Behaviour Mentor for Secondary School – SEMH Support

Tradewind Recruitment; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Consistent Hours

Competitive Pay

School Transition

CPD & Training

Job summary

Tradewind Recruitment in Lancashire is seeking a resilient Behaviour Mentor / Behaviour Support Assistant (BSA) for a full-time temporary contract in a supportive secondary school.

You will work with 11-16-year-olds with SEMH needs, providing 1:1 and small-group mentoring, de-escalation, and support to engage in lessons and rebuild attendance.

Hours are 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM term-time, with competitive weekly PAYE pay at 85–105 per day and on-going CPD opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people, adolescents, or vulnerable individuals within education, youth work, residential care, sports coaching, or community outreach.
• Confident presence, high emotional resilience, trauma-informed approach to behaviour management.
• Enhanced DBS on Update Service (or willingness to complete an immediate application).

Responsibilities

• Provide targeted 1:1 and small-group mentoring to students with SEMH needs.
• Use calm de-escalation techniques to support dysregulated students in and out of lessons.
• Bridge between pupils, teachers, pastoral and inclusion teams.
• Support pupils in overcoming emotional barriers to learning and improving attendance.
• Assist reintegrating learners back into mainstream lessons.
• Maintain records of pupil progress and incidents for review.

Skills

Mentoring

De-escalation techniques

Behaviour management

Communication

Education

Youth Work / Sports Coaching / Criminology / Psychology or Health & Social Care degree

Job description

Tradewind Recruitment in Lancashire is seeking a resilient Behaviour Mentor / Behaviour Support Assistant (BSA) for a full-time temporary contract in a supportive secondary school.

You will work with 11-16-year-olds with SEMH needs, providing 1:1 and small-group mentoring, de-escalation, and support to engage in lessons and rebuild attendance.

Hours are 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM term-time, with competitive weekly PAYE pay at 85–105 per day and on-going CPD opportunities.