Reed Further Education are working with a college in Birmingham who are looking for a dedicated pastoral mentor to join their team on a temporary ongoing basis. The successful candidate will work to enhance achievement and retention, thereby improving success rates by providing mentoring support to ‘at risk' learners with a range of support needs, including emotional and behavioural difficulties, mental health, and safeguarding issues.
Job Title: Pastoral Mentor
Position: Mon-Thurs 9:00 to 16:00, Fri 9:00 to 15:30
Role type: Temporary ongoing
Location: Hall Green, Birmingham
Salary: £15 - £18p/h including holiday pay
Day to Day of the role:
- Assist tutors in supporting ‘at risk' learners in various settings, including one-on-one or small groups, tutorials, and enrichment activities.
- Support ‘Looked After/Leaving Care' learners, liaising with social workers and tutors to carry out Personal Education Plans.
- Support learners with identified mental health issues, ensuring they are monitored and supported.
- Act as a first point of contact within the safeguarding triage team.
- Promote positive behaviour, attendance, and respect among students.
- Monitor attendance, report on, and follow up with individual targets to improve attendance and punctuality.
Skills and Required Qualifications:
- Qualified to Level 3.
- Mentoring/welfare qualification (desirable).
- Experience working with learners with a range of support needs.
- Experience supporting and mentoring learners in an educational environment.
- Good interpersonal and excellent communication skills.
- Excellent administrative and organisational skills.
- Proficient IT skills, including Microsoft Office packages and Management Information Systems.
Benefits of working for Reed Further Education/our client:
- Exclusive representation to leading FE colleges, prisons, and training providers in the area
- A specialist further education consultant who will search for jobs on your behalf
- A Health Cash Plan and Reed Discount Club
- Entitlement to Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay, Parental Leave and Antenatal/Pre-Adoption Appointment Payment
- Access to Training and Development - Reed Assessment Centre - Reed Learning.
- Great referral bonus scheme
- Access to roles throughout the UK and online/remote learning
At Reed, we believe that experience is just as important as qualifications. So, if you have experience in teaching others, we encourage you to start your registration today. You'll be joining a team of passionate professionals who provide the best possible education to the students of our clients.
To apply for this role, please send us your updated CV by clicking 'Apply Now'.
Not looking for teaching roles? We are also registering teaching assistants, learning support assistants, learning mentors and technicians through to other FE positions including HR, finance, facilities, administrators. We also have a specialist team of interim and senior management consultants with over 20 years' experience in the sector.
Reed Further Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment by undergoing a 2 year' employment check and a DBS Application, completing mandatory training within 6 weeks of your first assignment and annually thereafter.