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  • Start date details

    September 2026 or sooner

  • Closing date

    12 June 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    3 June 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Pastoral, health and welfare
  • Other support roles

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 37.5 hours per week, 8:00am - 4:00pm Monday to Friday, term time only

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Grade H point 14 - 17, £25,200 - £26,464 per annum (actual pay)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We wish to appoint a highly motivated and inspirational behaviour support mentor to work closely with our young people who require additional guidance and support with behaviour and emotional regulation to reach their full potential.

As a behaviour mentor, you will play a crucial role in supporting pupils, providing guidance, encouragement, and practical support to help them reach their full potential.You'll work directly with pupils facing social, emotional, or mental health (SEMH) difficulties, providing 1:1 or small-group interventions to help mentees develop emotional regulation, build coping strategies, and engage positively with their environment.

An ability to be proactive, work independently and use initiative and is key to this post.

What the school offers its staff

Northfield School is a large 11-16 community school and specialist sports college. We are an ambitious and inclusive school with state-of-the-art facilities and interactive technology in a well-resourced newly refurbished main building, a newly built separate Year 7 school, and extensive sports facilities shared with the community.

Following an inspection in February 2023, Ofsted judged the school to be good in all areas. This is a great time to join our school and an innovative and exciting opportunity for the right colleague.

We can offer you:

  • an enthusiastic, talented and supportive team
  • a newly built and superbly resourced teaching and learning environment
  • excellent opportunities for CPD
  • a staff health and well- being programme
  • a warm, friendly and positive working environment where everyone is valued

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

The school is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The posts are subject to enhanced disbarring bureau service disclosure.

This job post has expired.

About Northfield School and Sports College

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1541 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01642 557373

Northfield School has been providing high quality education for the young people for over 45 years. With our latest transformation now complete, pupils have state of the art facilities to thrive in.

We are a values led school; our three core values being respect, honesty and resilience. These core values, along with staff having the highest expectations of every student underpin our desire to ensure that we are able to inspire confident learners, who will leave Northfield with a really good level of knowledge, skills and experience to thrive in an ever- changing world.

The school’s website contains a considerable amount of information and our pupils and staff regularly update its content. Please visit our website to find out even more about developments or access up to date information about Northfield.

Arranging a visit to Northfield School and Sports College

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HR@northfieldssc.org.

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