SEMH Learning Mentor: Trauma-Informed Support & Growth

Hill View School; Martock; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS

Paid lunches

Staff wellbeing

CPD training

Flexible working

Job summary

Hill View School, a specialist SEMH school, is seeking a Learning Mentor to work 1:1 with pupils, guiding behaviour and supporting trauma-informed practice.

You will be a relatable role model, bringing outside passions into the school to enrich learning and help learners develop resilience, communication, and life skills in a safe, nurturing environment.

The role offers a stable contract, rewarding career progression, and access to training, with a 32.5 hour week during term time plus INSET days.

Qualifications

• Excellent emotional resilience and the ability to maintain a calm, positive, and professional demeanour in highly challenging situations.
• Genuine empathy and a non-judgemental attitude, with the ability to see the child behind the behaviour.
• The agility to build authentic, highly resilient connections across a diverse age range (5-16), getting on their level to act as a trusted confidant.

Responsibilities

• Inspiring and motivating learners to achieve their goals, fostering confidence and resilience.
• Working alongside learners in the classroom, during hands-on/off-site activities, and providing 1:1 support during moments of dysregulation.
• Actively contributing to a therapeutic learning environment, using co-regulation and de-escalation strategies (such as our Bounce Approach) to support learners in distress.
• Helping young people develop essential life skills like communication, problem-solving, and emotional regulation.
• Embodying and actively modelling our core school values in every interaction: We Stay Safe, We Are Respectful, We Learn More.
• Working closely with the class team, therapists, and parent carers to ensure a consistent, shared approach to each learner's progress.

Skills

Emotional resilience

Empathy

Relationship building

Trauma-informed approach

Safeguarding

Job description

Hill View School, a specialist SEMH school, is seeking a Learning Mentor to work 1:1 with pupils, guiding behaviour and supporting trauma-informed practice.

You will be a relatable role model, bringing outside passions into the school to enrich learning and help learners develop resilience, communication, and life skills in a safe, nurturing environment.

The role offers a stable contract, rewarding career progression, and access to training, with a 32.5 hour week during term time plus INSET days.