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Are you passionate about supporting young people who face behavioural and emotional challenges? Zest Education is working in partnership with a specialist school in Loughborough to recruit a Behaviour Mentor for a September start.
This rewarding role is ideal for individuals with a background in youth work, sports coaching, SEN support, or mental health services. The school caters to pupils with SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) needs, who require patience, consistency, and tailored strategies to succeed both inside and outside the classroom.
Providing 1:1 and small group support to students with challenging behaviour.
Helping pupils re-engage with learning in a safe and supportive environment.
Assisting with de-escalation strategies and behaviour intervention plans.
Working closely with teaching staff, therapists, and pastoral teams.
Experience working with children or young people with additional needs, especially SEMH or behavioural difficulties.
Strong interpersonal skills, resilience, and the ability to build trust.
A proactive and calm approach, even in challenging situations.
A DBS on the update service (or willingness to obtain one through Zest).
A meaningful, long-term role where every day makes a difference.
Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
Competitive daily pay and consistent support from Zest Education.
Opportunities to progress within SEN or education-focused careers.
If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email MIA at mia@zesteducation.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.
Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.
Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.
The role advertised is for temporary supply work.
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Zest Education – small consultancy friendliness with big agency experience.
With over 50 years’ of dedicated education recruitment experience, we understand everything that you go through on a daily basis when working in schools, nurseries and other provisions.
We pair small agency friendliness with big agency experience and will go above and beyond to help you find exactly what you’re looking for. Our priority is to ALWAYS exceed your expectations with unrivalled levels of service.