Student Support Mentor

White Hills Park Trust; Bramcote; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational trust is seeking a Student Support Mentor to deliver high-quality pastoral care in Bramcote. The role involves supporting students with attendance and wellbeing, and working alongside a committed team. This position is temporary until August 2027 with the potential to become permanent. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a passion for student support.

Benefits

Access to health services

Qualifications

• Support students who are unwell or struggling to attend lessons.
• Work with identified students to improve attendance, behaviour, or engagement.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality and effective pastoral care.
• Communicate with parents, colleagues and other professionals to support students.

Job description

Student Support Mentor at Alderman White School

Job Reference: EDV/2025/AWS/56013

Location: Chilwell Lane, Bramcote, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 3DU

Contract Type: Temporary

Contract Term: Full-Time

Salary: £21,908.00 - £22,610.00 Annually (Actual) NJE Grade 3, Pts 5 to 7 (£25,583-£26,403)

Closing Date: 9:00am, 12th Nov 2025

Start Date: asap

Positions Available: 1

Interview Date(s): Week Commencing 17 November 2025

About this Role

Hours: 37 hours per week 8.15am - 4.15pm (Monday - Thursday) and 8.30-4pm (Friday) - Term Time Only

Temporary position until August 2027 with the potential to become permanent.

The role is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a highly skilled, enthusiastic and committed team to deliver high quality and effective pastoral care. You will work in our "Base" area alongside other pastoral staff. You will support the work of Progress Leaders; support students who are unwell or struggling to attend lessons; and carry out an initial response and investigation for any incidents which occur, before escalating these to more senior staff if necessary. You will also help supervise the Reset room and our on-site specialist provisions. You will communicate with parents, colleagues and other professionals as necessary to support students. You will be a keyworker for identified students and work with them to improve attendance, behaviour, or engagement with school.

Alderman White School is a friendly, thriving and stimulating place to work and study. Our students are well-behaved and motivated. We have excellent support from parents and the community, and a talented and positive staff team. We are ambitious for every student and provide high-quality pastoral care and support, as well as outstanding enrichment opportunities for our students and the local community.

Staff wellbeing and development is very important to us - we offer a strong sense of community, high quality staffroom facilities and a carefully tailored staff development programme, centralised behaviour system, a feedback policy which takes account of workload, and access to health services through the Schools Advisory Service. PPA time is above the statutory requirement and can be taken off site.

The school is conveniently located 5 minutes from Junction 25 of the M1, close to the A52, as well as tram and bus routes, in a suburban area close to Nottingham University.

Our membership of White Hills Park Trust, a small local Trust of diverse schools with a common ethos and values, provides excellent opportunities for further professional development and networking.

Additional Information

Additional Information about our School can be found at https://aldermanwhite.school.

White Hills Park Trust comprises nine successful schools across Nottinghamshire, six primary, two secondary (one including a sixth form) and one special school. It is an exciting time as the Trust is embarking on a period of steady growth with further schools joining us soon. We are committed to supporting the wellbeing and career aspirations of our staff team.

Our partnership of schools is united by shared ethos and values, working in deep collaboration to give all our children the best possible start in life. Our mission is to provide the very best opportunities and outcomes for young people. Our staff work closely together to deliver high quality teaching and learning, share good practice, pool resources and participate in joint projects for the benefit of pupils.

Further information about the Trust can be found at About Us (whptrust.org).

If you would like to discuss the role, please contact Amy Oakes on [e-mail] or 0115 9170424.

Applications for the post must be submitted by 9am on Wednesday 12 November 2025 via our online application form, which can be found at Vacancies (whptrust.org), or by clicking the 'apply now' link.

Interviews to be held: Week Commencing 17 November.

White Hills Park Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is a Pathfinder for the Framework for Ethical Leadership in Education and expects all leaders to embody these values in their daily work.

All posts are subject to safeguarding responsibilities (relevant to the role), including the duty to protect and promote the welfare of children and young people, and to adhere to the Trust's safeguarding policies and procedures. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. References will be called prior to interview and online searches may be carried out on shortlisted candidates as part of due diligence checks. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).

Claire Shaw

CEO

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