SEMH Behaviour Mentor

Specialist SEMH Secondary School | Rochdale

Full-Time | September Start

Could you be the person that changes a young person's future?

Some pupils don't need someone to give up on them—they need someone who refuses to.

Teaching Personnel is recruiting a confident, resilient and positive Behaviour Mentor to support pupils within a specialist SEMH secondary school in Rochdale.

This role is ideal for people who thrive on building relationships and helping young people overcome barriers to learning.

Your role will include:

• Supporting students with social, emotional and mental health needs.
• Managing behaviour positively through trust, consistency and encouragement.
• Helping pupils re-engage with education.
• Supporting emotional regulation and wellbeing.
• Working closely with teachers and pastoral teams.

Ideal backgrounds include:

• Behaviour Mentoring
• Youth Work
• Residential Care
• Support Work
• Sports Coaching
• Teaching Assistants
• Military or Security
• Psychology or Criminology Graduates

No school experience? That's okay—we're looking for the right attitude and commitment.

Why work through Teaching Personnel?

We don't just find jobs—we build careers.

You'll benefit from:

• Weekly pay.
• Full-time, long-term placements.
• Opportunities to secure permanent school contracts.
• Free CPD training.
• Team Teach training opportunities.
• Trial days before accepting a role.
• Ongoing support from your own dedicated consultant.

If you're resilient, motivated and passionate about helping young people succeed, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and start making a lasting impact this September.

When applying through Teaching Personnel, an enhanced DBS on the update service is a required document. If you do not have one already, you will be asked to apply for one through Teaching Personnel before you are able to start in a position.

Any applicants that have been out of the UK for more than 3 months over the past 5 years will be asked to provide an overseas criminal clearance check. If you do not already have one of these, please apply for this before applying to this role

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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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