KS4 Pastoral Mentor — SEMH & Behaviour Support

Teaching Vacancies; Waltham Cross; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies is seeking an empathetic pastoral practitioner to support KS4 students with SEMH needs. You will mentor students, manage detention and liaise with parents while working with the pastoral leadership to reduce incidents and promote wellbeing.

The role starts October 2026, requiring strong relationship-building, organisational skills and a proactive problem-solving approach in a busy school environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people in a busy environment and ability to build positive relationships with students.
• Strong written and oral communication skills; confident contacting and meeting parents.
• Calm under pressure, excellent interpersonal skills and a team-player mindset.
• Highly organised, able to manage time and meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Mentor selected KS4 students to improve behaviour and attendance, supporting SEMH needs.
• Support Directors of Learning with daily behaviour issues, incident follow-up and parental meetings.
• Manage the detention system and monitor student attendance at detention.
• Collect and collate incident statements, maintain accurate records (e.g. bullying, racial incidents) and follow up when appropriate.
• Issue and monitor target cards and contribute to pastoral support plans.
• Respond to relationship issues between students and staff and take practical steps to resolve them.
• Provide general student support (upsets, lost items) and arrange work for students during exclusion or absence.
• Liaise with external agencies and be a secondary contact for parents when required.
• Support monitoring of students placed in alternative provision and assist with pastoral events and programmes.
• Assist with before-school/late gates, break/lunch supervision and on-call duties as required.

Skills

Behaviour support

Mentoring KS4

Parental liaison

Record keeping

Job description

Teaching Vacancies is seeking an empathetic pastoral practitioner to support KS4 students with SEMH needs. You will mentor students, manage detention and liaise with parents while working with the pastoral leadership to reduce incidents and promote wellbeing.

The role starts October 2026, requiring strong relationship-building, organisational skills and a proactive problem-solving approach in a busy school environment.