Senior Behaviour Support Mentor

Bayside Academy, POOLE, Dorset, BH16 5AH

40 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 2pm

• Date listed

  20 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,143.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 6 SCP 16-22

Senior Behaviour Support Mentor job summary

Join Our Team as a Senior Behaviour Support Mentor!

32.5 hours a week Monday - Friday, Term-time only.

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of young people? At Bayside Academy, we are looking for a dedicated Senior Behaviour Support Mentor to help pupils thrive both in learning and life.

Bayside Academy is a Primary school in Poole, Dorset with classes from EYFS to Year 6.

In this role, you’ll:

• Deliver targeted interventions to support positive behaviour and learning outcomes.
• Work closely with teachers, SENCo and pastoral teams to create a supportive environment.
• Plan enrichment activities and life skills sessions to prepare pupils for successful transitions.
• Monitor and improve behaviour strategies across the academy.
• Resolve difficulties causing concerns as quickly as possible

If you’re proactive, empathetic and committed to safeguarding and promoting pupil welfare, we’d love to hear from you. This is your chance to join a forward-thinking, friendly team and make a lasting impact.

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 Bayside Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 197 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bayside Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bayside-academy

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