Wellbeing Mentor
East London Arts & Music, London, E3 3TA6 days remaining to apply
Job start date
4 November 2024
Closing date
18 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- Pastoral, health and welfare
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday - Friday, 37.5hours
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 Year
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,291 - £30,895 TTO Salary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Main Duties and Responsibilities
To develop a 1:1 mentoring relationship with identified students.
Developing and using strategies to manage and support students with wellbeing challenges
Communicate with external support agencies
Working alongside teachers, pastoral leads and support staff to promote the effective de-escalation of trainees in a heightened state of anxiety.
Working alongside parents in helping them to support their child's mental health and ensuring that there are effective lines of communication.
Working directly with individuals or groups to raise self-esteem and confidence of students with a view to improving their personal and social skills.
Monitoring progress in engagement with school and working with trainees to maintain this.
To work with the SENDCO to coordinate a quiet study space (104) which can be accessed by trainees who struggle with loud spaces at break times
To support students in finding ways to understand and self-regulate emotions.
To be a young carer champion
To support isolated trainees with social skills and by coordinating a quiet social space at breaktime
To run small group wellbeing interventions
To liaise regularly with the SENCO and/or schools DSL where necessary.
To attend training and development opportunities as directed by the line manager in order to develop skills and knowledge and keep up to date with developments in the field of behaviour.
What the school offers its staff
-35 Days Annual Leave entitlement
-Great opportunities for CPD and professional growth
-Termly wellbeing days
-Seasonal ticket loan scheme
-Staff Cycle to work Scheme
-Yearly appraisal and pay review
-Highly supportive staff team
-Local government pension scheme (LGPS)
-Teacher pension scheme (TPS)
-Central location and excellent transport links
-Friendly and diverse student and staff community
-Outstanding facilities and resources to support teaching and learning
Flexible working opportunities
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
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About East London Arts & Music
- School type
- Free School, ages 16 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Sixth form and collegejobs
- School size
- 300 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 16 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- East London Arts & Music website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- spir@elam.co.uk
Arranging a visit to East London Arts & Music
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email spir@elam.co.uk.
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