Behaviour Mentor

45 Maltings Close, London E3 3TA

Behaviour Mentor

Contract Type: 1 Year fixed contract, Term Time only (37.5hours)

Salary Range: £24,490 - £30,094 (depending on relevant experience and current position)

Closing date for all applications: 18/10/24

Interviews: TBC

Start Date: 04/11/2024

We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other characteristics that make us different. We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates from Black and other underrepresented minority ethnic backgrounds.

ELAM is a world-class 16-19 Academy which opened in September 2014. ELAM offers young people everything that they will need to lead successful lives within the music, games design and film and television sectors – the Recognition, the Access and the Relevant skills to become, what we call, ‘Industry Ready’.

1. To develop a 1:1 mentoring relationship with identified students.
2. Developing and using strategies to manage and support students with challenging behaviour.
3. To draw up agreed action plans with students outlining the aims of the mentoring.
4. Working alongside teachers, pastoral leads and support staff to promote the effective use of behaviour management strategies.
5. Working alongside parents in helping them to support the work of the school in improving individual children's behaviour and ensuring that there are effective lines of communication operating between school and home.
6. Working directly with individuals or groups to raise self-esteem and confidence of students with a view to improving their personal and social skills.
7. Monitoring progress in improving behaviour and maintaining improvements once made.
8. To be a key person in driving the school behaviour policy and systems.
9. To support students in finding ways to understand and self-regulate emotions.
10. To support students in developing an understanding of their negative behaviour and finding strategies to help them turn this into positive behaviour.
11. To support students in understanding the triggers for their negative behaviour.
12. To gather data and information and work out patterns of behaviour, set appropriate targets and track and evaluate success against such targets.
13. To liaise regularly with the SENCO and/or schools DSL where necessary.
14. To attend training and development opportunities as directed by the line manager in order to develop skills and knowledge and keep up to date with developments in the field of behaviour.
15. The duties and responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present. The post holder is expected to accept any reasonable alterations that may from time to time be necessary.

The posts are subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

Please apply via the following link:

https://candidates.every.education/Vacancies/Details?advertKey=f01c7a89-0bb1-48c3-b458-6672bfd97eae