Behaviour Mentor/ Teaching Assistant

Remedy Education; Barking; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Remedy Education is seeking a Behaviour Mentor / Teaching Assistant in Barking & Dagenham to support KS3–KS4 students with SEMH. The role requires calm, confident communication and the ability to work both inside and outside the classroom.

You will build strong rapport with hard-to-reach pupils, provide pastoral guidance, and help them engage with lessons and everyday life. This is a long-term post ideal for graduates seeking meaningful, impact-focused classroom work.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Work in and out of the classroom with KS3-4 students with SEMH.
• Provide pastoral listening support and build good rapport with pupils.
• Help improve students' outlook to academic pursuits and life outside school.

Job description

Behaviour Mentor / Teaching Assistant - Barking & Dagenham, London

Behaviour Mentor / Teaching Assistant - SEMH Focus

• Working in and out of the classroom with secondary aged students (KS3-4 / aged 11-16) with social, emotional and/or mental health challenges (SEMH)
• Immediate start after successful trial day - DBS Certificate required
• Full-time (Monday-Friday) - Long-term until at least the e/o July 2024
• Ideal for graduates who are confident, experienced and possess the ability to remain calm in difficult situations

An excellent school in Barking & Dagenham, London is seeking a Behaviour Mentor / Teaching Assistant to work within their KS3-KS4 classrooms as a Behaviour Mentor / Teaching Assistant and Pastoral listening ear for some of their hard-to-reach secondary students who are displaying issues around their outlook, behaviour and/or mental health.

Applications are invited from people from all types of professional backgrounds and life experience.

Graduates and former or aspiring Social Workers, HMP Officers, retired teachers, and former members of the armed forces have absolutely excelled in this Behaviour Mentor / Teaching Assistant role recently, as they have been able to offer the students calm and philosophical guidance, compassion, ambition, self-belief, and an optimistic life roadmap for the longer-term.

The main thing is that the Behaviour Mentor / Teaching Assistant is diplomatic, confident, unphased by challenging behaviour, and committed to building good rapport with the student(s) with the aim of improving their outlook to both their academic pursuits and to their lives outside of the school environment.

This is a hugely rewarding role, and one which can truly transform young lives for the better in the short, medium, and long-term.