This role is term time only. 35 hours per week. 44 weeks per year.

The Wellbeing Mentor will be a key person in our Inclusion Team. They will be creative and use imaginative flair to engage our young people, helping them to be more resilient and access education more effectively.

Developing positive home school relationships, the Wellbeing Mentor will provide support in a range of issues including attendance, behaviour, safeguarding, transition and access to external services.

We are looking for a committed practitioner with energy and enthusiasm and empathy with young people and their families, showing sensitivity to the needs of our community.


The Wellbeing Mentor will:

- Be a deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and work with the SLT in regards to child protection concerns
- Support the wellbeing of pupils, parents and families within the school community
- Engage positively, provide support and intervention to children; and, safeguarding expertise and support, early help, advocacy, and liaison to families in order to improve outcomes for children.
- Promote, strengthen, develop and maintain an active partnership between children/parents/school by working creatively and positively with parents to achieve maximum involvement in their child’s education through support, liaison and signposting to services.


Safeguarding:

- Assist the Designated Safeguarding Lead officer with the tracking and record keeping of students who are on a Child Protection Plan, Looked After or vulnerable children
- Act as a champion of the school’s safeguarding policy and procedures reporting concerns:
- Recognise how to identify signs of abuse and when to make a referral
- Respond appropriately and promptly to disclosures or concerns relating to the well-being of a child
- Refer allegations or cases of suspected abuse/radicalisation to the relevant investigating agencies, ensuring they have access to the most relevant up to date information
- Liaise with DSL to inform them of any issues and ongoing investigations


Working with Children:

- Support children to overcome barriers to learning inside and outside school.
- Implement behaviour and social skills interventions with individuals or small groups.
- Develop a one-to-one mentoring relationship with children who are demonstrating difficulties with everyday school life, and support them in accessing learning.
- Support the learning of individuals and identified groups both within and outside of the main classroom setting including friendship and social skills groups.
- Carry out other mentoring activities which address attendance, punctuality, transition, lunchtime, homework, RSE and healthy schools.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of personal support plans for children who need particular support in order to achieve their goals.
- Implement plans are in place to help children displaying challenging behaviour to self-regulate, and take a lead on de-escalation and restorative approach when required.


Working with Families:

- Build a positive rapport with all parents and families, maintaining a visible presence around the school, on the playgrounds and school gate.
- Maintain regular contact with families and carers of children in need of extra support, keeping them informed of the child’s needs and progress and securing positive family support and involvement.
- Help families to develop and sustain collaborative links with relevant agencies.
- In conjunction with the senior leadership team, develop and lead clubs, projects and parent workshops to support wellbeing.
- Assist children and families new to the school in understanding the school values, routines, education system and how best they can support achievement.
- Work closely with parents’ association to support positive links with the school.
- Empower parents to have confidence in their own ability to deal with issues that relate to their own children.
- Organise, assist and explore ways of encouraging parents to attend school functions e.g. parents’ evenings, class and celebration assemblies, SATs meetings etc.


Administration:

- Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, safeguarding, health and safety, security, confidentiality and data protection. Reporting to all concerns to the appropriate person.
- Complete the administrative duties relevant to the role, including maintaining a database of information, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence and providing reports for monitoring and evaluation purposes
- Support the speedy and effective transfer of children wellbeing information from preschool settings, other primary schools, to secondary schools and within school.
- Ensure wellbeing arrangements for those moving schools or other settings is managed correctly to enable a smooth transition.
- Follow policy and procedures in relation to record keeping ensuring that relevant, detailed and accurate written records of referrals/concerns are maintained and stored securely
- Maintain an appropriate level of confidentiality whilst at the same time liaising with relevant professionals


Health and Safety:

- Promote the safety and wellbeing of children, and help to safeguard children’s well-being by following the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education and our school’s child protection policy.
- Support children on the playground during break and lunch times.


Professional Development:

- Keep own knowledge and understanding relevant and up-to-date by reflecting on their own practice, liaising with school leaders, and identifying relevant professional development to improve personal effectiveness.
- Take opportunities to build the appropriate skills, qualifications, and/or experience needed for the role, with support from the school.


General

- Demonstrate positive attitudes, values and behaviours to develop and sustain effective relationships with the school community.
- Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school.
- Work within the Federation framework with regard to Health and Safety
- Promote the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy, embracing through personal example, open commitment and clear action that diversity is positively valued.
- Actively promote the aims and ethos of the Federation / Academy
- Support the Federation’s commitment to the continued professional learning of all staff
- Undertake any additional duties as may reasonably required

For the full advert and recruitment pack please go to https://www.habsfed.org.uk/vacancies/