Mental Health and Wellbeing Learning Support Mentor
Location: East of England, Essex, Basildon
Job Type: Contract, expected to work Full-Time hours
Primary Industry: Education and Training
Salary: £85 - £90 Per day
Benefits: £50 referral bonus
Job Description:
Job Duties:
1. Provide one-on-one support to students experiencing mental health challenges
2. Create and implement individualised support plans for students
3. Offer guidance and assistance in coping strategies and stress management techniques
4. Collaborate with teachers and other support staff to ensure a holistic approach to student wellbeing
5. Maintain accurate records of student progress and interventions
Required Qualifications:
6. Experience working with individuals with mental health issues
7. Strong communication and interpersonal skills
8. Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism at all times
Education:
Ideal but not essential woud be a degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant field such as Psychology, Social Work, or Counselling
Experience:
Ideally previous experience in a similar role
Knowledge and Skills:
9. Understanding of mental health issues affecting students in an educational setting
10. Ability to develop and implement support plans tailored to individual needs
11. Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection policies
Preferred Qualifications:
12. Additional training in mental health first aid
13. Experience working in a school or educational environment
Working Conditions:
14. Work primarily within the school setting
15. Regular interaction with students, teachers, and parents
16. Potential for occasional evening or weekend work for events or meetings
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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