Role: Behaviour Mentor-LSA

Location: Colchester
Pay Rate: £88.92 – £95 per day
Start Date: September 2025

Support Positive Change as a Behaviour Mentor – Colchester

GSL Education is recruiting Behaviour Mentors to support Year 5 class in a primary settings in Colchester. This role involves working closely with students with SEN, including ASD, ADHD, and ODD, while assisting the classroom teacher with tailored behaviour and learning strategies.

Main Responsibilities:
• Provide 1:1 and small group support for pupils with social, emotional, and behavioural needs
• Assist the class teacher with lesson delivery, classroom routines, and transitions
• Help implement personalised behaviour management plans
• Build trust and consistency with students through daily interactions
• Promote a calm, inclusive, and focused learning environment

Candidate Profile:
• Experience supporting children with additional or behavioural needs
• Confident, patient, and consistent in approach
• Understanding of behaviour strategies and trauma-informed practices
• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply through GSL Education)

Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks; including providing an enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service, or completing an application for a new check.
For more information or to register your interest in the Behaviour Mentor-LSA role, or to be considered, please click ‘apply now’ to submit your full and up-to-date CV, and one of our dedicated consultants will be in touch.