Behaviour Mentor

The City Academy, Hackney, London, E9 6EA

13 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  18 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,959.00 - £33,362.00 Annually (Actual) inclusive of 5 hrs per week contractual overtime

Behaviour Mentor job summary

About Us

COLAT is driven by an unwavering ambition to bethe best. We believe exceptional people create outstanding schools, transforming lives and shaping the future of every student. We have academies located in north, south and east London combining the heritage and tradition of the Corporation of London with a genuinely innovative, enterprising, and entrepreneurial ethos. We are also committed to providing training and development to all our staff, plus excellent career advancement opportunities within our evolving Trust.

We:

- believe strongly in the transformational nature of education operating schools in areas of significant disadvantage.

- understand that strong outcomes lead to improved life chances for our students, so we are unapologetically results driven.

- adopt a ‘warm/strict’ approach, combining high expectations with care and support meaning that we never compromise on standards or expectations

- ensure that no student’s background becomes a reason for low expectations.

provide an environment where students can learn without disruption

- maintain exemplary standards of behaviour, with systems, rituals and norms that instil strong habits

- take great pride in fostering an exceptionally positive learning environment and we work meticulously to maintain our strong ethos and culture.

About the Behaviour Mentor Role

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with colleagues to support behaviour management and improvement systems, enabling students to achieve their full potential.

You will join an established team of Behaviour Mentors and work collaboratively within an allocated year group team. You will use a variety of approaches including mentoring sessions, classroom support and reflection activities to help students refocus, learn to contain disruptive behaviours and get the best from their studies. There will be the opportunity to lead on a specialist area of focus and to have a role in training and developing other colleagues. You will be involved too in regular duties around the school - first aid, breakfast club, break and lunch duties - and will support detentions after classes.

The requirements for the role include a background working with students of varying abilities. You must be able to motivate young people and build sound, professional relationships with them, within appropriate boundaries and confidentiality guidelines. In addition, your communication skills will ensure that you are able to meaningfully support parents/carers, and liaise effectively with a range of external agencies and statutory bodies. Knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection policies and procedures is essential.

Successful applicants will have a genuine passion for working with and supporting young people. You will have good problem solving skills and sound judgement in handling challenging behaviours and investigating incidents. Your admin and IT skills will include attention to detail in planning, confidence with the use of software applications, and the ability to produce accurate records and timely reports.

About You

You will be:

- fully aligned with our approach, understanding the critical role that all staff play in supporting a behavioural and learning culture.

- highly effective and will strive to surpass what has been achieved.

- committed to creating an environment that promotes academic, creative, sporting, linguistic and personal achievement.

This is an exciting time to be part of the City of London Academies Trust, and we very much hope that you will be inspired to want to join us. We are committed to investing in the next generation of COLAT people who will embody the Trust’s culture, values and ethos.

If you match our ambition and want to join our dedicated team of professionals, we would love to hear from you. Candidates must address the criteria given in the person specification in no more than 1,000 words. Applications must be submitted via the MyNewTerm portal.

Interview are scheduled to take place in the week commencing 16 March 2026.

City of London Academies Trust supports Equal Opportunities Employment.

City of London Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, including enhanced DBS checks, and to demonstrate commitment to the standards which flow from City of London Academies Trust vision and values.

The City Academy Hackney is based in the heart of an evolving community in East London and we value the diversity of our workforce. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to join our team.

The role is covered by part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

City of London Academies Trust Company Registration No. 04504128.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The City Academy, Hackney

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1152 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The City Academy, Hackney website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-city-academy-hackney

At The City Academy, Hackney, we are dedicated to providing all the students in our community with the best possible educational opportunities. We believe excellence is achieved through three key ingredients: clear structures, high expectations and strong relationships. Our outstanding curriculum is built around 'The City Experience' which places equal value on academic, creative, sporting, linguistic and personal development.

We pride ourselves on being a school which offers young people a warm and supportive environment, enabling them to meet our very high expectations. Our inspirational staff are skilled and committed and we are generously supported by The City of London Academies Trust. As a result of this, our students make exceptional progress.

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