Student Support Mentor - Therapeutic SEMH School
Oakham, Rutland
Start: Ideally in 3-4 weeks
Fixed-Term Maternity Cover
Are you someone who is passionate about helping young people who need consistency, understanding and someone in their corner?
SEND Inclusion Support is working with a fantastic therapeutic school in Oakham to recruit a Student Support Mentor for a fixed-term maternity cover.
The school supports young people with SEMH needs, and this is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives on building strong relationships and helping pupils overcome barriers to education.
As a Student Support Mentor, you'll provide day-to-day pastoral and emotional support to pupils, helping them feel safe, settled and ready to engage.
You will:
- Build strong and trusting relationships with pupils
- Build strong and trusting relationships with pupils
- Provide consistent pastoral and emotional support
- Provide consistent pastoral and emotional support
- Support pupils with emotional regulation
- Support pupils with emotional regulation
- Help young people manage anxiety, frustration and difficult situations
- Help young people manage anxiety, frustration and difficult situations
- Encourage positive engagement with learning
- Encourage positive engagement with learning
- Support behaviour and positive decision-making
- Support behaviour and positive decision-making
- Help pupils develop confidence, resilience and independence
- Help pupils develop confidence, resilience and independence
- Work closely with teachers, support staff and the wider therapeutic team
- Work closely with teachers, support staff and the wider therapeutic team
- Provide a calm and consistent presence throughout the school day
- Provide a calm and consistent presence throughout the school day
- Has experience supporting young people with SEMH needs
- Has experience supporting young people with SEMH needs
- Is patient, calm and consistent
- Is patient, calm and consistent
- Builds relationships naturally
- Builds relationships naturally
- Is confident managing challenging or dysregulated behaviour
- Is confident managing challenging or dysregulated behaviour
- Understands the importance of consistency and routine
- Understands the importance of consistency and routine
- Genuinely wants to make a difference to young people's lives
- Genuinely wants to make a difference to young people's lives
Experience within an SEMH school, specialist setting, AP, youth work, residential care, mentoring or pastoral role would be highly desirable.
You’ll be joining a friendly and supportive team within a genuinely therapeutic environment.
The school understands that successful education starts with relationships, trust and emotional safety. You’ll be part of a team that works together to help young people make progress both personally and academically.
Start ideally in 3-4 weeks - fixed-term maternity cover.
SEND Inclusion Support is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment and safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check, right to work verification, references and any other checks relevant to the role and setting.
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