Behaviour Mentor
Briscoe Primary School & Nursery Academy, Basildon, Essex, SS13 1PNThis job expired on 30 March 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
21st April 2025 or to be negotiated
Closing date
30 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,733.00 - £27,975.00 Annually (FTE) including fringe allowance (pro-rata). Salary negotiable depending on skills and experience.
Behaviour Mentor job summary
Behaviour Mentor
The Atrium - an SEMH Enhanced Provision
Hours: 24 hours per week
Working pattern: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday (8.30am – 3.00pm with a 30 minute break)
39 weeks per year (which includes five INSET days). You will be paid for 44.65 weeks per year
Band: 2 – 3 depending on experience
Band 2 non-thrive trained and limited experience with pupils with SEMH needs
Band 3 Thrive trained or experience working with pupils with SEMH needs
Salary: from £24,733 to £27,975 full time equivalent including fringe allowance (pro-rata). Salary negotiable depending on skills and experience.
Join Our Team: Behaviour Mentor Role Are you energetic, patient, and empathetic? We're on the lookout for a dedicated Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) or Learning Support Assistant (LSA) to join our compassionate team at The Atrium. In this rewarding role, you’ll work closely with all our pupils, alongside an experienced and supportive group of Senior Teachers and Behaviour Mentors. Together, we make a meaningful difference every day.
What we do
The Atrium is an SEMH Enhanced Provision. We work with parents and carers, mainstream schools and outside agencies to build a team of support around our pupils. Together we work towards pupils’ reintegration back into a fulltime, mainstream setting or SEMH specialist school. We adopt a therapeutic approach to supporting pupils and our practice is informed by the latest trauma informed research.
The Atrium is a SEMH Enhanced Provision committed to transforming the lives of young people. We collaborate with parents, carers, mainstream schools, and external agencies to create a robust network of support around our pupils. Our shared goal is to guide their reintegration into full-time mainstream education or an SEMH specialist school. With a therapeutic, trauma-informed approach, we base our practice on cutting-edge research, prioritizing the well-being and growth of each child.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to bring creativity, resilience, and care into a role that directly impacts vulnerable children and their futures. As part of a collaborative team, you’ll take on tasks such as:
- Planning engaging activities in partnership with colleagues.
- Providing one-on-one academic support tailored to individual needs.
- Leading small group sessions to foster learning and development.
- Working alongside specialist teachers to develop and implement impactful strategies.
- Supporting learning through playful and therapeutic activities.
Every day will be different, filled with challenges, creativity, and purpose. Your love for reading, ability to think outside the box, and a great sense of humor will be key to success in this dynamic role.
Who We’re Looking For
If you’re someone who:
- Can think creatively to solve problems and engage pupils.
- Is passionate about improving the lives of vulnerable children in our community.
- Builds positive, trusting relationships that inspire confidence and growth. Then we want to hear from you!
What We Offer
Joining The Atrium means becoming part of a team that values professional development. In your first year, you’ll have the opportunity to become a licensed Thrive Practitioner, and you’ll gain access to excellent training opportunities to enhance your skills and expertise.
Ready to make a real difference? Apply now and be part of a dedicated team changing the lives of young people, their families, and the wider community.
Recruitment timeline
Closing date: Sunday, 30th March 2025
Interviews: Friday, 4th April 2025
Starting date: 21st April 2025 or to be negotiated
An informal discussion or visit can be scheduled ahead of application. Please contact Graham Head, Head of Enhanced Provision:
g.head@heartsacademy.uk / The Atrium landline: 01268 387590
For all vacancies at HEARTS Academy Trust please visit our website: https://heartsacademytrust.co.uk/careers/vacancies/
HEARTS Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the receipt of a satisfactory application form, satisfactory references that meet the requirements as set out in KCSIE, satisfactory online search and an Enhanced DBS check, to include a children’s barred list check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
If you would like any support or assistance at any stage of your application process, please contact recruitment@heartsacademy.uk / 01268 572672. We will be happy to discuss this with you.
Commitment to safeguarding
HEARTS Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the receipt of a satisfactory application form, satisfactory references that meet the requirements as set out in KCSIE, satisfactory online search and an Enhanced DBS check, to include a children’s barred list check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
For further information about the HEARTS Academy Trust please visit our website at: http://www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk
About Briscoe Primary School & Nursery Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 335 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Briscoe Primary School & Nursery Academy website
Briscoe Primary School and Nursery is a school that is at the heart of the community it serves. We strive to meet the needs of every child and are lucky to have small class sizes. We pride ourselves on the way in which we balance the highest expectations for all of our children within an environment that nurtures and supports all members of our community. We are well served by transport links and are close to major road networks.
Briscoe Primary School is part of the HEARTS Academy Trust, a trust of local schools that has the values of happiness, achievement, self-esteem, respect & responsibility, truth, spirituality & service. The trust is truly innovative and rewards outstanding staff for outstanding outcomes. The school calendar consists of 184 contact time with pupils, 5 non-pupil days and the equivalent of 6 days of high quality continuous professional development.
The Trustees are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, online searches, medical check, prohibited from teaching check and references. References are taken up prior to interview. A copy of the trust Child Protection Policy is available on our website:- https://www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk/policies
We can offer you:
- access to the HEARTS Extra Programme (Rewards and Benefits)
- an excellent CPD entitlement with purposeful training, including trust-wide twilights throughout the year
- a two-week October half-term
- supportive colleagues who want to provide the best possible opportunities for their pupils
- a highly effective learning environment
- a responsive and involved leadership team
- an 80:20 teaching model (4-day teaching week where all teachers receive an additional 10% non-contact (PPA) time each week as part of the trust policy)
- a school with a highly positive culture that supports all staff; mental health, workload and wellbeing are at the forefront of our vision and values
- access to our school counsellor and network of Mental Health and Wellbeing champions
For further information about HEARTS, including policies and procedures, please refer to our website www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk
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