Youth Mentor Role Overview: Youth Mentor (PRU / Behaviour Support) Contract Type: Full Time Are you a calm, resilient, and confident Teaching Assistant who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about supporting young people with highly challenging behaviour? We are working with a specialist Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) in Blackburn that supports students who have been excluded or are unable to access mainstream education due to behavioural, emotional, or social needs. The school provides structured routines, clear boundaries, and high levels of pastoral support to help pupils re-engage with learning and develop positive behaviours. As a Youth Mentor, you will: Support students on a 1:1 and small-group basis, helping them to engage with learning and regulate emotions. Assist in managing challenging and sometimes high-risk behaviours, using positive behaviour support strategies. Build strong, professional relationships with pupils who may struggle with trust, authority, or boundaries. Work closely with pastoral staff, SEN professionals, and external agencies to support each pupil's progress. Experience working with children or young people with challenging behaviour, SEMH, SEN, or in a PRU/youth setting is advantageous. Flexibility, strong communication skills, and a commitment to safeguarding and student welfare. Hold Right to Work in the UK * Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application * Provide two professional, child-related references covering the last two years

The successful candidate will be required to register and pass all safeguarding and vetting checks. All adults working with children and vulnerable young people are responsible for safeguarding their welfare.