, serving a wide range of communities and educational contexts.

Across the Trust, our schools share a strong commitment to raising attainment, encouraging aspiration and supporting social mobility for every pupil, throughout their educational journey and beyond. We take a holistic but personalised approach to education, recognising that children thrive when their individual strengths, needs and circumstances are properly understood and supported. This enables pupils to flourish and achieve their full potential, whatever their starting point.

We believe that great schools are built by great people. As a Trust, we invest in our staff through strong professional development and leadership opportunities, clear expectations and supportive structures. We actively encourage collaboration and the sharing of best practice across schools, supported by high‑quality, cost‑effective central services that allow leaders and teachers to focus on what matters most: improving outcomes for pupils.

London South East Academies Trust sits within the Elevare Civic Education Group, which also includes a multi‑campus further and higher education college, London South East Colleges and a charitable foundation, Elevare Education Foundation. This unique structure provides meaningful progression pathways for pupils and families, as well as broad development and career opportunities for staff across the wider Group.

Our teams are united by a shared belief in the power of education to change lives. By continuing to grow our Trust and welcoming new expertise and perspectives, we aim to strengthen our schools further and extend the positive impact we have on our communities.

Equal Opportunities

London South East Academies Trust is fully committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer and to creating a diverse, inclusive and respectful working environment, free from discrimination and harassment. We welcome and encourage applications from all, 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 will offer an interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you have accessibility needs or require any reasonable adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please let us know.

Please note that if a suitable applicant is identified, we may close the advert before the published closing date.

If you have any specific queries about the role, please contact us [e-mail].

Additional Information

As the Trust supports 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 make a full disclosure or to provide sight of a DBS certificate is likely to result in withdrawal of an offer. The Trust’s 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 commencing employment.