Support and Engagement Mentor

Grade F SCP 39 £31,022- SCP 23 £34,434 plus Essential Car User Allowance up to £963pa
Contract: Permanent
Essential Requirement: Full Driving Licence, DBS, Three years’ experience demonstrating high quality effective support to children with SEMH.
Essential Qualification: NVQ Level 2 or equivalent qualification in a related field.
Interview date: tbc
For further information about this role, contact Caroline Smith Caroline.smith1@bolton.gov.uk

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

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The Role
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Support & Engagement Mentor to work with children and young people who are at risk of exclusion or returning to mainstream education from alternative provision.
In this rewarding and impactful role, you will support pupils with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs to successfully access and engage in education. Many of the young people you will work with may not have engaged with mainstream education for a significant period and may require tailored, consistent support to rebuild confidence, resilience, and positive routines.

About You
You will have proven experience managing challenging behaviour in schools and demonstrate the ability to work in a positive, solution-focused manner, using independence and initiative to achieve meaningful outcomes. You will possess comprehensive knowledge of a range of evidence-based intervention techniques to support sustainable change within families and have the skills to build and maintain effective professional relationships with schools, children, parents/carers and colleagues.
You will demonstrate resilience, empathy and excellent communication skills, alongside a strong commitment to inclusive practice and the belief that every child can succeed. A relevant NVQ (or equivalent qualification) is essential, together with a minimum of three years’ experience delivering high-quality, effective support to children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs.

About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

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Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance - this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Employment offers are conditional subject to satisfactory clearances. For roles where a criminal records check from the DBS is required, this includes satisfactory clearance of this check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of an individual’s offence/s. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. Bolton Council’s policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders is available here.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk