Learning Mentor (Pastoral & Behaviour Specialist)

Learning Mentor ( Pastoral & Behaviour Specialist)

We are looking to recruit an outstanding and committed Learning Mentor who is experienced in providing pastoral and behaviour support and believes young people deserve the very best quality of education.

We are seeking someone with very high expectations who loves working with young people and is ambitious to see them achieve. The ideal candidate will be a resilient team player with a can-do attitude, will be flexible, organised and able to use their own initiative and problem-solve.

At Houstone, our values of Integrity, Ambition, Excellence are underpinned by very high expectations and drive in everything that we do. We have a powerful culture which is warm but strict, based on clear routines, systems, and structures. As a result, our staff enjoy their roles with impeccable behaviour in lessons and hardworking, highly motivated pupils.

Joining Houstone School as a Learning Mentor is a fantastic opportunity to be part of our story – providing transformational experiences for thousands of pupils, developing our staff to be the very best they can be, and influencing the wider system by demonstrating first-hand what is achievable.

Our trust is known for its ‘no excuses, can-do’ culture that seeks to prepare all its pupils to have the opportunity of a pathway to university. If you are passionate about helping all pupils, regardless of background, to achieve this, then this could be the role for you.

Overall responsibilities:

To be responsible for providing one-to-one or group support to pupils with Social, Emotional or Mental Health Needs.

Provide on-call support to respond to behavioural incidents, pupil welfare concerns, and urgent matters during school hours, ensuring timely intervention and adherence to school policies and wellbeing procedures.

To be responsible for the effective administration and organisation of behaviour systems within school (e.g. daily corrections and behaviour points).

To oversee and carry out innovative and effective behaviour intervention programmes in line with Houstone’s ethos of high expectations.

Job Specifics

Start date – September 2025

Salary – AS 11-15 FTE £27,569-£29,393 Actual salary will be pro rata

Contract – Permanent, Full time, Term time + INSET days, 39 weeks per year, 37 hours per week, Monday-Friday

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.

Safeguarding

We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.

The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.

Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:

“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”

The definition of ‘children’ includes everyone under the age of 18.