Intervention Mentor

Stephenson (MK) Trust; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Stephenson Academy in Milton Keynes is seeking an Intervention Mentor to support students aged 9–16 with SEMH, providing calm, compassionate pastoral guidance and regular one-to-one mentoring.

You will build trusting relationships, engage learners creatively, and work with staff to remove barriers to access education, helping students build resilience and brighter futures.

Qualifications

• Calm and caring approach in a busy environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and active listening
• Ability to build relationships with students with barriers to learning
• Creativity to engage students and encourage resilience
• Ability to communicate effectively with staff and students at the student level

Responsibilities

• Mentor and support students, focusing on pastoral wellbeing and SEMH needs
• Develop trusting relationships with students and staff to support daily learning
• Contribute to holistic education by facilitating engagement and resilience-building activities

Job description

Intervention Mentor Stephenson Academy provides education for students both male and female aged between 9 and 16 years. We are the local SEN provision for students with social emotional and mental health needs (SEMH). We pride ourselves on delivering a high quality curriculum, truly individualised to meet the needs of our students, ensuring successful outcomes for all. We have a cohort of staff who are from all walks of life which has created a truly dynamic and diverse team.

• Do you want to make a difference to a young person's life in Milton Keynes?
• Are you, or do you want to be a teacher?
• 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
• 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
• There are opportunities to develop your own career path with exciting challenges within our ARA's (areas of additional responsibility)

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

NB - Qualification Certificates, Identification and Proof to work in the UK documents are required at Interview