Behaviour Mentor

• Totnes
• Ages 11 - 19 
• September 2024 start
• Starting at £90 per day

Long-Term Teachers are seeking passionate and dedicated behaviour mentors to support the academic progress and wellbeing of students with additional needs. We have a fantastic opportunity to work at an independent school in Totnes that we work closely with. 

The school provides high quality support for students who are unable to cope in mainstream education and present challenging behaviour needs. Students often have additional needs associated with SEMH, ADHD, autism and aspergers. All their work is based upon the ‘thrive approach’ which focuses on supporting the emotional and social development of students. 

About the role:

• Outstanding student support: Provide exceptional support for students with additional needs, helping them to engage in their learning.
• Individual attention: Work on a 1:1 basis where required to assist in both academic and personal progress.
• Classroom experience: Support the classroom teacher in the day-to-day running of lessons and classroom management
• Emotional development: Help students develop their emotional wellbeing and equip them with key life skills

About you:

• Passionate and dedicated: You must have a genuine passion for making a difference in the lives of young people
• Calm and professional: Able to remain calm and professional, especially when managing challenging behaviour
• Experience preferred: Previous experience working with students with additional needs is preferred. Our school also welcomes applicants from a care/support background
• Driver: Must be able to drive and have access to your own vehicle
• Adaptable and flexible
• Good sense of humour: A good sense of humour is always a plus

Working with Long-term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools. 

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you. 

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.

In addition you will receive: 

• Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities
• Permanent job roles
• Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process
• Working to Agency Workers Regulations
• Interview preparation, advice and support
• Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay