Behaviour and Attendance Mentor

Smile Education are currently recruiting a Behaviour and Attendance Mentor to work within a secondary school in North East Manchester. This is a pastoral-focused role supporting pupils with behaviour, attendance, SEMH needs and wider barriers to learning. The successful candidate will work closely with pupils, families, pastoral teams, safeguarding staff and external agencies to improve attendance, promote positive behaviour and help students remain engaged in education. The role is suitable for candidates with strong pastoral experience within a secondary school. Applicants must have experience supporting young people with behaviour, attendance, wellbeing or safeguarding concerns in an education setting.

Role Overview

As a Behaviour and Attendance Mentor, you will support pupils who require additional pastoral intervention around attendance, punctuality, behaviour, engagement and emotional wellbeing. You will identify pupils at risk of poor attendance, persistent absence or disengagement and help implement early intervention strategies. This may include meeting with pupils, contacting parents and carers, creating action plans, recording interventions and working with school staff to remove barriers to learning. A key part of the role will involve supporting pupils who present with challenging behaviour, SEMH needs or difficulty regulating within school. You will help promote restorative approaches, support reflection and reset processes, and work with staff to encourage positive routines, boundaries and expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor pupil attendance, punctuality, behaviour and engagement.
• Identify pupils at risk of poor attendance, persistent absence or disengagement.
• Support attendance reviews, action planning and intervention meetings.
• Work with pupils and families to remove barriers to regular attendance.
• Provide pastoral support to pupils with SEMH, behavioural or wellbeing needs.
• Support pupils who present with challenging, disruptive or concerning behaviour.
• Use positive, trauma-informed and restorative approaches where appropriate.
• Contribute to behaviour support plans and targeted intervention strategies.
• Support pupils in reflection, reset or intervention spaces where required.
• Work closely with pastoral staff, safeguarding leads, tutors and curriculum teams.
• Liaise with parents, carers and external agencies where needed.
• Maintain accurate records of attendance concerns, behaviour incidents and interventions.
• Use school systems to monitor attendance, behaviour and pupil progress.
• Support vulnerable and at-risk pupils to remain engaged in education.
• Promote high expectations, positive conduct and respectful relationships across the school.
• Follow safeguarding procedures and report concerns appropriately.

Requirements

• The successful candidate will have pastoral experience within a secondary school or similar education setting.
• Experience supporting pupils with attendance, behaviour, SEMH or wellbeing needs is essential.
• Candidates must be confident working with pupils who may display challenging behaviour.
• A strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures is required.
• Experience working with parents, carers and external agencies is desirable.
• Candidates should be able to build positive, professional relationships with pupils and families.
• Strong communication, organisation and record-keeping skills are essential.
• Experience using school MIS, attendance or behaviour monitoring systems is desirable.
• A Level 3 qualification in Education, Youth Work, Social Work, Behaviour Support or a related area would be advantageous.
• GCSE English and Maths at grade 4/C or equivalent is desirable.
• Candidates must be patient, resilient, professional and able to work under pressure.
• Applicants must hold an Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or be willing to obtain one.
• Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

Pay and Benefits

• £95–£130 per day, dependent on experience and placement responsibilities.
• Long-term opportunity within a secondary school.
• Pastoral role focused on attendance, behaviour, safeguarding and pupil engagement.
• Opportunity to support pupils with barriers to learning and personal development.
• Work closely with pastoral, safeguarding and curriculum teams.
• Dedicated support from an experienced education consultant.
• Ongoing guidance throughout the placement.

Safeguarding and Compliance

Smile Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants will complete full compliance checks, including an Enhanced DBS, Barred List checks, right to work verification, qualification checks and reference checks. All staff are expected to uphold safeguarding, child protection, behaviour, attendance, equality, confidentiality and professional conduct procedures at all times.

Apply Now

If you are an experienced pastoral professional with secondary school experience and are looking for a Behaviour and Attendance Mentor role in North East Manchester, we would like to hear from you. Apply today with Smile Education or send your CV to (url removed). We are committed to safeguarding children. Each applicant will be expected to undertake compliance checks including Prohibited list, Barred list, DBS and Qualifications.