Location: Newport, South Wales. Pay Rate: £92.95 per day. Hours: 8:30am - 3:30pm. Contract: Full Academic Year.
About the Role
Teaching Personnel is seeking a Sports & Behaviour Support Mentor to support both general classroom learning and pupils with Additional Learning Needs (ALN) at one of our partner secondary schools in the Newport area. The role is a rewarding opportunity for someone resilient, patient, and motivated to make a real difference in young people's lives. You will play a key role in supporting pupils who may display challenging behaviour or emotional needs, providing consistency, encouragement, and understanding to help them remain focused, engaged, and confident throughout the school day.
An interest in sport or physical activity is desirable, as this can be used as a positive tool to build relationships, encourage engagement, and promote emotional regulation. While the role is primarily classroom‑based, there will be opportunities to use sport to enhance participation and support wider school involvement. There may also be opportunities to support or cover PE lessons during staff absence, for candidates who are keen to take on additional responsibility and develop their behaviour management and classroom leadership skills.
What We're Looking For
* A positive, proactive, and compassionate attitude
* Experience supporting children or young people through coaching, mentoring, youth work, or working with SEN/ALN and challenging behaviour (desirable)
* The ability to implement behaviour management and de‑escalation strategies effectively
* A commitment to promoting engagement, confidence, and emotional development
* Dedication to fostering an inclusive, supportive learning environment
Requirements
* Registration with the Education Workforce Council (EWC)
* An Enhanced Child DBS on the Update Service
* At least two professional references covering the past two years
Benefits
* Competitive daily pay
* Weekly PAYE pay
* A dedicated recruitment consultant offering personalised guidance and local school placements
* Free access to CPD‑accredited training, including behaviour support and safeguarding courses
* Opportunities for long‑term and permanent opportunities
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance "Keeping Children Safe in Education", which may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer all our registered candidates free child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance is provided.
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