Behaviour Support Mentor

If you are looking for an exciting and rewarding opportunity, then this is the role for you! The School: This OFSTED rated 'good' school in Barnet seeks to provide a positive environment in which everyone can flourish. They support children and young people who require a specialist setting due to complex Social Emotional or Mental Health (SEMH) needs as well as those who have been permanently excluded. The Role: Full time, 5 days a week ONLY - consistency is key to build trust with these pupils Supporting learner engagement and adopting a creative approach through extracurricular activity; sports, drama, cooking & life skills Helping with de-escalation of behaviours when needed Maintaining safeguarding standards and student records Providing 1:1 and group emotional and academic support to students Collaborating with the class teacher and/or HLTAs There maybe a need to chaperone students offsite to appointments Multiple roles available The Ideal Candidate: A desire to understand and help young people, supporting them to achieve their potential Excellent communication skills and a willingness to engage Adaptable, resilient and flexible nature Experience of positive behaviour management as these students will have elements of SEMH difficulties Will be a role model to students Be approachable, and nurturing with a good sense of humour Experience with managing challenging behaviour in education is desirable, but not essential. We also highly value backgrounds in de-escalation in high-pressured customer service, sports or youth work, and probation settings. Benefits of working with anzuk Education: A professional, supportive and highly experienced team of Education Consultants, many of which are teachers themselves Behaviour Mentor Training and various CPD opportunities Competitive rates of pay Ethical and transparent operating procedures Unique ambassador guaranteed work schemes available Email your CV to josephine.c or for further information on Teaching Assistant roles in London contact (phone number removed) anzuk is committed to a policy of Equal Opportunities. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, religion, culture or disability. Each individual will be assessed on merit alone