Wellbeing Mentor

Our Wellbeing Team requires a highly skilled mentor with strong communication skills, to support individual students and small groups within the school. This will include emotional, social, and academic, support. The successful candidate will need to be able to work with students of all ages and be able to work within a range of staff within the school and external agencies.

Fernwood is a 11-16 School enjoying an excellent reputation for high standards of achievement and behaviour.   We offer a school with:

• An ethos of ‘High Achievement with Care and Discipline for All’
• A wonderful group of students who behave well and have high aspirations
• Staff and Governors that are professional and enjoy working together for the benefit of the young people we serve
• An Ofsted outstanding judgement
• A strong Progress 8 score
• 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Access to 24 hours a day confidential employee assistance programme
• Subsidised yoga classes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Leading Edge Status

Applicants must have English and Maths GCSE at grade C or equivalent.

If you would like to have a look around the school or talk about the post prior to application, please contact Ms Gray (Deputy Headteacher) j.gray@fernwood.school.

The Governors and staff are committed to continuous improvement and welcome applications from candidates with drive and determination to work in an environment that inspires and challenges students of all abilities and from all backgrounds.

The Fernwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.  The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Services check along with other relevant employment checks.  In addition, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a Self-Disclosure is required for all applicants shortlisted for interview.  Online searches will be carried out on all shortlisted applicants as part of due diligence checks.

Please return your completed application form, together with your letter of application (no more than 2 sides of A4, font size 11) explaining how your skills, qualities and experience would enable you to be successful in the role to the Headteacher, Mr C Gell, and the HR Manager, Mrs H Wallis, by post or by email to: recruitment@fernwoodschool.org.uk