Behaviour Support Assistant / Behaviour Mentor

Aspire People; Prestwich; Sur place; GBP 18 000 - 26 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Aspire People are recruiting confident and resilient Behaviour Support Assistants and Behaviour Mentors to work with pupils across primary school settings. This role focuses on building relationships, supporting emotional regulation and helping pupils engage with learning in Manchester and surrounding areas.

Candidates with school-based behaviour support, youth work or mentoring backgrounds are welcome. Placement opportunities are long-term and flexible.

Qualifications

• Relevant UK-based school or comparable child-focused support experience within the last two years
• Practical experience supporting children or young people with behavioural, emotional or additional needs
• A calm, patient and consistent approach
• Confidence setting boundaries while maintaining positive relationships
• Strong communication skills and safeguarding awareness

Responsabilités

• Supporting pupils who experience behavioural or emotional difficulties
• Building positive, consistent relationships with children
• Encouraging emotional regulation and appropriate behaviour
• Helping pupils engage with classroom activities and school routines
• Supporting individual behaviour strategies and agreed intervention plans
• Providing 1:1 and small-group support where required
• Helping pupils develop confidence, resilience and social skills
• Working alongside teachers and pastoral or SEND teams

Connaissances

Behaviour management

Communication

Empathy

Patience

Description du poste

Behaviour Support Assistant / Behaviour Mentor

Manchester & Surrounding Areas Flexible & Long-Term Opportunities Aspire People

Aspire People are recruiting confident and resilient Behaviour Support Assistants and Behaviour Mentors to work with pupils across primary school settings.

This role is ideal for candidates who can build positive relationships with children, support emotional regulation and help pupils engage with learning. We welcome applications from people with a range of relevant backgrounds, including school-based behaviour support, youth work, mentoring and other SEND support roles.

The Role:

• Supporting pupils who experience behavioural or emotional difficulties
• Building positive, consistent relationships with children
• Encouraging emotional regulation and appropriate behaviour
• Helping pupils engage with classroom activities and school routines
• Supporting individual behaviour strategies and agreed intervention plans
• Providing 1:1 and small-group support where required
• Helping pupils develop confidence, resilience and social skills
• Working alongside teachers and pastoral or SEND teams

Essential Requirements:

• Relevant UK-based school or comparable child-focused support experience within the last two years
• Practical experience supporting children or young people with behavioural, emotional or additional needs
• A calm, patient and consistent approach
• Confidence setting boundaries while maintaining positive relationships
• Strong communication skills and safeguarding awareness

Relevant transferable experience may include:

• Youth work and youth mentoring
• Behaviour support and pastoral work
• SEMH or SEND Teaching Assistant roles
• Alternative provision or PRU settings
• Sports coaching or youth development involving behaviour and engagement
• Residential or other relevant child-focused support work

Applicants must be able to demonstrate recent, relevant experience supporting children or young people.

If you have the skills to build trust, encourage positive behaviour and help young people succeed, we would love to hear from you.

Aspire People Limited provides services as an Education Agency and an Education Employment Business. Aspire People is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects every candidate to share this commitment. Placements are subject, to appropriate Child Protection screening, including checks with former employers and the Disclosure and Barring Checks.