Behaviour mentor

Flourish Education; Willenhall; Sur place; GBP 20 000 - 21 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Pension Contributions

Safeguarding Training

Refer a Friend bonus

Holiday Pay

Résumé du poste

Flourish Education is seeking enthusiastic Behaviour Mentors to work in secondary schools across Dudley and surrounding areas. The role focuses on building positive relationships, supporting pupils with behavioural and SEMH needs, and motivating students to re-engage with learning.

Ideal candidates may come from sports coaching, university programmes or youth work. Full-time opportunities exist with PAYE payments, holiday pay, pension contributions and safeguarding training provided.

Qualifications

• Experience mentoring, coaching or supporting young people is desirable.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Confident and able to build positive relationships with teenagers.
• Ability to motivate and encourage young people.
• Calm, patient and resilient approach.
• Ability to manage challenging situations confidently and professionally.
• Strong teamwork skills.
• Professional and reliable approach.
• Passion for supporting young people to succeed.
• Experience supporting pupils with behavioural or SEMH needs is desirable.

Responsabilités

• Providing one-to-one and small group support to pupils.
• Supporting pupils with behavioural, social and emotional needs.
• Building positive relationships with young people.
• Using your skills and experience to motivate and encourage pupils.
• Supporting pupils to improve their behaviour and engagement.
• Helping pupils overcome barriers to learning.
• Monitoring pupil progress and contributing to reviews where appropriate.

Connaissances

Mentoring

Communication

Relationship building

Motivation

Calm under pressure

Teamwork

Reliability

Passion for youth

School experience desirable

Behaviour/SEMH support

Description du poste

Flourish Education are currently recruiting Behaviour Mentors to work within secondary schools across Dudley and the surrounding areas.

Are you a Sports Graduate, Sports Coach or Graduate looking to build a career working with young people? Do you have the confidence, resilience and ability to motivate others? This could be an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience within a secondary school while making a real difference to pupils.

We are looking for enthusiastic Behaviour Mentors who can build positive relationships with young people and support pupils who may struggle with behaviour, engagement or barriers to learning. Your experience from sports coaching, university, youth work, mentoring or other roles working with young people could be highly transferable to this position.

Perhaps you are a Sports Graduate considering a career in teaching, a qualified sports coach looking to move into education, or a recent graduate looking for a rewarding full-time role working with young people. Previous school experience is desirable but not essential, as the most important qualities are confidence, resilience, patience and the ability to engage and motivate pupils.

The role will involve:

• Providing one-to-one and small group support to pupils
• Supporting pupils with behavioural, social and emotional needs
• Building positive relationships with young people
• Using your skills and experience to motivate and encourage pupils
• Supporting pupils to improve their behaviour and engagement
• Helping pupils overcome barriers to learning
• Supporting pupils both inside and outside of the classroom
• Acting as a positive role model for pupils
• Encouraging pupils to develop confidence, resilience and self-belief
• Helping pupils re-engage with their education
• Supporting behaviour and pastoral interventions
• Managing challenging behaviour in a calm and consistent manner
• Working alongside teachers and the wider pastoral team
• Encouraging pupils to make positive choices
• Supporting pupils to develop their communication and social skills
• Monitoring pupil progress and contributing to reviews where appropriate

Required Skills and Experience for this Behaviour Mentor role:

• Experience mentoring, coaching or supporting young people is desirable
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Confident and able to build positive relationships with teenagers
• Ability to motivate and encourage young people
• Calm, patient and resilient approach
• Ability to manage challenging situations confidently and professionally
• Strong teamwork skills
• Professional and reliable approach
• Passion for supporting young people to succeed
• Previous experience working in a school is desirable but not essential
• Experience supporting pupils with behavioural or SEMH needs is desirable

Working for Flourish Education as a Behaviour Mentor, you will receive:

• £100 to £110 per day, depending on experience, which equates to approximately £19,500 to £21,450 per annum based on working 5 days a week for a full school year
• Full-time and longer-term opportunities available
• Holiday Pay – for PAYE candidates, 12.07% of your day rate is accrued into your holiday pot
• Pension Contributions
• Free KCSIE-compliant Safeguarding and Prevent Duty Training, including modules relating to legislation, FGM and abuse
• Refer a Friend bonus scheme
• Regular contact throughout the registration process and once you are working in schools
• Support from your dedicated Flourish Education consultant
• The opportunity to gain valuable secondary school experience
• Valuable experience for graduates considering a career in teaching, education, youth work or coaching

This Behaviour Mentor opportunity is based across Dudley and the surrounding areas, with a range of longer-term opportunities available within secondary schools.

The role is easily commutable from Dudley, Brierley Hill, Halesowen, Stourbridge, Kingswinford, Sedgley, Tipton, Coseley, Netherton, Quarry Bank and surrounding areas.

Depending on the location of the school, opportunities may also be accessible from nearby areas including Wolverhampton, Sandwell, Birmingham and Worcestershire.

This could be an ideal role for a Sports Graduate, Sports Coach or Graduate looking for a full-time role working with young people in Dudley. It is particularly suited to individuals considering a future career in teaching, education, youth work, mentoring or coaching.

Legal

Flourish Education Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects every candidate to share this commitment. All candidates are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Flourish Education is acting as an employment and business agency.

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