Behaviour Mentor and Supervised Study Lead

**Summary**
We are looking for an experienced Behaviour Mentor to support our students at Harris Academy Greenwich.
**About Us**
Harris Academy Greenwich is one of the most successful schools in London, a school that is providing our students with a first class education and amazing life experiences. This reflects our personal outlook on life and on education. We only get one life and we should all use it to make a real difference in the world, to put a ‘ding’ in the universe. Our role here is to help students and staff dream bigger than they ever thought possible, and to make that dream come true through our culture of success, moral courage and integrity which beats at the heart of the school. We want our staff to receive regular, world-class training to achieve mastery of their craft, amazing support to flourish every day, to never burn out, and a sense of shared moral purpose about the best job in the world. We ensure this school provides that opportunity for staff year after year. If you are interested in working here, you can be assured that this is a brilliant school. We are rather proud of it
**Main Areas of Responsibility**
Your responsibilities will include
- Supporting the consistent implementation of our behaviour policy
- Taking responsibility for the calm and purposeful movement of students into/out of the academy and around the academy between lessons
- Working with the other members of the behaviour team to ensure students are monitored and supervised before school, during break and throughout lunch
- Managing detentions every afternoon.
- Acting as the liaison between the academy and the local community (including the Police) for any aspect of behaviour issues arising during the academy day, such as truancy sweeps and liaising with local shopkeepers
- Overseeing the entrance of students into the breakfast club
- Ensuring that students enter the building in full academy uniform and if not, following the agreed procedures
- Ensuring that faculty points are awarded as appropriate
- Ensuring that follow up action is taken for students failing to meet academy standards
- Designing and delivering, alongside the SLT, a variety of agreed enrichment and sporting activities
- Following through any behavioural issues, such as taking student statements regarding incidents and passing these on to relevant colleagues
- Mentoring students on PSPs, including supporting in lessons if required and presenting progress reports at review meetings
- Preparing students' files for disciplinary panels or exclusion hearings
- Ensuring all student safety issues, such as allegations of bullying, are passed on to academy colleagues for further investigation as required
- Supervising students internally excluded, including liaising with the AP for behaviour to deliver the curriculum offer and supporting re-integration back into mainstream lessons
- Liaising with teaching staff to ensure appropriate work is set and appropriate provision is in place
- Liaising with parents/carers and relevant staff to ensure smooth transition to and from internal exclusion
- Maintaining a calm and purposeful learning environment;
- Following up on any truancy or attendance concerns;
- Reducing potential permanent exclusion by offering an alternative curriculum which includes rigorous behaviour for learning intervention
- Being a role model for students internally excluded and providing them with clear expectations of conduct, in line with those for all academy students
- Ensuring that follow up action is taken for students failing to meet academy code of conduct while internally excluded

**Qualifications & Experience**
We would like to hear from you if you have:

- 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

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.
**Next Steps**

**Professional Development & 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 range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

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