Behaviour Lead Mentor

We are looking for a Behaviour Lead Mentor to join our strong and supportive academy team; someone with great behaviour management and mentoring skills and better mentoring skills, to work closely with students.

You will need motivation, passion, patience and the ability to emotionally support children from various backgrounds and situations.

The ability to communicate effectively with students, staff and parents is imperative in ensuring that effective pastoral support is provided for all our pupils.

The role will be 8am to 4.15pm in term time, with 10 days worked in the holiday period (8.00am-4.00pm) to support reception and the summer school (GCSE results week). The actual salary will be £31,956-£32,914.

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About Us

Harris Academy Orpington opened in September 2016, joining the highly successful Federation of Harris academies in London and the senior leaders here are experienced in creating and running great schools and that is what we are doing in BR5. We are a community school that serves families in and around Orpington and we are well on our way towards providing an outstanding education for the students who come here. We want out students to succeed and have choices in their lives; to take control of their futures and achieve beyond their dreams. We are ambitious, tenacious and enterprising and committed to helping our students succeed. Our work as a Health Science Specialist school, with students being given access to recognised professional qualifications, work experience and careers is unique and is designed to help and support the whole community who are regularly invited into the Academy to hear from guest speakers.

We have the most incredible facilities; with brand new science labs, 3 Main Halls, Dance Studios, 3 Astro Turfs, Drama Studios, dedicated Art and DT blocks, we are incredibly proud of the work that our students do here. We have developed a curriculum that is ambitious and broad. We believe in the need to nurture an appreciation of human creativity and achievement and have designed a curriculum that does just that.

We aim to ensure that every student is inspired and supported to achieve his/her personal best and learning comes first. Our motto is “Together We Can” and if you are interested in joining us, we would be very keen to meet you.

To learn more about working in our academy and what we can offer you, view our academy page via the “why work at” button.

Main Areas of Responsibility

The purpose of your role will be:

• To lead on the Internal Exclusion/Repair and Restore room
• To be responsible for supervising students internally excluded
• To liaise with the AP for behaviour in relation to students attending the Internal Exclusion Unit and their re-integration back into mainstream lessons
• To liaise with teaching staff to ensure appropriate work is set and appropriate provision is in place
• To liaise with parents/ carers and relevant APs and subject staff to ensure smooth transition to and from internal exclusion
• To be responsible for maintaining a calm and purposeful learning environment whilst in Repair and Restore or Internal Exclusion
• To ensure a calm, quiet and purposeful atmosphere is in the Internal Exclusion/Repair and Restore Room
• To reduce potential permanent exclusion by offering an alternative curriculum which includes rigorous behaviour for learning intervention.
• To carry out administrative tasks for students in Repair and Restore
• To develop links with external agencies to set up a wide range of different behaviour intervention programmes.
• To develop strategies which aim to develop students' mental wellbeing
• To mentor pupils where relevant with behaviour concerns, especially in regard to those on Behaviour Boundary 5 or Behaviour Boundary 6
• To support the consistent implementation of the academy Behaviour for Learning policy.
• To be responsible for the calm and purposeful entrance and exit of students into/out of the academy, this to include organising line-ups where appropriate, ensuring that students enter the building in full academy uniform and if not, following the agreed procedures
• To work with the other members of the behaviour team as a unit to achieve the Academy's vision for outstanding behaviour.
• To follow through any issues to do with behaviour as required by the academy Leadership Team, for example, taking student statements regarding incidents and passing these on to relevant colleagues.
• To ensure that all issues that relate to student safety such as allegations of bullying are passed on to academy colleagues, in a timely manner, for further investigation as required

Qualifications & Experience

The successful candidate will have:

• GCSE Maths and English at grade C or above, or equivalent
• Knowledge of the academy behaviour for learning policy
• Knowledge of the range of barriers to learning that students face
• Training in child protection and safeguarding procedures
• Basic knowledge of first aid; e.g. emergency first aid course
• Two years' experience of working in an inner-city school or educational establishment
• Experience of dealing successfully with a range of behaviour issues
• Experience of working with staff to ensure excellent behaviour for learning
• Experience of working with families
• Experience of supervising a group of students for detentions, referral and internal exclusion as appropriate
• Experience of working with challenging students and finding ways in which we can meet their needs more successfully

Rewards & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.

We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.

In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, 26 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays) for non term-time only employees, and many other benefits.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Before applying, please review our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.