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Location: York, North Yorkshire
Start Date: Immediate Start or Easter 2025
Salary: £88 £105 per day
Contract: Full-Time, Term Time Only
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people? Do you have the resilience and dedication to support students with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs? We are seeking a Behaviour Mentor to join a specialist school in York, dedicated to supporting students who require additional guidance to thrive in their education.
About the School:
A specialist setting catering to students aged 5-16 who face barriers to learning due to SEMH needs, behavioural difficulties, or additional SEND requirements.
Provides a nurturing and structured environment where students receive tailored support to help them reach their full potential.
Staff work closely with multi-agency professionals, including educational psychologists, social workers, and therapists, to create individualised learning and behaviour plans.
Focuses on restorative practice, emotional well-being, and positive behaviour reinforcement to encourage engagement in learning.
About the Role of Behaviour Mentor:
Build strong, trusting relationships with students to support their emotional well-being and engagement in education.
Work on a 1:1 basis or in small groups, delivering targeted interventions to improve behaviour, social skills, and self-esteem.
Assist in de-escalating challenging behaviour using positive behaviour management techniques.
Provide academic and pastoral support, ensuring students can access learning in a structured and supportive way.
Work collaboratively with teachers, SENCOs, and pastoral staff to implement behaviour strategies and intervention plans.
Encourage students to develop resilience, confidence, and coping mechanisms to succeed both in and out of school.
As the ideal Behaviour Mentor, you should have:
Experience working with challenging behaviour, SEMH needs, or SEND students (within a school, youth work, or care setting).
A calm, patient, and resilient approach, with excellent communication skills.
Ability to build rapport with students who may have experienced trauma, exclusion, or disengagement from education.
Strong behaviour management skills and the ability to remain professional in challenging situations.
A commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, and promoting positive outcomes for young people.
This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who is passionate about working with students who require extra support to succeed. If you are looking to make a real impact and help shape the futures of young people, we would love to hear from you!
Apply now to be part of a team that truly makes a difference. Please submit your CV via the application link to apply for the role of Behaviour Mentor in York.
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks including a relevant enhanced DBS.
