Pastoral Support Mentor

An exciting opportunity has now arisen for the position of Pastoral Support Mentor to work directly with pupils to provide mentoring and/or support to overcome particular obstacles to learning in relation to behaviour or attendance; liaise with teaching staff to assess and provide support to targeted pupils to raise achievement and; identify the needs and assess those pupils requiring extra support and support the development of individual action plans. The successful candidate will need to possess excellent written and oral communication skills and be a strong team player and must have 5 A

• - C GCSE's including Mathematics and English or equivalent and have experience of working with or caring for children of a relevant age., Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
Please note CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the application form attached.


• GCSE English Language and Maths Grade C or above (or equivalent), NVQ level 2 or above qualification -appropriate to the post (or equivalent)
Essential Experience
• Experience of working with or caring for children of relevant age
• Experience of administrative work
Desirable Experience
• Experience of working in a relevant classroom/service environment
• Experience of supporting pupils with challenging behaviour
  
  Our Lady's Catholic High School is a highly successful oversubscribed 11-16 mixed High School of 900 pupils serving mainly the Catholic community in the north of Preston. We have an excellent reputation and are consistently ranked as a high performing school. We place an emphasis on helping each child reach their full potential and provide a safe, loving environment where our pupils can grow and develop to become One of Ours. Behaviour and relationships in our school are very strong and all teachers use our highly respected and successful system for managing behaviour and relationships called 'Behaviour 4 Learning'. This is supported by a sophisticated system for rewarding pupils for being fit to learn and for commitment to school life.
  
  This position is for 32.5 hours per week, term time only, with working times 8.30am to 3.30pm Monday to Friday. If successful, the salary received based on the hours and weeks specified will be between £20,253 and £23,707 per annum.