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Behaviour Mentor - Criminology Graduates

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Job summary

An outstanding school is seeking passionate individuals to join as Behaviour Mentors, supporting students with social, emotional, and mental health needs. This full-time role offers criminology graduates an amazing opportunity to gain frontline experience and develop essential communication skills. You will provide consistent support to young people facing challenges, helping them achieve their educational goals. This hands-on experience is invaluable for those looking to pursue careers in Psychology, Therapy, Counselling, or Criminal Justice. If you are proactive and empathetic, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Qualifications

  • Proactive and empathetic individuals are encouraged to apply.
  • Experience with SEN/SEMH children or adults is desirable.

Responsibilities

  • Support students with social, emotional, and mental health needs.
  • Provide 1-1 guidance to help students regulate their emotions.

Skills

Empathy

Communication Skills

Initiative

Proactivity

Education

Degree in Criminology

Degree in Psychology

Degree in Sociology

Job description

Behaviour Mentor - Criminology Graduates

Full Time - ASAP Start

Are you passionate about promoting young people's mental well-being? Could you help students approach and handle different social, emotional, and mental health needs?

An outstanding school in the Newbury, West Berkshire area has a role available for a criminology graduate to join their support staff team as a Behaviour Mentor on a full-time basis. The specialist school supports students with varying social, emotional, and mental health needs. In the role of a Behaviour Mentor, you will be supporting students that have additional needs, with some facing challenges relating to developmental trauma and neglect. Your role is to provide these young people with the required consistency and patience in order to help them achieve an education. Students at this school will benefit from 1-1 guidance and support, helping them to regulate their thoughts and process their emotions in a healthy manner.

Criminology graduates will find the role of Behaviour Mentor to be an AMAZING chance to gain frontline experience and mentoring from professionals based at the school, learning communication skills and how to support children with considerable emotional needs in a classroom environment. This interactive and hands-on experience will be invaluable if you are looking to pursue a career in Psychology, Therapy, Counselling, or even Criminal Justice.

Role Details:

  1. Position: Behaviour Mentor
  2. Field: Criminology Graduates
  3. Focus: SEMH education
  4. Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 3:30
  5. Salary: £85 to £95 earned daily

The successful candidate should be proactive, empathetic, and confident in their ability to take the initiative in order to provide these young people with high-quality care and support. Graduates (Psychology, Criminology, Sociology, etc.) are encouraged to apply; experience with SEN/SEMH children and/or adults is very desirable but not mandatory.

If you think the role of a Behaviour Mentor could be for you, don't hesitate to apply with an up-to-date version of your CV to register your interest.
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