Trainee Behaviour Mentor

Vision for Education Ltd; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Vision for Education Ltd in Salisbury invites applications for a Trainee Behaviour Mentor. The role includes support for pupils with SEND and SEMH, assisting teachers, and helping with literacy and numeracy.

Training through the National Teaching Assistant Programme (NTAP) is required after a successful interview and provides safeguarding, SEN understanding and behaviour management courses. Positions are available on a permanent, temporary, and long-term supply basis across Salisbury and the

Qualifications

• Experience in SEN environments or willingness to train in SEN needs.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with pupils and staff
• Support students with SEND, SEMH, autism and learning needs
• Assist class teacher with lesson delivery and behaviour management
• Support students 1:1 and in small groups
• Aid literacy, numeracy and emotional regulation in pupils
• Create an inclusive, positive learning environment

Skills

Pupil support

Behaviour management

SEND support

Relationship building

Job description

Trainee Behaviour Mentor

Job: Trainee Behaviour Mentor - SEN Schools - Vision for Education

Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire
Salary: £92.56 per day - higher rates available depending on experience/qualifications
Contract Type: Full-time & part-time available
Start Date: September 2026

Ready to kickstart your career as a Trainee Behaviour Mentor? Vision for Education are excited to offer the opportunity to become a Trainee Behaviour Mentor in mainstream and SEN Schools across Salisbury. Our National Teaching Assistant Programme (NTAP) provides excellent online training in courses such as Safeguarding, Understanding SEN, Behaviour Management and an Introduction into becoming a Teaching Assistant. These courses are a requirement after a successful interview, and are beneficial to gain knowledge in these topics prior to gaining hands‑on classroom experience.

We are currently recruiting Trainee Beahviour Mentor Assistants for permanent, temporary, and long-term supply positions across a network of high-performing and outstanding schools in Salisbury and the surrounding area.

As a Trainee Behaviour Mentor, your responsibilities will include:

• Building strong relationships with pupils and staff


• Supporting students with SEND, SEMH, autism, and additional learning needs


• Assisting the class teacher with lesson delivery and behaviour management


• Supporting students in the classroom on a 1:1 and small-group basis


• Helping pupils with literacy, numeracy, and emotional regulation


• Creating a positive, inclusive learning environment

As a Trainee Behaviour Mentor, you will work in welcoming, inclusive, and well‑resourced schools that:

• Encourage creativity, wellbeing, and personal development alongside academic achievement


• Offer excellent CPD opportunities for staff


• Are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted


• Have strong leadership teams and supportive SEN departments


• Promote positive behaviour policies and high academic standards


• Provide nurturing environments for pupils with SEND, SEMH, EAL, and additional needs

Pay & Hours: 14.24 p/h (PAYE) Monday - Friday 08:30am - 15:30pm, term time only.

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About us
We are a market-leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.