Behaviour Mentor

Aurora Severnside is a bespoke school for 11-16 year olds with SEMH needs, having taken the best elements of a mainstream school and the best elements of a special school to create an environment where young people can achieve their own goals and thrive in a future of their own choosing. We aim to prepare students for life beyond school, so further education and employability is truly at the heart of our culture and ethos. 

The main purpose of the role: 

The purpose of the Behaviour Mentor is to support the children with their learning and general wellbeing to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment. Where necessary this may include supporting with care needs from time to time as well as positive behaviour management adopting a tailored approach to the individual child. 

Key duties: 

• Establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the School. 
• Promote and encourage independence and personal development in pupils and maintain high expectations of behaviour at all times. 
• Contribute to providing high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and experiences through supporting the teaching of a broad and balanced curriculum aiming at pupils achieving their full potential in all areas of learning. 
• Support the Class Teacher in all areas of the day to day running of the class 
• Respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and adapt to any task presented to achieve the smooth running of the school. 
• Promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being. 
• Demonstrate a proven ability to work collaboratively within a multi-professional team 
• Under the guidance of a more senior TA or a teacher, ensure all documentation is completed correctly for records of incidents, health, behaviour etc. as necessary 

Successful candidate qualities: 

• Whilst previous experience isn’t essential; the ability and desire to build a professional & trusted relationship with our young people is.
• A GCSE (or equivalent qualification) pass in Maths and English (Essential)
• Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures. 
• Commitment to the role, the desire to put the child first and treat them as an individual 
• Be positive and creative in meeting pupils’ needs 

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for 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.
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