Pastoral Mentor: Student Wellbeing Champion

Vision For Education Ltd.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Vision for Education Ltd seeks a dedicated Pastoral Mentor to support pupils at a Birmingham school. The role focuses on wellbeing, personal development and engagement with education, working with staff to provide pastoral guidance, encouraging positive behaviour and helping students overcome barriers to learning.

This non-teaching role is ideal for someone with experience in pastoral support, mentoring, youth work or behaviour management who wants to make a meaningful difference in a school

Qualifications

• Experience with young people in school, mentoring, youth work or pastoral settings.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Patience, empathy, resilience and professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one and small-group pastoral support to pupils.
• Build positive, trusting relationships with students and act as a consistent source of guidance.
• Support pupils’ emotional wellbeing, confidence and self-esteem.
• Help manage challenging behaviour and promote positive choices.
• Encourage attendance, engagement and participation in school life.
• Identify barriers to learning and work with staff to address them.
• Support pupils facing social, emotional or behavioural difficulties.
• Maintain accurate records of pupil progress and interventions.
• Follow safeguarding policies and report concerns appropriately.

Skills

Pastoral support

Mentoring

Youth work

Behaviour management

Job description

Vision for Education Ltd seeks a dedicated Pastoral Mentor to support pupils at a Birmingham school. The role focuses on wellbeing, personal development and engagement with education, working with staff to provide pastoral guidance, encouraging positive behaviour and helping students overcome barriers to learning.

This non-teaching role is ideal for someone with experience in pastoral support, mentoring, youth work or behaviour management who wants to make a meaningful difference in a school