Attendance Outreach and Learning Mentor
Saint John Bosco College, London, SW11 3DQ20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
14 April 2026 at 9am
Date listed
25 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 36 hours per week, Monday - Friday 40 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £37,509
Pay scale
- Scale 6, Point 18-20
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Governors are seeking to recruit an Attendance Outreach and Learning Mentor. The Attendance Outreach and Learning Mentor will support the school in improving student attendance and engagement by working with pupils and families to address barriers to learning and attendance. The post holder will contribute to attendance processes, provide mentoring support and work collaboratively with staff and other external agencies under the direction of the Head of Learning.
It is an exciting time to join St John Bosco College as we continue our journey towards being an outstanding Roman Catholic, Salesian school, now that we are fully settled into our state-of-the-art building in the heart of Battersea. Our success can be credited to our committed and dedicated staff who strive for excellence and promote high aspirations throughout the school.
The successful candidate will:
- Support pupils attendance being at or above 95%
- Re-engage pupils with attending school through mentoring, 1:1 sessions and in class support
- Promote pupil well being
- Develop a positive relationship with the families and help them to overcome barriers to attendance
- Collect pupils from home and accompany them to school
- To liaise with pupils, parents and professionals as appropriate
- Working with colleagues across the school to support pupil welfare
- Commitment to ensuring that all pupils in the school are supported to achieve their best
- Be fully supportive of the school’s Roman Catholic ethos and able to contribute to the wider life of the school
What the school offers its staff
OUR CULTURE AND ETHOS ✅ A proud, diverse and inclusive Catholic school making a real difference to the lives of our students ✅ A strong RUAH ethos (Respect, Understanding, Affection and Humour) – our culture is rooted in family, belonging and mutual respect ✅ Part of a worldwide Salesian network of schools – sharing values, mission and support ✅ A clear behaviour policy built on our values and consistently upheld ✅ Staff voice matters – we actively consult on wellbeing, workload, curriculum, systems and student experience ✅ Staff are celebrated on merit – regular recognition of the difference they make ✅ All SLT teach – modelling shared responsibility and understanding
WORKLOAD AND SYSTEMS THAT RESPECT STAFF TIME ✅ We promote working smarter, not harder – focusing on purposeful systems ✅ A streamlined marking policy – teachers do not mark every book; we prioritise impact over quantity ✅ Weekly department meetings built into the timetable – no late evenings ✅ PPA allowance of 17% including CPD and Departmental time in school hours, enabling teachers to plan high-quality lessons ✅ Only 2 break duties and 1 lunch duty per week – fair, balanced and manageable ✅ Centralised detention system for homework and lateness – led by the pastoral team, not individual teachers
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE ✅ A bespoke coaching programme for every staff member ✅ CPD rooted in the SSAT Embedding Formative Assessment model – focused, practical and high-impact ✅ Weekly CPD time built into the school day – no need for regular after-school sessions ✅ Just 8 twilight CPD sessions scheduled across the whole year ✅ Accredited at Bronze by the TDT’s Building Expert Schools programme - independently verified for excellence in professional learning. ✅ Governors can financially support post-graduate studies ( up to 25%) for courses directly related to improving student outcomes or experience Our Commitment to Staff Wellbeing At SJBC, we’re building a school that values its staff just as much as its students.
FLEXIBILITY AND WELLBEING ✅ Flexible PPA arrangements – staff can request a late start or early finish once a week to work from home ✅ Access to a free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 professional counselling and advice ✅ On-site gym – free for staff use ✅ A programme of staff social activities promoting wellbeing and a real sense of community led by an experienced staff wellbeing coordinator ✅ Trained Mental Health practitioners and MH first aiders available to support staff wellbeing ✅ Chaplaincy team that supports staff and students and dedicated spaces for quiet prayer and/or reflection for those that want it
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Saint John Bosco College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 828 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Saint John Bosco College website
- Email address
- apply@sjbc.wandsworth.sch.uk
St John Bosco College is an 'Outstanding' (RC Archdiocese of Southwark May 2019) Roman Catholic, 11 – 18 mixed school. The school is in the top 5% of schools nationally for GCSE progress and in the top 1% for progress made by disadvantaged students. Our success can be credited to our committed and dedicated staff who strive for excellence and promote high aspirations throughout the school.
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