Behaviour Support Mentor
Behaviour Support Mentor
Location: Taplow
Salary: MPS / UPS
Contract: Full-time
Start Date: October 2026
Application Closing Date: 5th October 2026
Are you a calm, patient, and dedicated Behaviour Support Mentor looking for your next opportunity? We are seeking a committed Behaviour Support Mentor to join a welcoming and supportive school, where you’ll play a key role in helping students manage their behaviour, develop emotional resilience, and engage positively with their learning. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about supporting young people who may require additional behavioural, emotional, and social support.
Key Responsibilities
- Support students to understand and manage their emotions, make positive choices, and develop appropriate coping strategies.
- Work with students across a range of abilities and needs, adapting support to meet individual requirements.
- Support students with SEND, SEMH, and other additional needs where appropriate.
- Encourage students to engage positively with learning and develop positive attitudes towards school.
- Monitor and provide feedback on students’ behaviour, progress, engagement, and wellbeing.
- Implement individual behaviour support plans, risk assessments, and agreed strategies consistently.
- Work collaboratively with teachers, SENCOs, pastoral teams, parents, carers, and other professionals.
- Support students during lessons, break times, lunchtimes, transitions, and other situations where additional support may be required.
- Help create a safe, calm, positive, and inclusive environment that promotes student wellbeing.
- Maintain accurate records of interventions, incidents, progress, and relevant observations.
- Ensure safeguarding policies and procedures are followed at all times.
Requirements
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.
- The ability to build positive and trusting relationships with students.
- Strong understanding of positive behaviour management and de-escalation strategies.
- A calm, patient, consistent, and empathetic approach when supporting challenging situations.
- The ability to remain professional and composed when working under pressure.
- Strong observational and organisational skills.
- A proactive, flexible, and adaptable approach to supporting individual student needs.
- A commitment to inclusion and helping students develop positive behaviours and achieve their potential.
- An understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures.
- A current enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to obtain one.
Why Apply?
- Full-time opportunity within a welcoming and inclusive school.
- A rewarding role supporting pupils’ educational experience.
- Access to training and professional development opportunities.
- Refer a Friend scheme – earn up to £150 collectively.
How to Apply
For more information or to apply, please contact Saba on01494 840 527, or apply below.
Supply Desk is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, and must be willing to comply with all safeguarding requirements.
Supply Desk is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS, including a children’s barred list check and, where applicable, a vulnerable adults barred list check, is required for all successful candidates.
To be considered for the role and the rates advertised, you must meet the minimum experience, training or qualifications stated and have the legal right to work in the UK. To be considered for a higher rate, in addition to meeting the minimum criteria, you must be able to demonstrate additional experience, training, and if applicable, qualifications. This role complies with AWR (2010) regulations protecting agency workers’ rights. Please note that this job expires after 90 days-you can, however, still apply to be considered for similar roles.