Behaviour Support Mentor
de Stafford School, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5YX16 days remaining to apply
Job start date
12 February 2026
Closing date
1 March 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,250 to £25,758 (DOE)
Behaviour Support Mentor job summary
Are you ready to make a real difference in the lives of young people? de Stafford School is on the lookout for an inspiring and dedicated Behaviour Support Mentor to join our passionate and innovative pastoral team.
This is a great opportunity to develop your career as part of a committed pastoral team in a forward thinking and dynamic secondary school working with young people.
You will be providing support to help raise the achievement, aspirations, and engagement of students whilst promoting the partnership between the school, the student and their families. Relationships are at the heart of our successful inclusive school and patience, empathy, and an enthusiasm to work with young people are key to this role.
The successful applicant may come from within secondary school settings or from outside, and we are interested in hearing from all candidates, no matter what point in your career you are currently at, who feel they could contribute significantly to the success and wellbeing of our young people.
What we are looking for:
- Be enthusiastic and committed to work well as part of a team, as well as being self-motivated and able to work independently
- Be committed to developing and sharing outstanding practice across GLF Schools
- Excellent IT skills including Microsoft, Google and Bromcom
- Highly effective written and verbal communication skills
- Be passionate about the children’s learning and welfare
- Develop effective working relationships with parents/carers, staff, external professionals and the wider community.
- Be committed to personal career progression and enhancement
Please read the full job description and person
specification for more information.
About de Stafford School
de Stafford is an 11-16 comprehensive school
located in Caterham, Surrey which joined GLF Schools MAT in December 2016. The
school has a PAN of 180 students per year group. The school serves
predominantly the local Caterham community with the majority of students
residing within the CR3 catchment area.
Our Core Values:
- Grow
- Learn
- Believe
- Achieve
Why work at de Stafford School:
- An
exciting opportunity to develop a curriculum to meet the needs of the
local community - A
supportive senior management team and wider staff body within GLF Schools - Excellent
CPD opportunities through our tailored CPD programme - An
opportunity to work collaboratively with leaders across the wider GLF MAT - Recognition
of previous school continuous service - A
successful ECT support programme - Onsite
parking - Access
to CareFirst, an advice and information service
Join the GLF Schools Community
As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a
community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular
progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to
grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.
- A Multi Academy Trust with over 2,500 colleagues and over 19,000 pupils
- Founded
upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness - 43
primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the
south of England - We
work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique
identity - Committed
to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible
education
GLF Schools Employment Offer
GLF Schools has a generous employment offer,
which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish
- Access
to our highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme - Flexible
working options - Generous
holiday allowance - Work
life and family friendly policies - Employee
wellbeing initiatives - Career
pathways and talent management - Access
to a staff benefits portal - Community
and collaboration working model
Please read the attached Join Our Community
candidate pack for further information.
The Details
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: GLF Specialist Point 1 £27,061 to Point 8 £28,744 (dependent on experience)
Actual Salary: £24,250 to £25,758 (DOE)
Hours: 37.5hrs per week, Mon - Fri (term time only)
Closing Date: 1st March 2026
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 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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About de Stafford School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 813 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- de Stafford School website
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