Behaviour Mentor – Liverpool | Permanent

Marchant Recruitment; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Annual leave entitlement

Ongoing training opportunities

Job summary

Marchant Recruitment is seeking a confident and resilient Behaviour Mentor to join a secondary school in Liverpool. The role focuses on supporting pupils with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties to promote positive behaviour and improve engagement.

You will provide one-to-one and small-group support, build relationships, and work with staff to implement individual plans. A safeguarding focus and DBS checks are essential.

Qualifications

• Previous experience supporting young people with behavioural or pastoral needs.
• Confidence managing challenging behaviour.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• A calm, patient and consistent approach.
• An understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures.
• Experience working within a secondary school or alternative provision setting would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide targeted one-to-one and small-group behaviour support.
• Build positive relationships with pupils and act as a consistent role model.
• Support students with emotional regulation and managing challenging situations.
• Help implement individual behaviour support plans.
• Monitor pupil progress and record interventions.
• Work closely with pastoral teams, teachers and senior leaders.
• Communicate with parents and external agencies where appropriate.

Skills

Behaviour support

Engaging with pupils

Communication

Pastoral support

Job description

• Location: Liverpool

• Start: ASAP

• Contract: Permanent

• Hours: Monday–Friday, 08:00–16:00 (35 hours per week, plus unpaid lunch break)

• Salary: £26,000–£29,000 per annum (indicative)

• Working pattern: Term time plus additional weeks

• Benefits: Local Government Pension Scheme, annual leave entitlement and ongoing training opportunities

We’re looking for a confident and resilient Behaviour Mentor to join a secondary school in Liverpool.

This role would suit someone with experience supporting young people with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. You’ll work closely with pupils and school staff to promote positive behaviour, improve engagement and help students overcome barriers to learning.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide targeted one-to-one and small-group behaviour support.

• Build positive relationships with pupils and act as a consistent role model.

• Support students with emotional regulation and managing challenging situations.

• Help implement individual behaviour support plans.

• Monitor pupil progress and record interventions.

• Work closely with pastoral teams, teachers and senior leaders.

• Communicate with parents and external agencies where appropriate.

What We’re Looking For

• Previous experience supporting young people with behavioural or pastoral needs.

• Confidence managing challenging behaviour.

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

• A calm, patient and consistent approach.

• An understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures.

Experience working within a secondary school or alternative provision setting would be beneficial.

If you're passionate about helping young people make positive changes and succeed in education, we'd love to hear from you.

If you are shortlisted, you will be contacted within 48 hours. All interviews are subject to satisfactory safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check.