Sports Graduates Needed for Behaviour Mentor Roles

Sports Graduates Needed for Behaviour Mentor Roles ⚽

Ilford
£90–£110 per day
Full-time and long-term opportunities available
Immediate starts and September roles available

Got the energy, resilience, and team spirit schools are looking for?

If you’re a Sports Graduate wondering what’s next, this could be the perfect route into education.

We’re looking for confident, motivated graduates to work as Behaviour Mentors in schools across [Location]. You don’t need to have worked in a classroom before, your coaching experience, leadership skills, and ability to build relationships are exactly what many schools need right now.

You’ll be supporting pupils who need positive role models, structure, encouragement, and someone in their corner when the school day feels tough.

Think less standing on the sidelines, more changing the game.

What does a Behaviour Mentor do?

You’ll work closely with students who may need extra support with:

• Behaviour and emotional regulation
• Confidence and engagement in lessons
• Building positive routines
• Social skills and communication
• Staying focused and motivated throughout the school day

Some days you’ll support in class, other days you might run intervention sessions, mentor pupils 1:1, or help de-escalate situations before they become bigger problems.

No two days are the same, and honestly, that’s part of the fun.

Why Sports Graduates thrive in these roles

Because schools love people who:
✅ Stay calm under pressure
✅ Know how to motivate young people
✅ Build respect naturally
✅ Bring positive energy into the room
✅ Understand teamwork, resilience, and consistency

If you’ve coached, captained a team, worked at sports camps, or led youth activities, you’ve already got transferable skills schools value massively.

This role is ideal if you’re:

• Considering teacher training in the future
• Interested in PE teaching, pastoral support, or SEN
• Thinking about educational psychology or youth work
• Looking for meaningful experience before a PGCE or Masters
• Wanting a role where no day drags

What we’re looking for:

• A degree in Sport, Coaching, Psychology, or a related subject
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with young people
• A patient, resilient, and positive attitude
• Experience coaching, mentoring, tutoring, or working with children is a bonus
• A genuine passion for helping young people succeed

Why work with Protocol Education?

We’ll support you every step of the way, especially if this is your first role in education.

You’ll get:

• Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella faff
• FREE online CPD training
• Dedicated consultant support
• Opportunities in mainstream, SEND, and alternative provision schools
• Valuable classroom experience for future teaching applications
• Flexible opportunities to fit around your goals

Interested in SEN and behaviour support? Ask us about our FREE Thrive training too. Schools love candidates with Thrive knowledge, and it’s a brilliant skill to add to your CV.

Ready to swap the sports hall for the classroom?

If you’re looking for a role where you can motivate, mentor, and genuinely make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

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.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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