Job Title: SEMH Behaviour Mentor
Salary/Rate: £100-£115 per day
Location: Islington
Industry: Education
Are you an experienced Behaviour Mentor with proven experience of building relationships with students and re-engaging them into education and school life?
Have you have experience support KS3- KS4 students with SEMH?
If so, this may be the perfect opportunity for you!
Milk Education are working in partnership with a Pupil Referral Unit who cater for young people with SEMH difficulties in Islington who are seeking to appoint an experienced Behaviour Mentor. The role will involve supporting KS3 and KS4 students who require assistance in overcoming barriers to learning due to SEMH needs and underprivileged backgrounds.
SEMH Behaviour Mentor role:
- Support pupils to develop resilience, independence, and emotional regulation, both learning in lessons and forming positive relationships with peers and staff.
- Oversee written behaviour records of individual pupils by all staff.
- Establish positive, trusting relationships with pupils.
- Support pupils with activities which support their social and emotional development and promote good mental health.
- Support pupils to engage and make progress with literacy, numeracy skills and foundation subjects.
- Manage a caseload of pupils, ensuring each pupil receives 1:1 or group mentoring and emotional regulation sessions to discuss their emotional and social behaviour progress.
- Work with teachers, support staff, families, and where necessary external agencies to develop a solution focused approach to meeting SEMH needs, enabling learners to regulate their emotions and make good progress.
- Establish therapeutic relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs. Providing 1:1 and group support via reflective and restorative practice.
- Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
SEMH Behaviour Mentor must haves:
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload and work on own initiative
- Ability to work under pressure while maintain a positive, professional attitude
- Excellent written and oral communication at all levels
- Ability to develop good relations with staff and pupils and the wider school community
- Ability to communicate with and support parents, maintaining a calm professional and friendly attitude even in difficult situations or conversations
To be considered for the role of SEMH Behaviour Mentor, please apply immediately, shortlisted candidates will be invited for a lesson observation and interview.
Applications will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, full references including from your most recent employer and eligibility to work in the UK. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.
Your Application: To apply for this role, please call or email at your earliest convenience or submit your application via the form below.