Physical and Mental Health Mentor

The Methodist Church in Britain; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High level of support and professional

Training and best practice sharing

Free childcare for ages 3+

Job summary

This mentoring post sits within Billesley Primary School, part of the Elliot Foundation Multi-Academy Trust, and runs term time only. The role centres on supporting pupils' physical and mental health and positive learning behaviours through one-to-one mentoring and in-class support.

It also covers improving attendance by working with families, planning extracurricular activities and possibly sharing practice across Trust schools.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication with pupils, parents, carers and staff.
• Knowledge of teaching and ability to design courses.
• Ability to challenge and support colleagues.
• Understanding links between curriculum, social and emotional learning and attainment.
• Drive, energy and enthusiasm.

Responsibilities

• Mentor pupils to raise social, emotional and mental health through mentoring and in-class support.
• Identify pupils who would benefit from mentoring, working with staff to agree how their needs are met.
• Deliver strategies and activities that build pupils' self-esteem and confidence.
• Promote physical and mental health and positive learning behaviours across the school.
• Improve attendance by engaging with families, pupils and the wider system.
• Use evidence-informed practice to build emotional resilience in and beyond the classroom.
• Support the Leadership Team in delivering the school's vision.
• Plan and support extracurricular learning opportunities and contribute to fundraising events.
• Help identify areas of strength and improvement, drawing on knowledge of day-to-day policies.
• Ensure systems are fair, transparent and promote pupil wellbeing.
• Support pupils at the start and end of the day and in the playground as required.

Skills

Communication

Pupil wellbeing

Relationships

SEL knowledge

Organisational skills

Job description

This mentoring post sits within Billesley Primary School, part of the Elliot Foundation Multi-Academy Trust, and runs term time only. The role centres on supporting pupils' physical and mental health and positive learning behaviours through one-to-one mentoring and in-class support. It also covers improving attendance by working with families, planning extracurricular activities and possibly sharing practice across Trust schools. Visa sponsorship is not available, and the successful candidate will need an enhanced DBS check.

What the job involves

• Mentor pupils to raise standards of social, emotional and mental health, through mentoring and in-class support
• Identify pupils who would benefit from mentoring, working with staff to agree how their needs are met
• Deliver strategies and activities that build pupils' self-esteem and confidence
• Promote physical and mental health and positive learning behaviours across the school
• Improve attendance by engaging with families, pupils and the wider system
• Use evidence-informed practice to build emotional resilience in and beyond the classroom
• Support the Leadership Team in delivering the school's vision
• Plan and support extracurricular learning opportunitiesContribute to key fundraising events
• Help identify areas of strength and improvement, drawing on knowledge of day-to-day policies
• Ensure systems are fair, transparent and promote pupil wellbeing
• Support pupils at the start and end of the day and in the playground as required

What's required

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent communication skills and positive relationships with pupils, parents, carers and staff
• Knowledge of teaching and ability to design courses
• Ability to challenge and support colleagues
• Understanding of the links between curriculum, social and emotional learning and attainment
• Drive, energy and enthusiasm
• Willingness to be accountable for own and school decisions

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Right to work in the UK

Other

• Passion for evidence-based practice
• Warmth, care and sensitivity when working with children
• Open-minded, self-evaluative and adaptable to change
• Reflective practitioner
• Ability to work flexibly
• Commitment to equal opportunities in practice

What's offered

• High level of support and professional development
• Opportunities to train and share best practice with other Elliot Foundation MAT schools
• Free childcare for ages 3 and over, plus after-school care, on discussion with the school