Behaviour Mentor and Supervised Study Lead

Harris Academy Greenwich, London, SE9 5EQ

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September

• Closing date

  14 July 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Term time only: actual salary £27,195.51-£28,828.59 (39 weeks per year, 37.5 hours per week)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,524-£33,417
• Pay scale: Grade 5 (Outer London)
• Additional allowances:

  Performance and Loyalty Bonus + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Additional Harris Benefits

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an experienced Behaviour Mentor to support our students at Harris Academy Greenwich.

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• GCSE Maths and English at grade C or above, or equivalent
• Knowledge of the academy behaviour for learning policy
• Knowledge of the range of barriers to learning that students face
• Training in child protection and safeguarding procedures
• Basic knowledge of first aid; e.g. emergency first aid course
• Two years' experience of working in an inner city school or educational establishment
• Experience of dealing successfully with a range of behaviour issues
• Experience of working with staff to ensure excellent behaviour for learning
• Experience of working with families
• Experience of supervising a group of students for detentions, referral and internal exclusion as appropriate
• Experience of working with challenging students and finding ways in which we can meet their needs more successfully

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

What the school offers its staff

Harris Academy Greenwich is one of the most successful schools in London, a school that is providing our students with a first class education and amazing life experiences. This reflects our personal outlook on life and on education. We only get one life and we should all use it to make a real difference in the world, to put a ‘ding' in the universe. Our role here is to help students and staff dream bigger than they ever thought possible, and to make that dream come true through our culture of success, moral courage and integrity which beats at the heart of the school.As parents, what do we want for our children? We want our children to be successful in their chosen profession, in their relationships and in their interaction with the world. We want them to be happy and to flourish. We ensure this school provides that opportunity for your child year after year.And what do we want for our staff? We want our staff to receive regular, world-class training to achieve mastery of their craft, amazing support to flourish every day, to never burn out, and a sense of shared moral purpose about the best job in the world. We ensure this school provides that opportunity for staff year after year.So whether you are interested in sending your child here, or are interested in working here, you can be assured that this is a brilliant school. We are rather proud of it! d ultimately adulthood. In short, we want our students to live well.

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits.

Flexible working opportunities

Harris Federation is committed to fostering a positive and supportive working environment for our staff, recognising that achieving a balance between professional and personal responsibilities is essential. We understand that each individual’s circumstances are unique, which is why we offer flexible working options that can be adapted to meet the needs of both the academy and our employees.

Our approach to flexibility includes a range of solutions, from tailored working hours to part-time arrangements, where appropriate, ensuring that we maintain our high standards of education while supporting the wellbeing of our staff. Whether you are a classroom teacher, support staffor part of our senior leadership team, we work together to find solutions that align with both the operational needs of the academy and your professional development.

Harris Federation and our academies are dedicated to creating an inclusive and collaborative environment, where every member of staff can thrive and feel valued in their role.

Further details about the role

Your responsibilities will include

• Supporting the consistent implementation of our behaviour policy
• Taking responsibility for the calm and purposeful movement of students into/out of the academy and around the academy between lessons
• Working with the other members of the behaviour team to ensure students are monitored and supervised before school, during break and throughout lunch
• Managing detentions every afternoon.
• Acting as the liaison between the academy and the local community (including the Police) for any aspect of behaviour issues arising during the academy day, such as truancy sweeps and liaising with local shopkeepers
• Overseeing the entrance of students into the breakfast club
• Ensuring that students enter the building in full academy uniform and if not, following the agreed procedures
• Ensuring that faculty points are awarded as appropriate
• Ensuring that follow up action is taken for students failing to meet academy standards
• Designing and delivering, alongside the SLT, a variety of agreed enrichment and sporting activities
• Following through any behavioural issues, such as taking student statements regarding incidents and passing these on to relevant colleagues
• Mentoring students on PSPs, including supporting in lessons if required and presenting progress reports at review meetings
• Preparing students' files for disciplinary panels or exclusion hearings
• Ensuring all student safety issues, such as allegations of bullying, are passed on to academy colleagues for further investigation as required
• Supervising students internally excluded, including liaising with the AP for behaviour to deliver the curriculum offer and supporting re-integration back into mainstream lessons
• Liaising with teaching staff to ensure appropriate work is set and appropriate provision is in place
• Liaising with parents/carers and relevant staff to ensure smooth transition to and from internal exclusion
• Maintaining a calm and purposeful learning environment;
• Following up on any truancy or attendance concerns;
• Reducing potential permanent exclusion by offering an alternative curriculum which includes rigorous behaviour for learning intervention
• Being a role model for students internally excluded and providing them with clear expectations of conduct, in line with those for all academy students
• Ensuring that follow up action is taken for students failing to meet academy code of conduct while internally excluded

Commitment to safeguarding

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

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About Harris Academy Greenwich

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1167 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Harris Academy Greenwich website
• Email address: info@harrisgreenwich.org.uk
• Phone number: 020 8859 0133
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/harris-academy-greenwich

Harris Academy Greenwich is a really happy and successful inner-city London 11-18 school with a thriving 6th Form, and a brand new state-of-the-art building. It is a school where we are as passionate about developing our staff as we are about developing our students. It is a school where we strip out all the red tape and nonsense that goes on in too many places, and just focus on what works for our students. It is a school where we concentrate on making sure our staff are happy and highly motivated throughout the year, with zero burnout. Ever.

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