Behaviour Support Mentor

Academics

Posted 19 hours ago, valid for a month

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK10 9QA

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

The Behaviour Support Mentor role in Bletchley focuses on assisting vulnerable students to enhance their engagement and life prospects, aiming to prevent their entry into the criminal justice system.
Candidates will collaborate with teachers and specialists to support students with special educational needs and various social, emotional, and mental health challenges.
The position requires a strong ability to identify risks and needs of children who have faced adverse childhood experiences, providing them with the tools to feel safe and empowered.
The role is ideal for individuals with a passion for helping young people and requires excellent interpersonal skills, empathy, and resilience in stressful situations.
The salary for this position is competitive, and candidates should have relevant experience, ideally in educational or support roles, to be considered.

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The role will give you experience working with vulnerable students, increasing their engagement, attainment and life chances, aiming to ensure they do not enter the criminal justice system.

You will be working alongside teachers and specialist staff to support students with special educational needs (SEN), and a range of associated social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) challenges and traumas. Some children / young people will have suffered adverse childhood experiences, and you will identify their risks and needs, escalating where necessary. Many of the children face various barriers in life and are more 'at risk' of negative outcomes. You will be instrumental in providing consistency, and equipping children and young people with tools to ensure they feel safe, secure, empowered, and believe that they can succeed in life.

This role will give you excellent practical experience with vulnerable, hard-to-reach students, before embarking on a career in outreach or for non-profit organisations. Also suitable for aspiring Probation Officers, Prison Officers and Youth Justice Workers.

Personal Qualities

* Passionate about helping children and young people achieve their full potential

* Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively

* Able to build confidence and motivation

* Approachable, and able to build robust and effective relationships with students

* Able to remain calm and resilient when placed in situations of stress or conflict

* High levels of empathy, caring, compassionate, and a good listener

* Motivated and enthusiastic, with a professional approach to work

Candidates registering with Academics Ltd will need to have or apply for an Enhanced DBS and/or overseas police check where appropriate

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