Behaviour Support Mentor
Start date: Monday 6th Janaury 2024
Closing Date: Friday 6th December 2024
Hours: 08:30 - 15:30 (Part-Time and Full-Time roles available)
Location: Swindon (SN2, SN3, SN4)
This role is a person-centred approach supporting young people with a learning disability. Whether the child has SEMH (Social + Emotional Mental Health) or ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) or ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) or any other learning disability that may hinder their behaviour and/or learning within a classroom setting.
There are many schools that Protocol Education work with that are looking for a caring and intuitive individual to help support the behaviour of student(s) within the classroom. A lot of candidates are seen to go from temp to perm roles.
Prior experience of working/volunteering in an educational setting with students with these needs is desired.
Previous successful candidates from Protocol Education have had experience in Youth Work, Care/Hospital experience, Art/Creative backgrounds, Psychology/Sociology Graduates. Please get in touch with us if you have any questions about this and what to get involved with this career!
The Role:
- Giving 1:1 support to student(s) who may be struggling with the curriculum due to their needs.
- Help to adapt and tailor learning from class teacher for student(s) so that they can feel and be successful.
- Communicate well with staff, colleagues and parents/carers via telephone/email professionally when necessary.
- Being a positive role model for student and using school reward system fairly to encourage positive attitudes and behaviours.
- Use classroom behaviour management skills to help assist student(s) in demonstrating positive behaviour and overcoming their barriers to learning.
The Candidate:
- Calm and resilient when dealing with situations.
- Positive can-do attitude and a willingness to join in on class activities.
- Flexibility within the general day to day running of the classroom.
- Experience of working with SEMH, ASD, ADHD, SEN.
- Passion and care for children with a various learning disabilities.
- A creative and ‘out-the-box’ mentality when facilitating learning.
Protocol Education can offer you:
- Competitive rates reflective of your experience and responsibilities.
- Flexibility to work around you and other prior commitments you may have.
- Guaranteed work agreements that ensure consistent work and income.
- CPD during half term or summer when schools are closed.
- CV writing assistance and marketing tools.
- Guidance and support from our team to help you find your perfect role.
- NQT/ECT network community that supports new teachers.
- £50 refer a friend rebate.
- Social events to celebrate fantastic commitment and performance.
Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award 2022, REC audited, Investor In People, CPD Member
If you are interested in this role please apply through this advert or apply on our Protocol Education website.
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.
Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.
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.
Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.