Wellbeing Mentor

We are a secondary school for the Profoundly Deaf and pupils with language and literacy delay. Our pupils communicate using BSL, SSE and spoken voice. We want to recruit a Wellbeing Mentor to work with the Assistant Head of Personal Development and Welfare and the whole school team to support pupils and parents in maintaining full attendance and to follow up Safeguarding concerns. We need an experienced, flexible professional with a record of working with families and who is able to represent the school at inter-agency meetings.

Salary: £27,433 - £29,032 per annum
Hours: 36 hours a week. Term Time plus 3 weeks (39 + 3 = 42 weeks)

We invite you to become part of our vibrant and engaging learning community, which promotes the highest standards of achievement and endeavours to enable all pupils to become full members of the wider society. We will expect you to engage in the whole life of the school and be able to work flexibly alongside staff and to have excellent oral and written reporting skills. You will be an organised person able to be solution focused and keep good records.

Professional Development support will be available to enable you to update your skills and knowledge.

For further information and to apply please download an application and details from the Wandsworth Council website https://jobs.richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk/  
Alternatively it can be downloaded from the schools website: www.oaklodge.wandsworth.sch.uk.
Completed applications should be e-mailed to recruitment@oaklodge.wandsworth.sch.uk

Closing date: 18 April 2017 (at noon)
Interviews: Week Commencing 24 April 2017

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please note that we do not accept CVs.

OAK LODGE SCHOOL
101, Nightingale Lane,
London
SW12 8NA
Tel/Minicom 020 8673 3453
Fax: 020 8673 9397