South Bristol Behaviour/Engagement Mentor

South Bristol
Full-Time | Monday-Friday
Start Date: ASAP
Mainstream Secondary Schools

Are you brilliant at building relationships with young people who can be difficult to reach?

I am recruiting for experienced Behaviour & Engagement Mentors to work within mainstream secondary schools across South Bristol, supporting students who may be struggling with behaviour, emotional regulation or engagement with education.

This role is about looking beyond the behaviour and understanding the young person behind it. You could be supporting students who become frustrated quickly, struggle to remain in lessons or have become disengaged from school altogether.

Schools are looking for people who can bring a calm presence, clear boundaries and plenty of resilience, while building the trusting relationships needed to help students make positive changes.

✅ About the Role

As a Behaviour & Engagement Mentor, you may:

• Provide targeted 1:1 and small-group mentoring
• Support students displaying challenging or unpredictable behaviour
• Help young people regulate emotions and manage frustration
• Re-engage students who have lost confidence or motivation in education
• Deliver targeted behaviour, wellbeing and engagement interventions
• Support students within classrooms, inclusion hubs and pastoral spaces
• Use positive behaviour and de-escalation strategies
• Build consistent, professional relationships with students
• Support successful transitions back into lessons following incidents
• Work alongside teachers, SENCOs, pastoral teams and senior staff

✅ The Young People You'll Support

Students may:

• Have SEMH or additional needs
• Struggle with emotional regulation or impulsivity
• Become easily frustrated or heightened
• Display challenging, oppositional or unpredictable behaviour
• Have poor attendance or engagement with learning
• Be at risk of suspension or exclusion
• Need a trusted adult who can provide consistency and accountability

Behaviour can vary from day to day, so you'll need to be someone who is not easily phased and doesn't take challenging moments personally.

✅ Who I'm Looking For

You'll ideally be:

✔ An excellent relationship-builder

✔ Calm and composed when situations become challenging

✔ Confident setting firm but fair boundaries

✔ Resilient, patient and emotionally intelligent

✔ Able to de-escalate situations rather than add to them

✔ Adaptable to different personalities, behaviours and emotions

✔ Reliable and committed to becoming a consistent presence for students

✔ Passionate about helping young people re-engage with education

✅ Relevant Experience

Previous experience working with young people is highly desirable, particularly within:

• Behaviour Mentoring
• Youth Work
• SEMH Support
• Teaching Assistant / LSA roles
• Pastoral Support
• Alternative Provision
• Residential Children's Services
• Family Support
• Sports Coaching and Mentoring
• Community or Outreach Work
• SEND Support

You don't necessarily need to have followed a traditional school-based career. Strong transferable experience supporting young people with complex behaviour or additional needs is welcomed.

✅ Requirements

• Previous experience working with children or young people
• Confidence supporting a wide range of behaviour
• Strong communication and intervention skills
• Ability to build rapport while maintaining professional boundaries
• Full-time availability and reliability
• Commitment to safeguarding and inclusive education
• Enhanced Child-Only DBS, or willingness to apply for one

✅ Why Apply?

• Opportunities specifically across South Bristol
• Make a genuine impact on students who need additional support
• Develop experience within behaviour, SEMH, pastoral and inclusion
• Work alongside experienced school-based professionals
• Access ongoing CPD and training
• Long-term opportunities with the potential for permanent positions

Apply Now

If you're a calm, resilient and confident relationship-builder who can see the potential in a young person even on their most challenging days, I'd love to hear from you.

Emilia Harris
emilia.harris@teachingpersonnel.com
0117 239 1557

Apply today and help young people rebuild confidence, re-engage with learning and find positive ways forward.

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