Wellbeing Mentor

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four ?

Our colleagues' wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we're always looking for new ways to improve everyone's work/life balance. We're taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

If the trial is a success, we'll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group - so there's never been a more exciting time to join !

Job Title: Wellbeing Mentor

Location: Westbourne School, Sutton in Ashfield

Salary: Up to GBP21,000 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8:30am-4:00pm

Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only

UK applicants only

Are you a Wellbeing Mentor looking to work in a rewarding environment, one that you can truly make a difference? We have the role for you!

Job purpose

To provide appropriate guidance and intervention for all students as part of the Pastoral and Well-being Team. To always safeguard students.

Key task and responsibilities

To be actively involved in the support and monitoring of students' behaviour by:

• Assisting and managing the return of students back to the classroom.
• Implementing agreed strategies to manage and improve the behaviour of learners in the school.
• Supporting learners to identify and remove barriers to learning.
• Managing a cohort of learners, holding 1:1 sessions on a weekly basis.
• Delivering Zones of Regulation sessions on a 1:1 basis/in small groups.
• Agree and write learner action plans.
• Monitoring and analysing the behaviour of learners using the online behaviour management system (Sleuth).

Qualifications

• Level 2 Qualification in English, Maths and ICT or Functional Skills equivalents.
• High standard of literacy and numeracy skills.

Essential

• A team player.
• A driving licence, with business insurance.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage challenging behaviour positively and appropriately.
• Ability to develop positive and productive relationships with school staff parents/carers, and external agencies.

About us

Westbourne School caters for pupils aged 11-18 and we are growing to 85 pupils across two sites. You will be responsible for planning and delivering various subjects across the curriculum. Differentiation and individualised learning strategies are vital skills required to meet the needs of all our pupils who will have had varying degrees of success in their educational lives.

Acorn Care and Education is the UK's leading independent provider of specialist education and residential care for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

Why join Acorn Education & Care?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• "Your Wellbeing Matters" - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

You'll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy.