Job title: Youth Mentor
Location: Thurrock
Setting: Mainstream Primary School
Pay: £90.00 - £110.00
Start date: ASAP
Duration: Long term with view to go perm
Active Recruitment are currently working closely with a Mainstream Primary School in Thurrock, who are seeking an experienced Youth Mentor to join them in them straight away. This fantastic School requires a mentor to provide group-based support to learners who have been removed from mainstream classes.
The role:
You will be providing specialist support to pupils in both key stage 1 and 2 where behaviour and attendance issues are a cause for concern. You will be reporting the schools SENCO/ Inclusion Lead providing detailed daily feedback and learning progress reports.
Duties and Responsibility:
* Developing and using strategies to manage and support pupils with challenging behaviour.
* To develop a 1:1 mentoring relationship with identified students.
* To draw up agreed action plans with students outlining the aims of the mentoring.
* Working alongside teachers and support staff to promote the effective use of behaviour management strategies.
* To support with the liaison with parents regarding behaviour incidents.
* To offer support and assistance to the Assistant Head.
* To support with the supervision of students not in lessons
* Working directly with individuals or groups to raise self-esteem and confidence of pupils with a view to improvin...