7 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    4 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    24 June 2025

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Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£29,572.00 - £31,586.00 Annually (Actual)

Inclusion Mentor job summary

Inclusion Mentor – Bridge Academy

1 year fixed term contract

Salary: from Range 3 £29,572 FTE (from £25.663 Actual Salary TTO 39 Weeks) 37 hours per week

Do you want to make a difference to a young person’s life in Milton Keynes?

Do you want to help us to build brighter futures?

Are you someone with excellent interpersonal skills, a great listener who is non-judgmental and calm under pressure?
Would you like the chance to be part of an exciting, forward-looking Alternative Education provider, which works in a holistic way?
Would you like to be part of a team that works hard to improve the life chances of some of the most vulnerable young people in Milton Keynes?

We are seeking:

  • A calm and caring person who will thrive in a busy environment, where conflict resolution makes up a part of everyday.

An individual who can support students in improving their behaviour and behaviour for learning within the academy.

An individual who can support inclusion interventions and line manage associated inclusion mentors.

  • A passionate leader of young people, who cares about holistic education and is willing to get involved with pastoral concerns impacting on every aspect of each young person’s life, as part of the daily routine
  • A mentor with the ability to be creative and use imaginative flair to engage our young people, helping them to be more resilient and access education more effectively.
  • A person skilled in building relationships with everyone, no-matter who they are and what their barriers to learning might be.
  • An understanding individual who can put themselves in other’s shoes but also communicate other perspectives, to enhance our students’ understanding of the world.
  • A team player, who can work well with staff and students alike and can communicate at the young person’s level in a calm and professional way.

Why choose our Trust?

We can offer you:

  • A welcoming and positive working environment where the wellbeing of both students and staff is a top priority.
  • High quality professional development and support including bespoke CPD.
  • Small class sizes, with the ability to be truly creative, not prescriptive.
  • Progression opportunities across the Trust
  • Free access to holistic treatments as part of our wellbeing policy

Closing date for all applications: Friday 4th July 2025 midday

Shortlisting: Friday 4th July 2025 PM

Interview will take place on: Monday 14th July 2025

Please Note Qualification Certificates and Identification documents are required at Interview.

Visits to Bridge Academy are welcomed by contacting:
HR, 01908 889 417 –
shelley.rowland@bridgeacademy.org.uk

CVs will not be accepted but an application pack can be found on our website: www.stephensonmktrust.org.uk/Stephenson-MK-Trust-Vacancies/ or alternatively email recruitment@stephensonmktrust.org.uk

Stephenson (MK) Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This commitment to robust Recruitment, Selection and Induction procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust on its behalf. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate is required prior to commencement of this post

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Bridge Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 19
School size
26 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
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