Behaviour Support Mentor - Northumberland

Protocol Education Limited; Blyth; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Protocol Education Limited in Northumberland is seeking Behaviour Support Mentors to support pupils facing barriers to learning. You will work with students who may struggle with emotional regulation, behaviour, attendance and engagement, building trust and serving as a positive role model.

The role involves developing and implementing behaviour strategies, safeguarding and collaboration with teachers and pastoral teams, in a supported SEMH setting across Northumberland.

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people is essential.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required.
• Patience and resilience are essential in challenging situations.
• A genuine desire to help young people succeed and make a difference.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 mentoring support to pupils.
• Support behaviour management strategies in classrooms.
• Encourage engagement with learning and attendance.
• Promote emotional wellbeing and resilience in students.
• Build positive and trusting relationships with pupils and staff.
• Collaborate closely with teaching and pastoral teams.

Skills

Experience working with young people

Strong communication and interpersonal

Patient and resilient personality

Confident managing challenging

Genuine desire to help young people

Job description

Behaviour Support Mentor - Northumberland

Do you have the resilience, empathy and relationship-building skills needed to support young people facing barriers to learning?

Protocol Education is seeking Behaviour Support Mentors for specialist SEMH provisions across Northumberland.

Location: Northumberland
Contract: Full-Time

About the Role

You will work with pupils who may struggle with emotional regulation, behaviour, attendance and engagement in education. Building trust and becoming a positive role model will be central to your role.

This is a highly rewarding position where no two days are the same.

What You'll Be Doing

• Providing 1:1 mentoring support
• Supporting behaviour management strategies
• Encouraging engagement with learning
• Promoting emotional wellbeing
• Building positive and trusting relationships
• Working closely with teaching and pastoral teams

We're Looking For

• Experience working with young people
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A patient and resilient personality
• Confidence managing challenging situations
• A genuine desire to help young people succeed

This Role Would Suit

• Behaviour Mentors
• Youth Workers
• Sports Coaches
• Residential Support Workers
• Teaching Assistants
• Support Workers

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education', this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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