Pastoral Mentor

Eden Brown Synergy; Kirklees; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Eden Brown Education is recruiting for a Pastoral Mentor on behalf of a well-established Further Education College in West Yorkshire. This is a full time temporary role to start asap for at least 10 weeks.

Hours are Monday - Friday - 8:30am - 4:30pm with a 4:00pm finish on Fridays.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting young people aged 14-19 within an educational, youth work or support setting.
• Experience delivering one-to-one mentoring, coaching or pastoral support.
• A strong understanding of safeguarding and student wellbeing.
• Experience working with vulnerable, disengaged or hard-to-reach learners.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to work effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Level 2 English and Maths (or equivalent).
• A commitment to helping students achieve their full potential.

Responsibilities

• Providing pastoral support and mentoring to students across the college
• Delivering targeted interventions to improve attendance, engagement and achievement
• Supporting students to overcome barriers to learning and progression
• Monitoring student progress and contributing to review processes
• Identifying safeguarding concerns and making appropriate referrals
• Attending and contributing to multi-agency meetings where required
• Liaising with parents, carers, curriculum staff and external support services
• Signposting students to appropriate internal and external support provision
• Maintaining accurate student records and intervention documentation
• Promoting positive behaviour, wellbeing and personal development

Skills

Pastoral support

One-to-one mentoring

Safeguarding

Stakeholder engagement

Level 2 English & Maths

Job description

Location: West Yorkshire

Type: Temporary - Full Time

Rate: £16.50 - £18.50

Hours are Monday - Friday - 8:30am - 4:30pm with a 4:00pm finish on Fridays.

Eden Brown Education is recruiting for a Pastoral Mentor on behalf of a well-established Further Education College in West Yorkshire.

This is a full time temporary role to start asap for at least 10 weeks.

The Role

You will provide dedicated pastoral support to a caseload of learners, delivering targeted one-to-one interventions and coaching to support attendance, behaviour, wellbeing, personal development and academic success.

Working closely with curriculum teams, safeguarding staff and external agencies, you will play a key role in supporting students who may be facing a range of personal, social or educational challenges.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing pastoral support and mentoring to students across the college
• Delivering targeted interventions to improve attendance, engagement and achievement
• Supporting students to overcome barriers to learning and progression
• Monitoring student progress and contributing to review processes
• Identifying safeguarding concerns and making appropriate referrals
• Attending and contributing to multi-agency meetings where required
• Liaising with parents, carers, curriculum staff and external support services
• Signposting students to appropriate internal and external support provision
• Maintaining accurate student records and intervention documentation
• Promoting positive behaviour, wellbeing and personal development

About You

We are looking for candidates who have:

• Experience supporting young people aged 14-19 within an educational, youth work or support setting
• Experience delivering one-to-one mentoring, coaching or pastoral support
• A strong understanding of safeguarding and student wellbeing
• Experience working with vulnerable, disengaged or hard-to-reach learners
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• The ability to work effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders
• Level 2 English and Maths (or equivalent)
• A commitment to helping students achieve their full potential

Experience of working with care-experienced learners, multi-agency teams, restorative practice or trauma-informed approaches is also required.

Candidates must also have a current DBS

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.