KS5 Student Support Mentor

We have recently appointed Student Support Mentors in Key Stages 3 and 4 and are now looking for a Student Support Mentor for Key Stage 5. The successful candidate will be required to provide effective and responsive support, advice, and guidance to students so that they are motivated, empowered, and equipped with the necessary skills to achieve their best. You will liaise closely with pastoral and subject leaders to ensure appropriate and impactful support. Experience of working with young people would be an advantage, but specific training will be given to the successful candidate.

We require an enthusiastic and motivated individual who shares our commitment to ensuring that all students, regardless of their background or personal circumstance, can thrive academically, personally, and socially. Queen Mary’s High School is a vibrant and diverse community, an extremely rewarding place to work, and our students are truly exceptional. We have a dedicated, expert, and conscientious teaching staff, ably supported by superb associate staff. Our ethos and values are demonstrated by the endeavour of all in our school community, who work together to ensure the highest standards of academic achievement.

We are a school that is immensely proud of our commitment to wider and individualised student support that aims to empower all students to achieve their academic potential and recognise that, in addition to the outstanding classroom teaching, the more personalised support offered to individuals and small groups can have a significant impact on a student’s outcomes and aspirations. At Queen Mary’s High School, we are not a school where one size fits all, but we are a school in which diversity thrives, is encouraged, and is celebrated. We are much more than the sum of our parts, growing exceptional talent in both our young people and in our staff.

If you are like us, passionate about having a positive impact on young people’s lives and excited by this opportunity, we warmly welcome your application.

• To be a champion for students who are more likely to experience disadvantage.
• To support and motivate students to achieve their very best academically and personally (prioritising students who are more likely to face disadvantage).
• To undertake the duties of a Head of Year.

• To support students on a 1:1 basis or in small groups.
• To work with students to identify and overcome any barriers that may be affecting their personal or academic progress.
• To support young people to engage actively with their learning and the wider life of the school.
• To develop and run small group targeted intervention sessions based on student need e.g. punctuality, organisation, wellbeing, study skills.
• To work within the wider pastoral team, liaising with teachers, Heads of Year, and parents as required.
• To ensure that record keeping is accurate and complete.
• To undertake the duties of a Head of Year (key stage dependent).
• To lead the wider supervision and monitoring of all Sixth Form students during independent study lessons (key stage dependent).
• To be a part of the school’s team of form tutors.

Interview dates: W/C 5th May 2025

The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks include an enhanced disclosure and barring service check as a requirement of this post. Our Safeguarding Policy is available on our website, and we encourage applicants to review it before applying. This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check (formerly CRB) under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Further details regarding this check are available from the school or by visiting www.crb.gov.uk.