Behaviour Mentor – Alternative Provision (South Tyneside)

Pay: £89 to £110 per day
Start: Immediate
Contract: Full-time

This role is ideal for someone who sees potential where others see challenge.

You’ll work with young people who need guidance, structure and adults who won’t give up on them. You’ll help them develop coping strategies, rebuild confidence and take steps back into learning.

Your day might include:
• 1:1 mentoring, check-ins and emotional coaching
• Supporting pupils through conflict and crisis moments
• Delivering short, engaging sessions tailored to their interests
• Working with therapeutic staff to support wellbeing
• Helping pupils take ownership of their progress

You’ll be a great match if you:
• Have youth work, coaching, SEMH or outreach experience
• Don’t get thrown off by challenging behaviour
• Can stay calm, firm and kind at the same time
• Understand the importance of safety, boundaries and dignity

This is powerful work, and the right person makes all the difference.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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