Positive Behaviour Mentor

The PRIDE Academy, West Drayton, Middlesex, UB7 8AB

44 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  to be confirmed

• Closing date

  27 August 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 36 hours per week – term time only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Support Staff Pay Scale 5/6 – FTE £32,064 - £36,579. Pro rata salary £27,456.37 - £31,322.56

What skills and experience we're looking for

The PRIDE Academy is seeking a passionate and dedicated Positive Behaviour Mentor to join our team. Overall, the aim of a Positive Behaviour Mentor in our School is to create a supportive, inclusive environment where every pupil can develop positive behaviours, achieve their potential, and build the skills needed for lifelong success.

Key Responsibilities:

•  To play an active role in managing the behaviour and emotions of SEMH and ASC students on a day-to-day basis.
•  To work under the direction of the Lead and Deputy to implement ongoing behavioural and emotional interventions and ensure effective communication is maintained throughout the school.
•  To work closely with the Multi-Agency and Therapies Coordinator, to ensure the delivery of interventions for students, who may require additional support with the development of their personal skills and enable them to emotionally regulate and fully participate in learning.
•  To provide pastoral support to a designated group of students.

Key Requirements:

• GCSE English Maths & English
• Experience of working with young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties and/or challenging behaviour
• Experience of working with students with a range of Special Educational Needs such as ADHD and ASD.
• Excellent classroom and behaviour management skills.
• Arbor and CPOMS experience

What the school offers its staff

OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:

Rewards & Benefits:

•Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment

•Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family

•Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Employee Car Lease Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)

•Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee

Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme and Free Virtual GP Appointments

•Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)

•Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)

Find out what makes Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust a truly rewarding place to work – visit our ‘Work for Us’ page to learn more about our values, opportunities and the difference our staff make every day.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

PBM JD.pdf - 832 KB (opens in new tab)

About The PRIDE Academy

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Size: 126 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The PRIDE Academy website
• Email address: starapdar@theprideacademy.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-pride-academy-west-drayton

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