Coach Mentor

37 hours per week, term time only, plus five INSET days.

Would you like to come and work with us, as part of a pioneering Alternative Provision. To make a contribution towards our journey to Outstanding.

Do you want to work in an optimistic and motivating environment, supported by effective leadership at all levels?

If you have the resilience to work in a dynamic, trauma-informed environment, with pupils that have social, emotional, academic and mental health needs we would be delighted to hear from you.

We are looking for an experienced, passionate individual to fill the full-time role of Coaching Mentor. This is a challenging but very rewarding role supporting some of the most vulnerable pupils in Reading that have been excluded from a mainstream school or at risk of permanent exclusion. To reignite the fire of learning and encourage them to be the best version of themselves so that they can ultimately reach their full potential.

This role will support the development of the curriculum at Cranbury College, with a particular focus on sport, Duke of Edinburgh and the personal development of students.

The successful candidate should have:

• Experience working with secondary-aged pupils with emotional, behavioural, and social difficulties in a learning environment.
• Experience of working with disaffected, challenging, and vulnerable young people.
• Experience or understanding of work in a diverse community and some knowledge of strategies to tackle issues of equality whilst promoting social justice.
• Experience of leading practical sessions with younger people, for example, sports activities, youth club leader, mentoring, cadet leader.

We are a multi-site organisation which includes our College Road Site – Primary and Cranbury Road Site – Secondary. We have an Outreach Behaviour Support Team, offer medical tuition and have a Hospital Teaching Service based at Royal Berkshire Hospital.

Cranbury College has recently joined the Maiden Erlegh Trust family of schools, whose motto is “schools for the community, schools as a community”. The aim for every school in the Trust, whilst espousing their values and ethos, and having a core of common policies and procedures, will serve its own community’s needs in a bespoke way and also create a feeling of community within its own school. In that way all the potential and talents of every child and every member of staff will be nurtured.

Being part of the Maiden Erlegh Trust also offers a range of career opportunities in its vibrant and successful schools. We are very happy to discuss flexible working arrangements including part-time working and job-sharing.

Visits to our school are encouraged please email recruitment@maidenerleghtrust.org who can help organise this.

Closing date: Open until successful appointment.

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint before the closing date.

Maiden Erlegh Trust is an Ethical Leadership Pathfinder organisation and we are committed to safeguarding, equality and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We are also committed to having the highest expectations of pupil/students and staff, and supporting everyone to reach their full potential. All employees of the school and Trust are expected to share these commitments. All posts require satisfactory employment checks and references and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. All Leadership roles will require a Section 128 check.