Student Engagement Mentor

Engage Education are currently working in partnership with an all through school on an exciting new student engagement mentor position specifically to support learners with SEMH in the West Hoathly area.

Starting immediately, the school is looking for outstanding mentors to join them on a long term basis.

This is supporting a learner with SEMH.

Your Role:

• Supporting learners on a one-to-one basis often with complex learning needs

• Working with other support staff to engage pupils in class

• Providing feedback to teachers and parents

The School:

This school is an independent special day school for pupils with identified social, emotional, behavioural and mental health needs and social communication difficulties. Some children have been diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum, and all pupils have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

Being in a more rural location, they place a strong emphasis on outdoor learning, through subjects including: Horticulture, Forest School, Horse Riding and Equine Studies. They also deliver multiple creative subjects, such as, Ceramics, Food Technology and Art & Textiles. Therefore, they are looking for someone who is happy and keen to participate in all subjects across the school.

Due to the location of the school, the ideal candidate will need to be a driver! If very local to West Hoathly, it is possible via Public transport, from areas such as Crawley, Three Bridges, Copthorne or Turners Hill.

What you will need:

• A range of behaviour management techniques

• To have worked with learners with a range of needs

• The ability to engage a young person in learning through a range of methods

• To be able to commit to working at the school for long period of time

• A resilient attitude

• We pay all our staff in line with the Agency Worker Regulations, meaning your pay will be equal to that of a permanent employee

• You will benefit from your own dedicated Engage consultant who will provide ongoing support and guidance

• You will be invited to our wide range of continued professional development (CPD) training sessions, provided by our in-house team of experienced senior leaders. These are completely free to attend!

• Do you have friends or colleagues looking for work? Invite friends to join us & earn a £50 Amazon voucher when they work 5 days! You can refer friends from the UK or from overseas and you can refer as many people as you like! The sky's the limit…

If you’re as excited about this role as we are, you can apply below - or get in touch with us directly.

If you’re not contacted within 2 working days, unfortunately you have not been successful for this role. We have a lot of applications to our positions, so don’t be disheartened - you are still free to apply to one of our other vacancies that you may be more suited for. We will also keep your CV on file and continue to help you in your search for your next role.

All candidates will be required to undertake a valid enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance will be provided.

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We look forward to hearing from you!