Behaviour Lead Mentor

We are looking for a Behaviour Lead Mentor to join our strong and supportive academy team; someone with great behaviour management skills and better mentoring skills, to work closely with students.

This role demands motivation, passion, patience and the ability to emotionally support children from various backgrounds and situations.

The ability to communicate effectively with students, staff & parents is imperative in ensuring that effective pastoral support is provided for all our pupils.

**About Us**

Harris Academy Orpington opened in September 2016, joining the highly successful Federation of Harris academies in London. We are on our journey to outstanding, we are ambitious and looking forward to an exciting future. We believe that every student canand should achieve their full potential and our commitment is one of ensuring our students develop a love of learning, a passion for enquiry and a dedication to being the
best that they can be. We aim to ensure that every student is inspired and supported to achieve his/her personal best and learning comes first. Our motto is "Together We Can" and if you are interested in joining us, we would be very pleased to meet you.

**Main Areas of Responsibility**

The purpose of your role will be:

- To lead on the Internal Exclusion/Repair and Restore room
- To be responsible for supervising students internally excluded
- To liaise with the AP for behaviour in relation to students attending the Internal Exclusion Unit and their re-integration back into mainstream lessons
- To liaise with teaching staff to ensure appropriate work is set and appropriate provision is in place
- To be responsible for maintaining a calm and purposeful learning environment whilst in Repair and Restore or Internal Exclusion
- To ensure a calm, quiet and purposeful atmosphere is in the Internal Exclusion/Repair and Restore Room
- To reduce potential permanent exclusion by offering an alternative curriculum which includes rigorous behaviour for learning intervention.
- To carry out administrative tasks for students in Repair and Restore
- To develop links with external agencies to set up a wide range of different behaviour intervention programmes.
- To develop strategies which aim to develop students' mental wellbeing
- To mentor pupils where relevant with behaviour concerns, especially in regard to those on Behaviour Boundary 5 or Behaviour Boundary 6
- To support the consistent implementation of the academy Behaviour for Learning policy.
- To be responsible for the calm and purposeful entrance and exit of students into/out of the academy, this to include organising line-ups where appropriate, ensuring that students enter the building in full academy uniform and if not, following the agreedprocedures
- To work with the other members of the behaviour team as a unit to achieve the Academy's vision for outstanding behaviour.
- To follow through any issues to do with behaviour as required by the academy Leadership Team, for example, taking student statements regarding incidents and passing these on to relevant colleagues.
- To ensure that all issues that relate to student safety such as allegations of bullying are passed on to academy colleagues, in a timely manner, for further investigation as required

**Qualifications & Experience**
- GCSE Maths and English at grade C or above, or equivalent
- Knowledge of the academy behaviour for learning policy
- Knowledge of the range of barriers to learning that students face
- Training in child protection and safeguarding procedures
- Basic knowledge of first aid; e.g. emergency first aid course
- Two years' experience of working in an inner-city school or educational establishment
- Experience of dealing successfully with a range of behaviour issues
- Experience of working with staff to ensure excellent behaviour for learning
- Experience of working with families
- Experience of supervising a group of students for detentions, referral and internal exclusion as appropriate
- Experience of working with challenging students and finding ways in which we can meet their needs more successfully

**Rewards & Benefits**

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide rangeof top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.

We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.

In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, 26 days'annual leave (plus bank holidays) for non term-time only employees, and many other benefits.

**Safeguarding Notice**

**Equal Opportunities**

As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for ourstudents and staff.