Behaviour mentor/ Youth Mentor

Behaviour Mentor/ Youth Worker role:

Location: Selly Oak, Birmingham
Pay: £475–£500 per week (full-time equivalent; actual pay dependent on hours worked)
Start Date: ASAP
Working Days: Monday–Friday
Contract: Full-time, Part-time & Flexible Day-to-Day Supply

Are you a Behaviour Mentor, Youth Worker or Behaviour Support Worker looking for your next opportunity in Selly Oak?

Connex Education is recruiting passionate and resilient Behaviour Mentors and Youth Workers to support vulnerable children and young people within a specialist SEMH school in Selly Oak, Birmingham.

We have opportunities available for full-time, part-time and day-to-day supply Behaviour Mentors, offering flexibility to suit your availability and experience.

This role is ideal for individuals who have experience supporting young people with challenging behaviour, Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and Special Educational Needs (SEN).

We particularly welcome applications from candidates with backgrounds in the police, military, youth justice, residential childcare, mentoring, sports coaching and youth work.

If you are confident managing challenging behaviour, building positive relationships and acting as a positive role model, this could be the perfect opportunity.

The Role – Behaviour Mentor / Youth Worker

As a Behaviour Mentor, Youth Worker or SEMH Support Worker, you will support young people who may have experienced difficult backgrounds, social challenges or barriers to education.

Your role will involve providing consistent guidance, encouragement and positive behaviour support to help students develop emotionally, socially and academically.

You will help young people make positive choices, improve their behaviour, develop resilience and build the confidence needed to succeed.

Key Responsibilities

• Build positive and trusting relationships with vulnerable children and young people.
• Support students displaying challenging behaviour within a specialist SEMH setting.
• Provide 1:1 and small-group support to pupils with SEN and SEMH needs.
• Act as a positive role model, mentor and source of guidance.
• Support emotional regulation, behaviour management and conflict resolution.
• Encourage positive choices, social skills and personal development.
• Help students develop confidence, resilience and essential life skills.
• Support engagement in classroom activities and learning.
• Work alongside teachers and pastoral teams to provide consistent behaviour support.

Who Are We Looking For?

We are particularly interested in candidates with experience as:

• Behaviour Mentors.
• Youth Workers and Youth Mentors.
• Behaviour Support Workers.
• SEMH Teaching Assistants.
• SEN Teaching Assistants.
• Pastoral Support Workers.
• Youth Offending Support Workers.
• Residential Support Workers.
• Police officers or former police officers.
• Ex-military personnel.
• Sports coaches and mentors.

Essential Requirements

• Experience working with children or young people.
• Experience managing challenging behaviour.
• Understanding of SEMH, SEN and additional needs.
• Ability to build positive relationships with vulnerable young people.
• A calm, confident, patient and resilient approach.
• Strong communication and behaviour management skills.
• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service or willingness to obtain one.

Connex Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and candidates to share this commitment. We adhere to Safer Recruitment practices in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023, and other relevant legislation. All appointments are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks, including references and an enhanced DBS check.

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