Senior Mentor Safeguarding

College Central (Eastbourne)

Senior Mentor - Safeguarding

Term Time Only - Permanent Contract

16 hours per week 

39 weeks worked and 46 weeks paid per year

Grade 8 - SSP 20-22 (FTE £24,011 to £25,933)

Pro rata, starting salary from £9,185 p.a.

The SABDEN Multi Academy Trust, based across East Sussex, is an aspirational and supportive Trust, aiming to create a warm, caring, stable, supportive environment in which all staff and pupils feel safe. We are three special schools, a secure unit, a large countywide Pupil Referral Unit and an Alternative Provision Free School. The SABDEN Multi Academy Trust strives to create a warm, caring, stable and supportive environment in which all pupils and staff feel safe.

College Central is a ‘Good’ county wide Pupils Referral Unit with multiple sites across East Sussex. It provides education to young people with who have been, or are at risk of exclusion from mainstream school. A Senior Mentor position is required for College Central's site in Eastbourne (Brodrick Road in Hampden Park). College Central is currently undergoing a review and this role is aimed at maintaining strong pastoral and mentoring support and ensuring pupils social, emotional and mental health needs are met.

As the Senior Mentor at Eastbourne, you will be operating as part of the sites safeguarding teams and you will have supporting role in the pastoral systems of the school. Working closely with the Designated Safeguarding Lead, you work with Key Stage 3 and 4 pupils who may display difficult and very challenging behaviours. You will help a caseload of pupils to improve their attendance and engagement, support their welfare and wellbeing, and enable them to progress and reintegrate into mainstream settings. You would act as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL), be the first point of contact for matters of attendance and individual pupil needs for your caseload and contribute to develop a culture of purposeful mentoring.

The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic, compassionate and supportive person with interest in mentoring, coaching and support. They will be pupil focussed, and able to communicate key information both in person and via electronic communication. They will be sensitive, considerate and passionate about addressing the underlying needs of vulnerable pupils and committed to securing the best possible outcomes for College Central pupils.

The successful candidate will be joining a Trust and school that continues to be ambitious in its drive to improve outcomes for our pupils. You will join a highly dedicated and professional staff team and be part of a supportive working and learning environment, where your professional development is highly valued. We are a friendly and supportive team, with additional benefits, such as free daily lunch when eaten with pupils.

Please note the working pattern will be discussed at interview and agreed on successful appointment.

For an application pack, please visit the vacancy section of the SABDEN Multi Academy Trust website here: http://www.sabden.org.uk/216/vacancies.  

Closing date for completed applications is by midday, Wednesday 20th July 2022. 

Interviews will take place the week commencing Monday the 25th of July 2022.

Please send completed applications to recruitment@sabden.org.uk 

Please note CVs will not be accepted.

For further information about The Trust and College Central, please visit the SABDEN website by clicking here: www.sabden.org.uk 

The school has a proven commitment to 'Equality of Opportunity' and actively promotes the welfare and safeguarding of young people. Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced check from the Disclosure and Debarring Service (DBS).