Behaviour Support Mentor

Contract type - Full time Permanent 

SCP Range:  Scale 6 & S01  SCP 18-25

Full Time Equivalent: : £31,537 to £36,363

Actual: £27,246  to £32,126 

Hours: 37 hours per week, Term Time plus 1 week (39 weeks)

Location: - Bradford, West Yorkshire

Closing date:  8am, Wednesday 18th March 2026

Start of employment date As soon as possible 

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Behaviour Support Mentor to join our team in a specialist secondary SEND setting. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting pupils with complex social, emotional and behavioural needs, helping them to overcome barriers to learning and develop positive behaviour and self-regulation strategies.

Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team, teachers and support staff, you will help develop and implement behaviour support strategies that enable pupils to succeed both academically and socially.

This is a rewarding role where no two days are the same. We are looking for someone who is resilient, compassionate and skilled in supporting pupils who may present complex, emotional, social and challenging behavioural needs.

About the role

• To monitor  the effectiveness of behaviour support activities and intervention strategies,
• To plan the deployment of support staff for a range of behaviour support activities with identified pupils, 
• To support and lead specific training for all staff, within the post holders’ level of additional qualification or accreditation
• To plan, prepare and deliver learning activities for individuals/groups or short term for whole classes and monitoring pupils and assessing, recording and reporting on pupils achievement, progress and development.
• To work with a range of internal and external professionals to prepare students for classroom readiness 

The role would ideally someone who:

• Has experience working with young people with SEND needs including complex learning difficulties and disabilities 
• Has experience working with young people with SEN associated behavioural needs or social, emotional and behavioural needs
• Demonstrate strong behaviour management and de-escalation skills
• Calm, patient, and confident under pressure
• Have experience in education, youth work, care, sports coaching, alternative provision, or similar roles
• Resilient, proactive, and genuinely committed to supporting young people

About us:

Co-op Academy Southfield is part of The Co-op Academies Trust and is co-located with Co-op Academy Grange, a mainstream secondary Academy in Bradford, West Yorkshire.

Co-op Academy Southfield caters for over 350 students and we are one of the largest special schools in the country. We have on-site support from other professionals including Speech and Language Therapists, the School Nursing team, Physiotherapy teams as well as support from Social Care and other services. We enjoy close links with education, leisure, sporting and commercial organisations across the locality and we are keen to actively promote these partnerships for the benefit of the children in our care.

Co-op Academies Trust aims to provide an outstanding education for all our learners, founded on co-operative values, at the heart of the community. It is responsible for thirty-eight Academies across Greater Manchester, Staffordshire & Merseyside and West Yorkshire with the Co-op acting as the sponsor.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salaries, pension schemes and recognised continuous service
• A superb and comprehensive range of CPD activities to further develop your career
• Access to counselling services & Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
• Free access to our ‘Health Assured' a confidential 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Wisdom  - our Health & Wellbeing app to support your well being on the go
• Free flu vaccinations and eye tests with money towards glasses
• You’ll get being a Co-op member, you’ll get a Co-op colleague discount card. This gives you a 30% discount on most Co-op branded products and 10% from non-branded products
• Co-operative discounts and flexible benefits (discounted line rental and broadband package, family care advice and cycle to work scheme, insurance & legal, season tickets, funeral care benefit)
• Discounted gym membership and leisure activities which includes discounts on Merlin Entertainments (Sea Life, Legoland etc), Virgin Experience Days, SuperBreak and many more!
• Co-operative Credit Union: save directly from your salary and receive a competitive dividend. Borrowers can benefit from very competitive interest rates & terms (in comparison with other high street lenders)      

How to Apply:

To apply please complete your application via the Trust website

www.southfield.coopacademies.co.uk/vacancies

Application deadline: 8am, Wednesday 18th March 2026   

Shortlisting will take place on Wednesday 18th March 2026 

Interviews are due to take place on Tuesday 24th March 2026

Co-op Academies Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnerships.

Co-op Academies Trust as an aware employer is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust on its behalf.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check with appropriate children and/or adults barred list check if necessary. A person who is included in the children or adults barred list commits an offence if they engage in regulated activity from which they are barred.



 We value variety and individual differences, and aim to create a culture, environment and practices at all levels which encompass acceptance, respect and inclusion. All our colleagues are expected to demonstrate a commitment to co-operative values and principles, and the Ways of Being Co-op.