Pastoral Mentor at Compass Learning Centre

Pastoral Mentor (Engagement & Re-integration Team)

Permanent to start as soon as possible

Hours: Full time – 37 Hours Per Week

Paid Weeks: Term Time including INSET days plus 2 weeks (41 weeks worked, 47.35 paid weeks per year)

Salary Scale: Grades 7-9 depending on experience (actual salary range £23,602 - £31,996)

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pastoral Mentor to join our amazing Engagement and Reintegration Team.  This is a key role at Compass and you will need to have an excellent work ethic, be a team player, have the ability to motivate in a supportive way, making a difference to young people’s lives, inspiring them to achieve and realise their true potential.  

You will be required to support students, and their families, from the initial request for a place at Compass; through their time with us and, where appropriate, to reintegration into mainstream school.  You will often be the first point of contact for students and families, signposting them to the relevant internal support and / or external agencies, as well as providing pastoral support to remove barriers to learning.  You will be required to support learners through transitions, attend meetings with external agencies and other stakeholders and other key roles set out in the job description.

This position would suit someone who has experience of working with, or supporting, young people in an education, social or youth work background, who ideally has some understanding of the education system, and is looking for a position in which they can further develop their existing skills and experience.

The young people we educate have struggled to maintain a place mainstream school and come to us with a variety of additional needs. Our challenge is to help them build the confidence, knowledge and skills to unlock their potential. This role will suit someone who is caring, understanding and can demonstrate energy and enthusiasm with a strong positive behaviour management ethos.

We are seeking to appoint someone who:

• has strong empathy
• has a positive approach and personal nature
• is committed to high standards of achievement and progress
• has a flexible approach and able to meet the changing needs of our young people
• is able to contribute fully to the life of the school

If you are a good team player, who is motivated, patient, resilient, understanding and have the ability to establish a rapport with young people in a busy and lively setting, this may be the job for you. You will be joining an outstanding, hardworking and friendly team of staff.

This position involves travel away from the Centre, therefore you will need to hold a full driving licence and have use of a vehicle with associated business use insurance.

If you think this post could be for you then come and visit us – see what we’re about and how we work. To arrange a visit please contact Michelle Nokes, Heads PA on 01305 – 206530, email: [email protected]. 

Please note the school will be closed for the Easter holiday from Friday 4 April until Monday 21 April inclusive.

Please ensure that your application is completed in full, listing and detailing all qualifications from secondary school up to the most recent qualifications gained and a full employment history is stated from school until present day.

Compass Learning Centre will conduct a number of online searches of shortlisted candidates. Part of which will be a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

Compass Learning Centre is unable to provide individual feedback for unsuccessful applications.

Further details including a job description and person specification are included in the attached Information for Applicants, however if you have any questions or would like to discuss this position please contact Michelle Nokes, Heads PA on 01305 – 206530.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 21 April 2025.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Compass Learning Centre  will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.