Specialist Learning Mentor - Mental Health

The role of the Specialist Learning Mentor - Mental Health is to provide individual, personal support to identified students on a one-to-one basis within their learning programme and help them towards being independent learners. The majority of your time will be spent with identified students in a 1-1 mentoring situation. This could be Face-Face, via Google Meet, email or phone call. Occasionally you may be required to support in class. There will be a requirement to undertake administrative tasks, for example, recording student progress, attendance and supporting student retention and achievement. This post reports directly to the Head of Inclusion DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• To provide mentoring support outside the classroom (occasionally, in-class) or as directed by the Head of Inclusion for identified students.
• To assist the class lecturer with proposed strategies to support the identified students.
• To actively promote and support independent learning.
• To update Inclusion Reports, Pro-Monitor and contribute to student EHCP Annual Reviews and targets.
• To work closely with the academic tutor, Curriculum Learning Officer and Head of Inclusion to ensure that the identified students' targets are being monitored and reviewed.
• To inform and maintain regular communication concerning student progress with the identified student's curriculum area, including personal tutor and Curriculum Learning Officer.
• With knowledge and permission from the personal tutor or Curriculum Learning Officer, or Head of Inclusion, to make contact with parents, either by telephone or in writing where appropriate.
• To act as a trouble-shooter and work with the students to ensure they meet deadlines and catch-up on any missed work.
• To attend Academy and Inclusion Team meetings as required.
• To undertake training and development as required including Team-teach.
• To undertake administrative duties which will include keeping student records, completing cause for concern forms, and updating tutors with student progress, for example.
• To develop resources which can be used with students and disseminated to staff throughout the WCG.
• Work collaboratively with College staff to produce Individual Risk Assessment, Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans and Medical Protocols.
• To attend and actively take part in team meetings.
• To contribute to student reports and reviews.
• To attend college delivered 'Teaching Essentials' training
OFFERS OF WORK
• For the successful candidate a conditional offer of work will be made. Our offer of work will be conditional upon a number of mandatory pre-employment checks, to include but not limited to: DBS, Barred List check, right to work check, internet search, TRA check (academic posts).
  
  A qualification relevant to Mental Health at Level 2 minimum.
• GCSE Grade C or above in English and Mathematics or Level 2 Equivalent qualification.
• Previous experience of supporting young people with Mental Health Issues.
  
  This role is pro rata so the salary you will be receiving is £14,120.64 - £14,792.16 per annum. For any roles that start part way through the academic year, the annual salary will be pro rata to the remaining months.