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Student Support Mentor

Bluecoat Wollaton Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 1EA

This job expired on 18 July 2025 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  18 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  7 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,067 - £34,314

What skills and experience we're looking for

Take responsibility for own professional development and be willing to partake in further in-service or external staff development and training
Possess C or above in GCSE English or equivalent
Knowledge and ability to work effectively and network with a wide range of supporting services in both the public and private sectors
Experience of teaching, counselling, youth work, careers, social service or human resources.
Knowledge of SEN, EAL

EXPERIENCE

Previous experience of working within an educational setting
Previous experience of working with young people
Experience of working with children with special educational needs
Willingness to identify and develop own IT skills
Working knowledge of DCSF, Local Authority and other regulatory body’s legislation and policy relating to education

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Ability to work flexibly in a team situation whilst being able to prioritise, show initiative and work independently, ensuring key tasks are achieved within deadlines.
Working with others, the ability to assess and review young people and family circumstances and plan appropriate responses.
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Excellent organisational and administrative skills
Good interpersonal skills
The ability to engage constructively with, and relate to, a wide range of young people and families/carers with different ethnic and social backgrounds.
Ability to see the coaching role as a long-term activity designed to achieve the goals in the learning action plan.
An ability to do something worthwhile for young people, to understand their needs and to gain insights into how they thing.
Ability to engage in joint goal setting with the individual child.

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Confidence and independence
Ability to work unsupervised and independently understanding school roles and responsibilities and your own position within these
Builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues and stakeholders in a fair and equitable manner
Good time management skills
Willingness to work within the Christian framework of the school
Suitability to work with children

What the school offers its staff

• Archway benefits to include shopping discounts and competitions
• A free and confidential employee assistance programme offering counselling and advice
• Access to a generous pension scheme
• Access to discounted travel schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Comprehensive training and support
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• Eye care voucher scheme
• Free flu vaccine
• Access to e-learning and development

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to the satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check, Barred List check, the receipt of satisfactory references, online searches and any other statutory checks that are required for the post. We are an equal opportunities employer.

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About Bluecoat Wollaton Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 826 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bluecoat Wollaton Academy website
• Email address: hr@archwaytrust.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bluecoat-wollaton-academy

Arranging a visit to Bluecoat Wollaton Academy

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