Location:
Lancaster
Position:
Behaviour Mentor
Contract and Start Date:
Temporary full time and ASAP
Minimum Rate of Pay:
£90 a day (pay rate depending on experience and hours)
Hours:
8:30 - 15:30
Working Days:
Monday to Friday, term-time only
A Social Emotional Mental Health provision in Lancaster is looking for an experienced behaviour mentor to join their support staff. This school seeks staff to support key stage 2 and 3 students who have social, emotional, mental health, and behaviour associated needs. The school has a key focus on sport; therefore, individuals with a sporting background will be desirable. As this is a relatively small school, they are keen to employ someone who can slot straight into their tight-knit team. Personality, motivation, and additional skills are important.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide opportunities to progress academically, socially, and emotionally
Lead by example as a role model
Lead sports and activity sessions
Understand individual personalities and needs
Offer guidance and mentoring
Have an understanding/interest in sports
Provide a safe environment to learn
Deal with any challenging or disruptive behaviour
Offer advice and support
Develop self-confidence, positive self-image, and independence
Fully comply with safeguarding policies and procedures
Candidate Requirements:
Experience working with special educational needs (career or personal)
A passion for working within education
A positive, creative, and proactive approach to supporting students with diverse needs
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to engage with students, staff, and families
Up-to-date Safeguarding training issued in the last year
To Be Eligible for This Role Through Prospero Teaching, You Must:
Hold Right to Work in the UK
Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
Provide two professional child-related references that cover the last 2 years
Other:
If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up-to-date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register and have passed all safeguarding/vetting checks with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Any adult working with children and vulnerable young people is responsible for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children and young people.
Contract/Position Details:
Job Reference:
VR/99106
Location:
England, Lancaster
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Prospero Teaching is an Award-Winning education recruitment agency offering an exciting range of teaching jobs in the UK. Established in 2000, we work with thousands of Nursery, Primary, Secondary, Academy, Special Needs and Further Education Schools & Colleges. We offer Long-term / permanent Daily / flexible work Great pay & loyalty bonuses UK coverage - local schools CPD, courses, CV writing Supportive, dedicated consultants Prospero has achieved a range of prestigious awards and accreditations including The ‘Big Tick’ BITC Award for Excellence SEN fundraising REC Audited Agency Our candidates say “Prospero has consistently delivered a high-quality service since I joined their organisation in January 2011. They offer a very personalised service which enables strong professional relationships to be formed with a small number of consultants. Prospero’s staff offer excellent career guidance and present a variety of job opportunities. They also regularly seek feedback as to job satisfaction and are quick to respond to any questions. Their insight is reliable, honest and valuable” Jeremy “I particularly like the way I have been able to develop a good working relationship with one particular consultant. This has enabled the consultant to seek positions that match my teaching profile in terms preferred year group preference, ease of travel, availability etc. In my experience, the consultants at Prospero are always prompt to respond to correspondence, extremely helpful with planning travel times and routes as well as acting as a liaison between schools and myself, for example when it comes to accessing feedback from interviews” Ann
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