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Mentor (Pastoral, Engagement, Mental Health and Wellbeing) - The Westminster

Employer
The Westminster School (SIPS)
Location
The Westminster School, Hawes Ln, Rowley Regis B65 9AL
Salary
Grade D, SCP 9-17, £25,119 p.a. - £28,770 p.a. (Actual Salary £22,413 p.a. - £26,335 p.a.)
Closing date
15 Nov 2024
Reference
TWS083

Job Details

Can you inspire our students to reach for the stars?

Can you make a difference to the lives of our Special Needs/Complex Needs students? 

To support the growing pastoral needs of the school, we are seeking to appoint an empathetic practitioner who can embody the principles of the school’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Policy. We are looking for someone who has skills and experience in working with young people with additional needs and are ambitious about developing their skills sets and practice. 

You must have a proven background of successfully working with children. You must have good ICT skills and be innovative in your approaches to their deployment and use. You must be able to form good working relationships with students, be an excellent role model and have excellent skills in responding to and resolving complex behaviours. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and a passion and desire to work with pupils from a variety of backgrounds. They must be dynamic individuals who are able to respond to the changing demands of daily school life.

Our school is a safe, happy and learning environment in which everyone is encouraged to achieve their full potential through high aspirations and a wealth of opportunities and experiences.

The successful candidate will be passionate about inclusion and improving outcomes for students with special educational needs and share our commitment to ensuring that all our young people are fully prepared and supported for life beyond education. This is an excellent opportunity to join our flourishing, supportive and highly-skilled staff team. 

Our school caters for 275 pupils aged 7 -19 years with a wide range of special educational needs including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Global Development Delay and Moderate to Severe Learning Disabilities.

The School offers a comprehensive CPD programme and has been awarded the Investors in People Platinum Award. School occupies state-of-the-art facilities on a £23million Rowley Learning Campus.

Our school is led by a dedicated Head Teacher and senior leadership team who are supported by a committed Governing Board and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop within an exciting and creative curriculum and be part of a highly motivated team, which prides itself on its collaborative working practices, and are transforming the lives of our young people.

Our School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  An enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role.  For more information about the School’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy go to the Policy Section of our website at https://thewestminsterschool.co.uk/ofsted/statutory-policies/.  

The Westminster School is an Outstanding School for students aged 7-19 with moderate learning difficulties plus additional needs. The School offers a comprehensive CPD programme and has been awarded the Investors in People Platinum Award. School occupies state-of-the-art facilities on a £42million Rowley Learning Campus.

The School is committed to equal opportunities and we have a proactive, supportive Governing Board and strong partnerships with parents/carers, the Local Authority and the local community.

Our School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  An enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role.  For more information about the School’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy do to the Policy Section of our website at https://thewestminsterschool.co.uk/ofsted/statutory-policies/.  

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children's Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

For more details and an application form please visit https://thewestminsterschool.co.uk/our-school/vacancies-at-the-tws/

Applications should be sent to HR SIPS Education Ltd, 2nd floor, Guardian House, Cronehills Linkway, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 8GS or hr.recruitement@sips.co.uk

Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email.

If you have provided an email address, correspondence will be sent via e-mail.

If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there.

Online Search

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates.  This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

Hours: 37 Hours, Term Time plus 5 INSET Days

Grade:  Grade D, SCP 9-17, £25,119 p.a. - £28,770 p.a. (Actual Salary £22,413 p.a. - £26,335 p.a.)

Location: The Westminster School, Rowley Regis Learning Campus, Hawes Lane, Rowley Regis, B65 9AL

Closing Date: Friday 15 November 2024, 9am

Interview Date: Monday 25 November 2024    

Supporting Documents for Mentor (Pastoral, Engagement, Mental Health and Wellbeing) - The Westminster

Company

The Westminster School is a Special School in Rowley Regis which currently caters for 275 pupils aged 7 to 19 years with moderate learning disabilities plus additional needs.

The Westminster School takes great pride in being able to deliver an innovative child-centred curriculum. The school’s curriculum is focused around 6 holistic areas: My Communication, My Community, My Care and Independence, My Creativity, My Thinking, My Wellbeing. Traditionally the education system required the child needed to fit into the curriculum, at The Westminster School the curriculum wraps around the young person meeting them at the point of need. Our work on supported internships and supported apprenticeships for students with learning disabilities are at the forefront of national developments.

 

We moved to our new site in February 2011. The School was purpose built. Most ground floor classrooms have access to outside spaces, incorporating Learning Outside the Classroom into our enriched curriculum. Our values are encompassed in our statement of Safe, Happy and Learning Together. Through this we seek to develop our values statement: Building foundations and providing opportunities to create confident, aspirational and independent members of our community.

We have an exceptionally strong culture of safeguarding, and pupil welfare is one of our highest priorities.

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and cultivate an inclusive, diverse school community within which difference is celebrated. We are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race. The Westminster School is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity in employment for all and to taking action to avoid discrimination.

The Westminster School is recognised as a Disability Confident Employer. We play a leading role in changing attitudes for the better and reaping the benefits of inclusive recruitment and workplace practices.

The Westminster School has achieved the Investors in People Platinum Award and was the first school in the country to achieve this recognition

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Telephone
0121 561 6884
Location
Curral Road
Rowley Regis
West Midlands
B65 9AN
United Kingdom

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