Join a welcoming mainstream primary school where you’ll build meaningful relationships and help children thrive through positive behaviour support.
Behaviour Mentor – Mainstream Primary School
Location: Aldgate, Tower Hamlets
Pay: £93–£107 per day (PAYE)
Hours: 8:30am–3:30pm
Job Type: Full-time, Long-term
Behaviour Mentor – Make a Real Difference
Ortus Recruitment are looking for a confident, experienced and supportive Behaviour Mentor to join a welcoming mainstream primary school in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets.
This role is ideal for someone with previous experience working with children who can build strong relationships, maintain clear boundaries and confidently support pupils with behavioural needs.
You will provide 1:1 support to a child, helping them regulate their emotions, make positive choices and engage successfully with learning.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Providing 1:1 support to a pupil with behavioural needs
- Building a positive and trusting relationship
- Supporting emotional regulation and positive behaviour
- Encouraging engagement in lessons and school activities
- Setting clear and consistent boundaries
- Helping develop confidence and social skills
- Supporting the pupil during lessons, break times and activities
- Using positive behaviour strategies
- Working closely with teachers and the wider school team
- Acting as a positive and consistent role model
Who We’re Looking For
Previous experience working with children is essential.
We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in:
- Behaviour support
- Teaching Assistant roles
- Sports coaching or football
- Youth work
- Mentoring
- Working with children or young people
- Care or residential settings
- Community or support work
A sports or coaching background would be particularly beneficial, as confidence, teamwork and resilience can transfer extremely well into a school environment.
What We’re Looking For
The successful candidate will be:
- Experienced working with children
- Confident and approachable
- Patient and resilient
- Calm when managing challenging behaviour
- Consistent when setting boundaries
- Positive and energetic
- A strong communicator
- Reliable and committed
- Able to build positive relationships
- Passionate about supporting children to succeed
What We Offer
- £93–£107 per day PAYE
- 8:30am–3:30pm, Monday to Friday
- Full-time, long-term position
- Weekly pay
- Valuable experience in behaviour, SEN and education
- Training and development opportunities
- Support from an experienced recruitment consultant
- Potential opportunity for the role to become permanent
- Referral bonus available
Interested?
If you have previous experience working with children and a background in behaviour support, mentoring, sports, youth work or education, we’d love to hear from you.
Contact Alaa:
Email: alaa.aljaf@ortusrecruitment.com
Phone: 020 8106 6666
Apply today and take the next step towards a rewarding career in education.
Behaviour Mentor – Aldgate, Tower Hamlets – Mainstream Primary School