Behaviour Mentor – Secondary School | Manchester
📍 Manchester | 🗓️ Start: September 2025 | 💼 Full-Time | 🧠 Pastoral & Academic Support | 💡 Ideal for ex-police, military, or public service professionals
Are you passionate about helping young people make positive choices and reach their potential?
We’re looking for a Behaviour Mentor to join our vibrant, inclusive secondary school community in Manchester.
This is more than a pastoral support role—it’s about building trust, guiding behaviour, and making a real difference in the lives of students who need it most.
🔑 What you’ll do:
- Work 1:1 and in small groups with students needing behaviour or emotional support
- Support academic engagement through structured tutoring and mentoring
- Act as a positive role model, promoting respect, boundaries, and resilience
- De-escalate conflict and help students re-engage with learning
- Liaise with teaching staff and external agencies to ensure joined-up support
✅ Ideal candidate:- Ex-police officer, military personnel, youth worker, or similar with transferable skills
- Strong presence and ability to build positive relationships with young people
- Confident supporting learning and managing behaviour in a school environment
- Calm, consistent, and solution-focused
- Committed to safeguarding, inclusion, and unlocking potential
🎯 Why this role?- Join a committed pastoral team in a school that values character and care as much as academic outcomes
- Excellent training and ongoing development
- A chance to change lives and be part of a student’s long-term success story
- Strong team ethos and leadership support
We are committed to safeguarding children. Each applicant will be expected to undertake compliance checks including Prohibited list, Barred list, DBS and Qualifications.
