Behaviour Mentor - Secondary PRU Setting
- Teaching Assistant
- Tameside
- Full Time
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Behaviour Mentor – Secondary PRU Setting
Location:Tameside
Salary: £89 – £110 per day
Contract Type:Full-Time, Long-Term
Start Date:September 2025
Are you a confident and compassionate individual with a passion for supporting students who need additional behaviour and emotional support?
Teaching Personnel is working with a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU)in Tamesidethat is seeking a Behaviour Mentorto support pupils aged 11–16 from September 2025.
Role Responsibilities:
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Work 1:1 or in small groups with students presenting challenging behaviour
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Support pupils to manage emotions and make positive behaviour choices
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Encourage engagement with learning and build positive relationships
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Use restorative and trauma-informed approaches to promote success
The School:
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A specialist setting for students unable to access mainstream education
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Strong emphasis on nurture, respect, and personalised support
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Collaborative, experienced team with excellent support systems
Ideal Candidate:
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Background in youth work, SEMH, SEN, mentoring, care or support work
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Resilient, empathetic, and able to maintain firm but fair boundaries
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Confident managing complex behaviours in a safe and structured way
What’s on Offer:
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Competitive daily rate: £89–£110
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Weekly pay via PAYE
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Full-time, long-term opportunity with the potential to go permanent
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Regular CPD and support from a dedicated consultant
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.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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