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London South East Colleges Group; Tudhoe; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

London South East Colleges is seeking a dedicated Behaviour Mentor to join our Alternative Provision team in Newhaven. You will support students with SEMH needs, helping them re-engage with education and build emotional resilience through one-to-one mentoring and targeted interventions.

The role emphasizes building relationships with students, families and professionals, delivering behaviour support, and promoting positive choices in a caring, supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people.
• Passion for inclusion and supporting vulnerable learners.
• Ability to build positive, professional relationships.
• Calm under pressure and uses restorative approaches.

Responsibilities

• Providing one-to-one mentoring and pastoral support.
• Supporting students to regulate emotions and make positive choices.
• Improving attendance, engagement and wellbeing.
• Building strong relationships with students, families and professionals.
• Delivering targeted interventions and behaviour support.
• Acting as a trusted adult and positive role model.

Skills

Experience with children & youngpeople

Job description

Behaviour Mentor

Company: London South East Colleges

Salary: £30,971 to £32,760 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Newhaven, BN9 9BA

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 7 Oct 2026

Closing date: 5 Nov 2026

About the role:

Do you believe every young person deserves a fresh start?

We are looking for a dedicated and resilient Behaviour Mentor to join our Alternative Provision team, supporting students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs to overcome barriers, re-engage with education and achieve success.

This is an opportunity to make a genuine difference every day by helping young people build confidence, develop emotional resilience and achieve positive outcomes.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Providing one-to-one mentoring and pastoral support
• Supporting students to regulate emotions and make positive choices
• Improving attendance, engagement and wellbeing
• Building strong relationships with students, families and professionals
• Delivering targeted interventions and behaviour support
• Acting as a trusted adult and positive role model

We're Looking For Someone Who:

• Has experience working with children and young people
• Is passionate about inclusion and supporting vulnerable learners
• Can build positive, professional relationships
• Remains calm under pressure and uses restorative approaches
• Believes every young person can succeed with the right support

Why Join Us:

• Be part of a supportive and dedicated team
• Access high-quality professional development
• Work in a rewarding environment where relationships matter
• Help transform the lives of young people every day

Every young person deserves someone who believes in them. Could that be you?

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Job Details

Salary from £25,194 per annum

Term Time Only

Closing Date: 30 October 2026

About The Company

From 1 September 2025, we will be delivering Alternative Provision across East Sussex - supporting children who have been excluded from school or who may be at risk of exclusion. This follows a decision by the Department for Education last year, to transfer the provision (currently named College Central, part of Sabden Multi Academy Trust) to London South East Academies Trust.

Our aim is to ensure continuity and care for pupils during this transition, as we begin an exciting journey of improvement. We are committed to delivering high quality education for pupils, many of whom have had challenging experiences in mainstream settings and need support and encouragement to access learning. Ahead of the school's transfer into LSEAT (at which point it will officially become East Sussex Academy) we are already implementing some bespoke provision and services to support young people and schools across the county. This includes a Satellite AP, a Government-funded AP Taskforce and an Outreach Service. Click here to find out more.

Thank you for your interest in East Sussex Academy. We look forward to working with you in the coming months as we strengthen and improve Alternative Provision across the region.

About the Trust

London South East Academies Trust is a growing and ambitious Multi-Academy Trust, currently comprising mainstream, special and alternative provision academies, alongside an outreach service and a music hub. Our schools are located across Bromley, Bexley, Sussex, Lambeth and Surrey, serving a wide range of communities and educational contexts.

Across the Trust, our schools share a strong commitment to raising attainment, encouraging aspiration and supporting social mobility for every pupil, throughout their educational journey and beyond. We take a holistic but personalised approach to education, recognising that children thrive when their individual strengths, needs and circumstances are properly understood and supported. This enables pupils to flourish and achieve their full potential, whatever their starting point.

We believe that great schools are built by great people. As a Trust, we invest in our staff through strong professional development and leadership opportunities, clear expectations and supportive structures. We actively encourage collaboration and the sharing of best practice across schools, supported by high-quality, cost-effective central services that allow leaders and teachers to focus on what matters most: improving outcomes for pupils.

London South East Academies Trust sits within the Elevare Civic Education Group, which also includes a multi-campus further and higher education college, London South East Colleges and a charitable foundation, Elevare Education Foundation. This unique structure provides meaningful progression pathways for pupils and families, as well as broad development and career opportunities for staff across the wider Group.

Our teams are united by a shared belief in the power of education to change lives. By continuing to grow our Trust and welcoming new expertise and perspectives, we aim to strengthen our schools further and extend the positive impact we have on our communities.

Equal Opportunities

London South East Academies Trust is fully committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer and to creating a diverse, inclusive and respectful working environment, free from discrimination and harassment. We welcome and encourage applications from all, regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, parental status or marital or partnership status.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we will offer an interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you have accessibility needs or require any reasonable adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please let us know.

Please note that if a suitable applicant is identified, we may close the advert before the published closing date.

As the Trust supports children and vulnerable adults, all roles are exempt from Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and, where relevant, a Children’s and/or Adult’s Barred List check. Any offer of employment may be withdrawn if these checks are unsatisfactory. Self-disclosure is required as part of the recruitment process, and failure to make a full disclosure or to provide sight of a DBS certificate is likely to result in withdrawal of an offer. The Trust’s DBS policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available on request.

All appointments are also subject to verification of the right to work in the UK, in line with Home Office requirements. Original documentation will be required prior to commencement of employment.

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