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<div class="mds-edited-text mds-font-body-copy-bulk"><p>Harris Academy Sutton is looking to add to our team of experienced Behaviour Mentors.</p>
<p>You will take a lead in supporting student behaviour systems at the Academy, and implement several different strategies aimed at supporting students that make poor behaviour choices.</p>
<p>You will have experience of working with young people and be an excellent communicator and recognise the role that good behaviour for learning can play in supporting great outcomes for all students.</p>
<p>Successful candidates will have a positive outlook, be creative and flexible in the way that they think and work and be able to demonstrate effectively the impact that they have had in team working during their career.</p>
<p><strong>About Us</strong></p>
<p>We believe that a happy and settled staff body helps drive the very best performance from our students. We are committed to a high-quality professional development programme and can draw on expertise from across the Harris Federation. As a HASU member of staff at any level you will receive the training and support that you need to carry out your role effectively and develop at a pace that suits you.</p>
<p>We are committed to ensuring that our staff have the right level of balance between work and home life. Our policies and procedures are aimed at allowing our teaching staff to spend as much time as possible planning and delivering lessons.</p>
<p>We work in an award-winning building with excellent facilities. Our thriving staff association ensures all new members of staff soon feel part of the HASU community.</p>
<p>We run a broad and diverse curriculum to a fully comprehensive intake of students.</p>
<p>Our focus on the core value of Integrity means that our behaviour is excellent, with staff supported by a strong and highly visible Academy Leadership Group. Detentions are run centrally, allowing teaching staff to do what they do best: plan and teach amazing lessons.</p>
<p>Attendance and engagement with learning is high, and centrally planned tutor time resources ensure that our tutors can engage with students whilst delivering high-quality experiences.</p>
<p><strong>Main Areas of Responsibility</strong></p>
<p><strong>Behaviour for Learning</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>To support and play a lead role with the consistent implementation of the Academy Behaviour Policy.</li>
<li>To be responsible for the calm and purposeful entrance and exit of students into/out of the academy</li>
<li>To work with the other members of the pastoral team as a unit to ensure students are</li>
<li>monitored and supervised before school, during break and throughout lunch.</li>
<li>To assist with the management of detentions every afternoon.</li>
<li>To act as the liaison between the academy and the local community (including the Police) for any aspect of behaviour issues arising during the academy day eg, truancy sweeps, liaising with local shopkeepers.</li>
<li>Ensuring that follow up action is taken for students failing to meet academy standards</li>
<li>particularly outside lessons;</li>
<li>To follow through any issues to do with behaviour as required by the academy Leadership Group, for example, taking student statements regarding incidents and passing these on to relevant colleagues.</li>
<li>To mentor students on, supporting successful achievement of targets and contributing to meetings/reports. This may include supporting in lessons as appropriate.</li>
<li>To present reports of student's progress to review meetings.</li>
<li>To ensure that all issues that relate to student safety and/or safeguarding are passed on to academy colleagues, in a timely manner, for further investigation as required.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Management of the Academy Reflection Room</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>To assist in the management and supervision of the Reflection Room in line with Academy protocols and procedures</li>
<li>To provide the students with very clear expectations of conduct and be responsible for a calm and purposeful learning environment.</li>
<li>To organise and liaise with teaching staff to ensure any necessary work and lesson content for students is set appropriately and the relevant curriculum is delivered.</li>
<li>To keep updated and accurate records of students</li>
<li>To facilitate any necessary paperwork such as sending relevant letters home</li>
<li>To ensure that follow up action is taken for students failing to meet expectations while</li>
<li>undertaking a period of reflection.</li>
<li>To follow through any issues to do with behaviour as required by the Academy Leadership Group or Pastoral team, for example, taking student statements regarding incidents and passing these on to relevant colleagues.</li>
<li>To ensure that all issues that relate to student safety such as safeguarding or allegations of bullying are passed on to relevant Academy colleagues, in a timely manner, for further investigation as required.</li>
<li>To be a role model for the students attending the Reflection Room.</li>
<li>To be proactive in sharing good practice, using Federation models of good practice to inform development of the Reflection Room.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Qualifications &amp; Experience</strong></p>
<p>The successful candidate will have:</p>
<ul>
<li>GCSE Maths and English at grade C or above, or equivalent</li>
<li>Knowledge of the Academy Behaviour Policy (can be found on our website)</li>
<li>Knowledge of the range of barriers to learning that students face</li>
<li>Effective use of basic ICT</li>
<li>Experience of working successfully with young people in a school or otherwise</li>
<li>Experience of working with families</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Next Steps</strong></p>
<p>If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact us via e-mail, or call to arrange a conversation.</p>
<p>Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. You will need this when completing your application.</p>
<p>Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.</p>
<p><strong>Professional Development &amp; Benefits</strong></p>
<p>Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.</p>
<p>We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.</p>
<p>In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, 26 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays) for non term-time only employees, and many other benefits.</p>
<p><strong>Safeguarding Notice</strong></p>
<p>The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.&nbsp;Before applying, please review our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders.</p>
<p><strong>Equal Opportunities</strong></p>
<p>The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.</p>
<p>As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.</p>