Behaviour Support – Senior Learning Support Mentor
Shaftesbury School, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8ER26 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
8 June 2026 at 9am
Date listed
13 May 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
- £28,199.00 - £31,983.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 9, Point 19-25: The salary above is calculated on working a 37 hour week
Behaviour Support – Senior Learning Support Mentor job summary
Salary: Grade 9, Point 19-25: Actual salary will be based on working hours and scale point
Contract: Permanent, Part-Time or Full-Time hours considered, 39 weeks a year (term time plus inset days)
We are seeking a resilient and proactive Behaviour Support - Senior Learning Support Mentor to join our school and play a key role in maintaining high standards of behaviour and supporting a positive climate for learning across our school. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is committed to helping students make positive choices, reflect on their behaviour and remain engaged in learning.
About the RoleYou will oversee and support the day-to-day running of our inclusion room provision — a well-managed, highly structured and relational-based environment that forms an important part of our disruption-free learning strategy.
Working closely with pastoral teams, teaching staff and senior leaders, you will supervise students removed from lessons, ensuring they remain focused, productive and supported throughout the school day. You will also help students regulate their behaviour, reflect on their actions and continue making academic progress.
Key Responsibilities- Supervise and support students removed from lessons through the school’s centralised behaviour system
- Maintain a calm, purposeful and disciplined learning environment
- Build positive and productive relationships with students
- Support students with learning tasks and monitor completion of work
- Liaise with teaching staff to ensure appropriate work is provided and returned
- Maintain accurate records, including attendance and safeguarding concerns
- Communicate with parents/carers where required
- Support the administration of the school’s behaviour systems
- Assist with after-school detentions when required
- Promote inclusion, equality, safeguarding and the school’s values at all times
You will join a busy, yet small school and a trust that is full of activity, opportunity and optimism. You will join a school that has a centralised behaviour management system, supporting staff workload. This role will be in one area of the school’s Internal Alternative Provision. There is another part of the building which accommodates students with additional needs, who struggle with being in mainstream lessons. Our Internal Alternative Provision is well-staffed. Shaftesbury School also has a 6th Form and fantastic facilities, including a staff gym, an industrial hospitality facility, (often used by our students in Alternative Provision), five ICT suites, a 6th Form and Staff Café, a fully resourced Library, staff refreshments every day, a multi-faceted Steps to Support programme for our young people, a staff well-being charter and staff counselling.
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Should you wish to arrange a visit to view the School, please do not hesitate to contact Channon Bruton, Office Manager on Channon.Bruton@shaftesburyschool.co.uk and she will be happy to arrange this for you.
SAST will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. In line with KCSIE guidance, this will be part of safer recruitment checks, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
Safeguarding responsibilities associated with this role may include engagement in regulatory activity, such as administering first aid or supporting an upset child. It will have contact with young people on a day-to-day basis. SAST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the person specification and the post is subject to safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check and Children’s Barred List check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
SAST recognises the benefit of having a diverse workforce and is committed to building a workforce which reflects diversity from the communities it serves. SAST values the contributions from all staff from a wide range of different backgrounds and actively seeks to promote an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment and at the same time supports fair promotion and cultural acceptance. Under the provision of the Equality Act 2010 SAST welcomes applications from everyone and operates a recruitment process which is fair and does not discriminate against or disadvantage anyone because of their age, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
This role is UK- based and your right to work will need to be established as part of the appointment process
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding responsibilities associated with this role will include engagement in regulatory activity, such as administering first aid or supporting an upset child. It will have contact with young people on a day-to day basis. SAST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will meet the person specification and is subject to an enhanced DBS and Children’s Barred List check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
Applying for the job
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View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Shaftesbury School
- School type
- Academies, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 864 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Shaftesbury School website
In our most recent inspection in March 2023, we were delighted that we were judged by Ofsted as being “Good”. The report reflects the wonderful quality of education we provide, the nurturing environment we have cultivated, and the positive impact we make on the lives of our students. The inspectors commended our commitment to excellence, the strength of our teaching and learning, and the exceptional progress our students have made under the guidance of our team. Our SIAMS inspection also highlighted that we have areas of excellence across the school community and we are a place where young people thrive.
At Shaftesbury School we hold an educational vison close to hearts of everyone “being the best they can be”. Just as Jesus used the parable of The Good Samaritan to explain, “love thy neighbour as thyself”, we too have this at the root of our ethos. This vision and ethos is brought to life through our core values; Belonging, Empathy, Service and Thrive. Staff have the highest expectations of every student and guide them to ensure they become confident learners, who will leave Shaftesbury School with an excellent level of knowledge, skills and experience to flourish in an ever-changing world.
We are pleased to be part of SAST. There is real strength in coming together with a collective responsibility for all of the children’s development and progress between 0-19 years. We believe in preserving schools in the local community. This means that there will be considerable local expertise to support staff with the chance to make a contribution to any wider developments.
Shaftesbury School is a great place to work and is a beautiful town itself; most students come from Shaftesbury and the surrounding area. The school is set on the edge of the town, close to the A303 and within easy commuting distance from the south coast of England, Bath, Salisbury, Yeovil and Wimborne.
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