Family Learning & Play Mentor

What skills and experience we're looking for:

• Be patient, calm, open-minded and serve as a positive role model to children and families.
• Have the ability to build strong relationships with pupils; encouraging responsibility, resilience and positive behaviour choices.
• Have experience of working with parents and carers.
• Work with the team to create safe spaces where young people feel heard & understood while empowering parents and carers to strengthen relationships.
• Demonstrate a genuine passion for inclusion and working with children & families to promote readiness for school, wellness and play.
• Contribute to afterschool activities programme including family forest sessions.
• Help children to re-engage with learning through innovative, creative programmes and interventions including using the outdoor space, forest therapies and play.
• Have a good understanding of importance of time to play and places to play and the impact this has on a child’s ability to develop relationships, their physical and cognitive development.
• Have a commitment to working as part of a team and sharing good practice.
• Have a positive outlook, be approachable and have good communication skills.

What the school offers its staff:

• A positive, welcoming environment in a school frequently described as having ‘a family feel’ by those that work, spend time here and visit.
• A dedicated, caring and hard-working staff to work with and build positive relationships with including well-established pastoral and family first team.
• Very good quality professional development including optional opportunity of attending residential visits at a range of outdoor centres as part of staff team supporting children three times per year.
• Engaged families and a great community room space to use for parent workshops and events including those supporting School Readiness and wellness.
• The opportunity to work in a good school which is supportive, forward thinking and innovative.
• Delightful and engaging children that contribute ideas and positive attitudes to school-life.
• A creative, well-presented and resourced school including a dance/drama studio, Extensive Outdoor Forest Area to support all areas of the curriculum and SEMH therapies, Multi-Use Games area, Outdoor Gym, running track and field space.
• A research-based play strategy and wellness strategy that is innovative and highly-valued by school leaders.

Commitment to safeguarding:

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced disclosure and barring service check is a requirement of this post. Clearance checks will be carried out in accordance with KCSIE.