Student Mentor
A forward thinking Primary school in St Albans are looking to appoint a Student Mentor to joing their collaborate student support team on a full-time basis. The school pride's itself on not having a generic 'one size fits all' approach, as they provide specific, tailored learning programmes to fit the needs of their students. Whilst the school is mainstream, it has a 'hub' for students with additional learning or behaviour needs (SEND/SEMH), where the students receive direct support by working 1:1 with Student Mentors. You may support student with Anxiety, Low Mood, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Condition or students with low attendance and poor engagement with learning as a whole.
Whilst you may have experience of working in an education setting already, you may have experience in the following instead:
1. Working in the care or mental health sector
2. A degree or strong background in subjects such as Psychology, Sociology, Counselling etc
3. Support or social worker/ NHS worker
4. Youth Work/ extra-curricular activities
5. Volunteering with children or vulnerable adults
Start date: Monday 15th April - DBS Dependent (dates can be flexible so please still apply even if you cannot begin right away)
Hours:, Monday to Friday. If you are seeking a part-time position, please still get in touch!
The successful applicant will:
6. Be passionate about the academic and personal development of children
7. Be confident in managing varying behaviours
8. Be able to work well as part of a team, being considerate of others
9. Be willing to share their ideas and contribute
10. Be patient, calm and empathetic
11. Have an understanding of the issues that young people face today
12. Engage and inspire pupils, through building strong and trusting relationships
13. Be dedicated, reliable and punctual
The school:
14. Has an energised and professional working environment
15. Cares deeply about the wellbeing of its staff and students and celebrates diversity
16. Has a large car park for staff
17. Has a bus stop directly outside the school with links to area
18. Invests in its staff through in depth training and continuous professioanl development programmes
In addition, Protocol Education can offer:
19. Competitive rates of pay
20. FREE continued professional development training (CPD) including Team Teach
21. The opportunity for you to network and meet an array of schools, allowingy you to work in both SEND and mainstream, Primary or Secondary schools (if preferred)
22. Ongoing honest, friendly, and professional support from our dedicated team of experts
23. A £50 bonus if you introduce someone new to Protocol Education, as a thank 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 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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