Work as a Behaviour Mentor
Provide targeted, strategic help for pupils who exhibit challenging behaviour.
What does a Behaviour Mentor do?
Some children struggle with social and emotional problems that can manifest in difficulties controlling their behaviour.
A Behaviour Mentor works with pupils to develop better norms of behaviour.
This work takes various forms from school to school:
- Assisting with identifying pupils in need of support
- Conducting one-to-one mentoring sessions with identified pupils
- Develop strategies for pupils to better manage their behaviour
- Drawing up action plans for learners
- Liaising with SENCos
- Keeping track of pupil progress and monitoring behaviour
- Organising lunchtime activities for pupils who display challenging behaviour during breaks
- Supporting liaisons with families
Latest Behaviour Mentor Jobs
SEND schools across England are looking for passionate, patient, and creative people to join their teams.
An 11–18 secondary school serving the Walker and Riverside community is seeking a resilient and proactive Behaviour Mentor to join its pastoral team immediately. This is a school with clear routines, consistent behaviour systems and visible senior leadership. The focus...
Walker Want to be the reason a child finally “gets it”? We’re looking for a full-time Learning Support Assistant in Grays to join a welcoming primary school where your support won’t go unnoticed. This role is perfect if you love those...
Grays If you’re the kind of person who can walk into a room, read it in seconds, and calmly steer things back on track when emotions run high, secondary schools near you are crying out for your skills. Teenagers don’t always...
South Gloucestershire Seeking a Learning and Behaviour Mentor for a SEMH school. Do you want to make a difference?Do you love working with children or vulnerable adults and have a passion for special needs?Do you have a social care background?Or even had...
Colchester Behaviour Mentor – Secondary PRU Location: Bristol Pay: £90 to £100 per day Hours: 8.30am to 3pm Experience: Not essential Start: January A Bristol PRU is looking for someone steady and confident to support a Year 9 learner who needs...
Bristol Behaviour Mentor SEND School or Alternative Provision Location: Doncaster Pay: £89.38 -£100 (Depending on EXP) PAYE Start date: ASAP Are you calm under pressure, great at building trust, and passionate about helping young people thrive emotionally as well as academically? We’re...
Doncaster Are you passionate about improving student engagement, behaviour, and attendance? We are seeking a proactive and resilient Pupil Engagement Officer to support secondary-aged learners, helping them overcome barriers to learning and achieve positive outcomes both academically and personally. The Role...
Redcar Hours: 8.30am to 3pm Experience: Not essential A Bristol PRU is looking for someone steady and confident to support a Year 9 learner who needs a calm presence. You don’t need experience, just patience, emotional intelligence, and reliability. Your day...
Gloucester Behaviour Mentor SEND School or Alternative Provision Location: Sutton In Ashfield Pay: £89.38 -£100 (Depending on EXP) PAYE Start date: ASAP Are you calm under pressure, great at building trust, and passionate about helping young people thrive emotionally as well as...
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Frequently asked questions about Behaviour Mentors
You don’t need a university degree to become a Behaviour Mentor. Schools will typically only require four or more passing grades at GCSE and to pass an enhanced DBS check.
The most important qualifications are excellent listening skills, patience, trustworthiness, empathy and strong communication.
A range of courses and diplomas in Behaviour Support Training exist, which may help your application.
The two terms can often be used interchangeably, and there is a large overlap between the two roles.
A Learning Mentor may have a wider remit than a Behaviour Mentor, with more of a focus on assisting academic performance.A Behaviour Mentor’s role is to build and implement strategies for pupils to improve their behaviour.
Behaviour Mentors can be found in all types of schools, from mainstream Primary and Secondary schools to Special schools and Alternative Provision settings.
There is a clear pathway for development in this role, starting as a Mentor, then moving on to a Lead Mentor role and then a Mentor Coordinator.
The experience you gain working with young people in this role could serve as an ideal foundation for developing specialisms in helping disadvantaged pupils through counselling, speech and language therapy, or even entering formal Initial Teacher Training.
“Fantastic agency, they listen to where I wanted to be placed and worked with me to place me in a great school. Any concerns I had they were always there to listen.”
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