Empowering Student Behaviour Mentor

Teaching Personnel; North East; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive daily rates

Weekly PAYE

Dedicated consultant support

Free CPD and training

Permanent employment opportunities

Job summary

Teaching Personnel is recruiting a Behaviour Mentor for Durham secondary schools to provide regular 1:1 mentoring and support disengaged students. The role focuses on calm, patient, relationship-based mentoring rather than formal behavioural intervention.

You will work with pastoral staff to support reintegration, contribute to behaviour plans, and uphold safeguarding responsibilities in a long-term, ASAP-start position.

Qualifications

• Experience in mentoring or pastoral support with young people.
• Ability to build rapport with students who find school challenging.
• Calm, consistent, and non-judgemental approach.
• Confidence managing difficult situations without escalation.
• Enhanced DBS on Update Service.
• Experience in youth work or education is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Providing regular 1:1 mentoring sessions to students with identified behavioural needs.
• Building trusted, consistent relationships with some of the school's most disengaged students.
• Supporting students in lessons and around school to manage their behaviour positively.
• Working alongside heads of year, the SENCO, and pastoral staff.
• Contributing to behaviour plans and attending reviews as required.
• Supporting reintegration after exclusion or absence.
• Upholding safeguarding responsibilities at all times.

Skills

Mentoring

Youth engagement

Relationship building

Calm under pressure

Pastoral support

Job description

Teaching Personnel is recruiting a Behaviour Mentor for Durham secondary schools to provide regular 1:1 mentoring and support disengaged students. The role focuses on calm, patient, relationship-based mentoring rather than formal behavioural intervention.

You will work with pastoral staff to support reintegration, contribute to behaviour plans, and uphold safeguarding responsibilities in a long-term, ASAP-start position.