Graduate Behaviour Worker
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Are you a university graduate interested in mental health and behaviour? Are you interested in positive reinforcement and helping to inspire young people with challenging behaviour? Are you considering a future in youth work or psychology?
An Alternative Provision just outside of Newbury are looking for a Graduate Behaviour Mentor to join their team on a full-time basis, starting immediately and continuing long-term. As a Graduate Behaviour Mentor, you will be supporting students aged 11 to 18 with mental health needs and behaviour changes throughout the school day, helping to support them socially, emotionally and academically.
As a Graduate Behaviour Mentor, you will be providing both 1:1 and group support in the classroom under the guidance of the class teacher. You will help manage the students' behaviour, as well as developing appropriate social and emotional skills whilst fostering a positive and encouraging learning environment. You will play a crucial role in the students' education, providing them with a positive role model that they can trust and model their behaviour on. This will help them to thrive post-education and live independently when they leave school.
This is a fantastic opportunity if you are a graduate looking to gain experience working with difficult behaviour and mental health. Equally, if you have considered a future in criminal justice or youth worker, this will grant you with the skills needed by working hands-on with challenging behaviour and hard-to-reach students. You will also have networking opportunities with teachers, therapists and psychologists on-site at the school.
To be successful within this role you need to be ready for a challenge and have a high level of resilience! There will certainly be challenging days but this is an extremely rewarding role, where you will truly make a difference to the lives of young people. Experience working with children and/or adults with challenging behaviour would be beneficial, as well as any experience in a school setting.
- Graduate Behaviour Mentor
- Full-time Monday to Friday, 08:30-15:30
- £90 - £100 per day
- Psychology & Criminology Graduates Apply!
- Newbury
If you are interested in this Graduate Behaviour role and feel you are ready for a challenge then please click 'APPLY NOW'!
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⭐ Lead your Personal Statement with your psychology or criminology degree, as the advert explicitly targets Psychology & Criminology graduates — name your degree subject in the first line.
📊 Quantify any prior experience with young people: e.g. 'Supported 8 students with SEMH needs during a 10-week school placement, reducing classroom incidents by 25%'.
🎯 Highlight any experience in Alternative Provision, PRUs, or SEMH settings directly — the employer is an Alternative Provision and will prioritise candidates who name this context.
🤝 Include a brief section on networking or multi-disciplinary work (e.g. liaising with therapists, SENCOs, or psychologists) to mirror the on-site MDT environment described in the advert.
🌐 If you have volunteered in youth work, criminal justice, or mentoring schemes, list these under a 'Relevant Experience' section — the advert explicitly names criminal justice as a relevant background.
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- •Delivered 1:1 behaviour support sessions to 6 students with SEMH needs over a 10-week school placement, contributing to a 30% reduction in recorded classroom incidents.
- •Co-facilitated weekly group social skills workshops for 12 young people aged 13–17 in a community youth programme, applying positive reinforcement frameworks aligned to psychology degree coursework.
- •Collaborated with 3 on-site therapists and a SENCO during a university-linked Alternative Provision project, supporting behaviour planning for 8 students with challenging behaviour profiles.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Academics' Graduate Behaviour Mentor vacancy at the Alternative Provision near Newbury is precisely the hands-on role I have been seeking since completing my degree. Having studied the psychological and social drivers of behaviour, I am keen to apply positive reinforcement techniques and social-emotional learning strategies directly with young people aged 11–18 who face genuine barriers to education.
My background in psychology has equipped me with a grounded understanding of SEMH needs and de-escalation approaches. During a 12-week university placement supporting hard-to-reach young people in a community youth setting, I delivered weekly 1:1 sessions and contributed to group programmes, working alongside a multi-disciplinary team of counsellors and support workers. I understand that resilience is non-negotiable in this environment, and I am prepared for the challenges that come with it.
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Technical
- ›What do you understand by positive reinforcement and how would you apply it with a student displaying challenging behaviour in a classroom?
- ›How would you differentiate your approach when providing 1:1 support versus group support for students with SEMH needs?
- ›What strategies would you use to de-escalate a student who is becoming dysregulated during a lesson?
- ›How does your psychology or criminology degree inform your understanding of behaviour in young people aged 11–18?
- ›What do you know about safeguarding responsibilities in an Alternative Provision setting, and what would you do if a student disclosed harm?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you worked with someone who was resistant or hard to engage — how did you build trust with them?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to remain calm and resilient under significant pressure. What did you do?
- ›Give an example of when you acted as a positive role model for a younger person or peer. What impact did it have?
- ›Tell me about a time you had to adapt your communication style to suit a specific individual's needs.
- ›Describe a moment when you found a task emotionally challenging. How did you manage your wellbeing while continuing to perform?
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Tell me about a time you worked with someone who was resistant or hard to engage — how did you build trust with them?
Describe a situation where you had to remain calm and resilient under significant pressure. What did you do?