Job Description

From Justice to Education: Behaviour & Inclusion Mentor

Location: Lancashire (Preston, Blackpool, Blackburn, and Burnley)

Contract: Full-time, Long-term & Permanent opportunities

Backgrounds: HMP Service, YOI, Youth Offending Teams, Probation, Police

The Role: A New Environment for Your Skill-set

Are you looking for a career change that offers better hours and school holidays, without losing the "front-line" impact of your current role?

Tradewind Recruitment is seeking individuals with experience in the Prison Service, Young Offender Institutions (YOI), or Youth Offending Teams to transition into Secondary Schools across Lancashire. Our schools are looking for staff who aren't easily intimidated, who understand complex group dynamics, and who have the "presence" to maintain safety and order in an educational setting.

Why Your Skills are High-Value in Schools

Mainstream and Alternative Provisions in Lancashire are facing a rise in complex behaviours. Your background in the Justice Sector makes you an ideal candidate for:

  • You can read a room and spot a potential conflict before it starts.

  • You know how to use verbal de-escalation to "talk down" a high-stress situation.

  • You understand the importance of consistency, routine, and clear expectations for young people.

  • You believe in "fresh starts" and have the patience to work with students who have been let down by the system.

Your Responsibilities

  • Inclusion Lead: Managing the "Isolation" or "Reflective" units where students go when they cannot be in a mainstream classroom.

  • Direct Intervention: Working 1:1 with students at risk of permanent exclusion or those involved in anti-social behaviour outside of school.

  • Safety & Presence: Providing a calm, authoritative presence in corridors and during transition periods.

  • Mentoring: Helping students understand the long-term consequences of their actions and guiding them toward better choices.

The Benefits of Moving to Education

  • Work-Life Balance: Monday to Friday, 08:30 - 15:30. No more night shifts or weekend rotas.

  • School Holidays: 13 weeks of holiday per year to spend with your family or pursue hobbies.

  • Local Impact: Use your experience to prevent local Lancashire kids from entering the justice system in the first place.

What We Need From You

  • Proven Experience: A background in HMP, YOI, Police, or Youth Offending is essential.

  • Resilience: A thick skin and a calm, professional temperament.

  • Integrity: High standards of safeguarding and the ability to act as a positive role model.

  • DBS: A willingness to undergo an Enhanced DBS check (we can facilitate this).

How to Apply

Ready to use your experience to change lives in a different way?

Apply Now: Send your CV to racahel.boaler@twrecruitment.com or call our Lancashire Secondary Desk on 07423186662 for a confidential discussion about transitioning into education (or click apply).

Tradewind Recruitment is a Sunday Times Top 100 employer. We value the unique skills that ex-justice personnel bring to the classroom.