Children's Mentor

Sennen Education Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An education support organization in Manchester is seeking individuals to work with children who have additional needs. In this rewarding role, you will assist children in improving their independence and attitude. Experience with challenging behaviors and excellent communication skills are essential. Join a team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children.

Benefits

Experienced consultant support

Mileage reimbursement

Access to CPD courses

Shop discounts

Referral bonuses

Full interview preparation

Qualifications

• Experience working with children with additional needs is crucial.
• Confidence and excellent communication skills are essential.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a support team is required.

Responsibilities

• Support children with Social Emotional and Mental Health needs.
• Adapt approaches based on individual child needs.
• Build meaningful relationships with children.

Skills

Experience with challenging behaviours

Excellent communication skills

Collaborative working

Job description

Overview

Are you looking to work with children who have additional needs and mentoring in the right direction? Then this role is for you.

Sennen Education are working in partnership with a school supporting children and young people with Social Emotional and Mental Health. You will not only be working with them to help them progress in life and independence but also their attitude and willingness to do better. Every child will be different, and you will need to adapt your approach accordingly. You could be working with a child who has a history of childhood trauma or a child involved in a gang but ultimately they all need our help!

This is an extremely rewarding role where you can build meaningful relationships.

Benefits of registering with Sennen Education

• Experienced consultant to offer support and advice
• Mileage paid if driving
• Over 1000+ CPD courses - in person and virtually
• Shop discounts and vouchers
• A generous referral scheme - recommend a friend and earn a reward
• Full interview preparation and assistance with an expert in the field

Ideal Candidates

• Have previous experience working with challenging behaviours either from the classroom environment or a Care and Support Background.
• Will be confident and have excellent communication skills
• Work collaboratively with the learning support team

Safeguarding

Safeguarding children and young people is at the heart of what we do and we undertake checks on all the candidates we work with. As such, all post holders are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. If you do not have a subscription to the DBS Update Service, you may be required to complete a new DBS application as part of the registration process. We offer all our registered candidates free safeguarding and prevent duty training.