Inclusion and Learning Mentor

The Ravensbourne School; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ravensbourne School in London is seeking an Inclusion and Learning Mentor to support students in engaging with learning and meeting expectations for behaviour, attendance and conduct.

You will mentor students facing barriers to learning, provide targeted interventions and help maintain a calm, structured Removal Room, working with pastoral and SEND colleagues to ensure every student can thrive.

Qualifications

• Support students to successfully engage with learning and meet school behaviour expectations.
• Mentor and provide targeted interventions to help students overcome barriers to learning.
• Oversee Removal Room provision to ensure productive academic work in a structured environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide mentoring and relationship-building to help students engage with mainstream education.
• Work closely with pastoral leaders and SEND colleagues to promote positive behaviour and attendance.
• Support school-wide inclusion priorities and safeguarding commitments.

Job description

At The Ravensbourne School, we are proud to be a forward-thinking and thriving community where learning, inclusion and opportunity sit at the heart of everything we do.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly ambitious school and make a real difference to the lives of young people. As an Inclusion and Learning Mentor, you will play a key role in supporting students to successfully engage with learning and meet the school's expectations for behaviour, attendance and conduct.

Working particularly closely with students who experience barriers to learning, including those demonstrating challenging or persistent behaviours, you will provide mentoring, targeted intervention and effective relationship-building to help students make positive choices, develop strategies to regulate their behaviour and successfully engage with mainstream education.

The successful candidate will also play an important role in overseeing the school's Removal Room provision, ensuring that students complete meaningful academic work within a calm, purposeful and highly structured environment. Working alongside pastoral leaders, teaching staff, SEND colleagues and senior leaders, you will help maintain high expectations, promote positive behaviour and support a culture where every student feels valued, supported and able to thrive.

This is a rewarding opportunity for a resilient, compassionate and proactive individual who is passionate about inclusion, committed to removing barriers to learning and dedicated to helping young people achieve success both inside and outside the classroom.

Orion Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced DBS check and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check. Orion Education is fully committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.