Trainee Behaviour Mentor

Location:
Monmouthshire, South Wales
Pay Rate: £89.38 per day

Hours:

8:30am – 3:30pm

Contract:

Full Academic Year

Kickstart Your Career in Secondary Education!

An exciting full-time opportunity has arisen for a Trainee Behaviour Mentor to join a welcoming secondary school in Monmouthshire, supporting pupils aged 11–18
.

In this role, you’ll provide general classroom support as well as work closely with pupils who have additional learning needs, behavioural challenges
, or who require dedicated 1:1 support. The school also has a highly supportive Specialist Resource Base (SRB), offering tailored provision for learners with diverse needs.

You’ll deliver both one-to-one and small-group interventions
, helping students build coping strategies, improve emotional wellbeing, and make academic progress.
Experience in behaviour support or ALN settings would be highly beneficial and will support your development in the role.

This is a varied, hands-on position where no two days are the same.
Confidence, adaptability, resilience
, and a proactive attitude are essential to help maintain a safe, inclusive, and encouraging environment where every pupil can thrive.

• Provide consistent one-to-one and small group support tailored to individual pupils
• Provide general classroom support
• Apply behaviour management approaches and effective de-escalation strategies
• Promote confidence, engagement, and emotional wellbeing
• Work closely with teaching staff and the wider ALN team to support inclusion

• Experience supporting children or young people with ALN and behavioural needs or a background in youth support, care, or coaching would be highly beneficial
• Flexible and able to respond positively to change
• Confident in stepping up to supervise or manage a class when needed

To demonstrate commitment to working in education, applicants must hold or be willing to apply for:

• Education Workforce Council (EWC) registration
• Be aged 18 or over
• An Enhanced DBS registered on the Update Service
• Level 2 Safeguarding training
• A minimum of two professional references covering 24 months of employment

• Competitive rates of daily pay
• Ongoing support from a dedicated recruitment consultant
• Free access to a wide range of online training and discounted CPD
• Opportunities for both temporary and permanent roles within local partner schools

If you’re ready to take your first step into a rewarding career in education, we’d love to hear from you.

Submit your CV today or email millie. to find out more about this role and our other opportunities!

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All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

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