Behaviour Mentor
Mill Hill County High School, London, NW7 4LL17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
11 May 2026 at 9am
Date listed
24 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 36 hours per week, term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- SCP Range 10-14 (£27070.16 - £28683.52)
What skills and experience we're looking for
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES, TASKS & DUTIES
- To work collaboratively with pastoral and inclusion staff in addressing the needs of identified students.
- To respond to referrals from through the school panel and provide support under their guidance.
- To support students with behavioural difficulties, who are underachieving and in danger of becoming disaffected and excluded from the life of the school.
- To provide prompt mentoring for students returning to school after a suspension.
- To support students who transition into the school in-year.
- To develop a positive rapport with individuals and groups of students who are behaviour policy repeat offenders, by helping them to regulate their emotions, reflect on their behaviour and support them working independently
- Support students in lessons where they have ongoing difficulties.
- Liaise with subject teachers on successful strategies to support students in lesson.
- To keep robust records of interventions, support and registering of students in the Mentoring Hub, contributing to their individual case studies.
- To liaise with and build relationships with parents/carers of mentored students.
- To ensure students in receipt of mentoring attend school regularly.
CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
Each student will present their own challenges and it is essential that you are able to adapt your approach to each individual to address these. To effectively tailor your approach to each individual you will have to be:
- A good listener and communicator
- Willing to work collaboratively with staff that have a solid understanding of the individual already
- Proactive, creative and responsive when seeking opportunities for students to develop their independence.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
- Essential:
- A desire to work with young people and to help them overcome their barriers to learning.
- Experience of working with young people in a supporting role
- Desirable:
- Enthusiasm to progress by undertaking relevant training and qualifications to enhance the role
All staff are responsible for safeguarding students and will be expected to have DBS clearance. You must have a working understanding of our safeguarding policy and procedures.
What the school offers its staff
We are committed to supporting staff wellbeing in a variety of ways. The good working relationships within the staff body, and between staff and students is why many colleagues have chosen to stay with us for the long term. The School subscribes to an Employee Assistance Programme which is free to all staff, as well as Gym Flex, which offers reduced price gym membership. We are also strong in supporting staff career development and colleagues are successful in securing promotions at all levels. parents and staff to take a
Although we achieve excellent results year on year and are heavily over-subscribed, we are not complacent. We know there is always more to do, and we work together to continuously reflect upon our successes and areas for development. We are keen to hear the voices of all our stakeholders.
Mill Hill County High School is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
Admission into Year 7 is offered to children of staff with two or more years’ service.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Mill Hill County High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1651 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Mill Hill County High School website
- Email address
- leonarda@mhchs.org.uk
- Phone number
- 02082388184
Mill Hill County High School
Worcester Crescent, London NW7 4LL
One of London’s most over-subscribed schools
11-18 Mixed, Partially-Selective Academy
1666 on roll (423 in the Sixth Form)
Arranging a visit to Mill Hill County High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email leonarda@mhchs.org.uk.
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