Behaviour Mentor
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Behaviour Mentor $ú Empower, Support, Inspire!
Are you passionate about guiding and supporting young people to reach their full potential? Do you have the skills to mentor, motivate, and champion students in their educational journey? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
Sheaf Training is looking for a Behaviour Mentor to play a crucial role in supporting student behaviour, engagement, and learning while ensuring a safe, inclusive, and inspiring environment for all. As a trusted advocate, you&©ll help students overcome challenges, develop confidence, and thrive both academically and personally.
What You&©ll Be Doing:
Mentoring and advocating for students, ensuring they feel supported and empowered.
Encouraging positive behaviour through Personal Engagement Agreements and tailored interventions.
Supporting learning delivery, helping students grasp key concepts and develop essential study skills.
Identifying learning and behaviour needs, working closely with colleagues to put the right support in place.
Providing constructive feedback, assessing progress, and celebrating student achievements.
Developing creative approaches to mentoring, using engaging techniques to inspire and motivate.
Referring to pastoral, academic, or external professionals when additional specialist support is required.
What We&©re Looking For:
A compassionate and motivated individual with a strong commitment to student welfare and success.
Experience in mentoring, coaching, or supporting young people in an educational setting.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusting relationships.
A problem-solver with a positive approach to behaviour management and student engagement.
A strong understanding of safeguarding, equality, and diversity, ensuring a safe and supportive environment.
Why Join Us?
Make a lasting impact on young people&©s lives.
Work in a supportive, inclusive, and forward-thinking team.
Gain valuable training and professional development opportunities.
Be part of a dynamic environment that champions student success.
If you&©re ready to support, inspire, and guide students towards a brighter future, we&©d love to hear from you!
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.
Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.
If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.
Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.