Pastoral Mentor

Pastoral Mentor – Alternative Provision
Are you a resilient and compassionate individual with a passion for supporting young people who face barriers to learning? Do you have experience working with students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and challenging behaviours? This alternative provision is looking to appoint a dedicated Pastoral Mentor to support Key Stage 4 male students in a structured and supportive environment.

As a Pastoral Mentor, you will play a key role in supporting students both in and out of the classroom. You will provide 1-2-1 mentoring, help manage behaviour and be on call to support staff and students during lessons when required. You will build strong, positive relationships with students, helping them to regulate their behaviour, stay engaged with learning and work towards positive outcomes.

This is a rewarding and hands-on role that requires patience, resilience and confidence working with students who may have had a negative experience of education.

Job Role:

• Providing 1-2-1 mentoring for Key Stage 4 male students with SEMH needs
• Supporting students to manage behaviour and engage with learning
• Being on call to support classrooms with behaviour and de-escalation
• Building positive and trusting relationships with students
• Supporting emotional regulation and personal development
• Working closely with teaching staff and pastoral teams
• Monitoring and reporting on student progress and behaviour
• Contributing to a safe, structured and supportive environment

In Return You Will:

• Work within a supportive and experienced staff team
• Gain valuable experience supporting students with SEMH needs
• Be part of a provision focused on re-engaging young people with education
• Receive ongoing support and guidance from leadership and staff
• Work in a rewarding role where every day makes a difference
• Be paid a competitive daily rate based on experience

If you are interested in this Pastoral Mentor opportunity, please “Apply Now” or contact The Education Network Birmingham for more information. Not the role for you? Ask about our other Pastoral, Behaviour or Alternative Provision vacancies or refer a colleague and ask about our excellent referral scheme.


The Education Network Offer:

Our specialist team have a combined experience of over 25 years and have unrivalled reputation within the education market, taking great pride in the extremely high service levels that we provide to both our schools and our candidates. Our service is honest and efficient and, in addition to our recruitment solution, we offer the opportunity for additional training and development for our candidates. You will also receive personalised career support from the team.

The opportunity to work in friendly, caring and supportive atmosphere where every child matters. Highly supportive, committed and hard working Consultants who will endeavor to find assignments suited to your needs.
An opportunity to extend your professional development as well as excellent rates of pay.

The Education Network is committed to safe guarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Appointments will be subject to our stringent vetting procedures, including enhanced DBS checks and references.-
The Education Network is committed to Safer Recruitment and recruits to Compliance+ standards. Any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check in addition to other safeguarding checks. The Education Network is an equal opportunities employer. The Education Network is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy.
Due to the expected high-volume of applications we receive only short-listed candidates will be contacted within 3 days.