Pastoral Mentor

Pastoral Mentor

Permanent contract

37 hours per week, term time plus an additional 5 days

Band 5 point 12 to point 17

£27,711 – £30,060 per annum

approx £23835 – £25855 pro-rata

We are seeking to appoint a professional, Pastoral Mentor to join our Trust.  The successful applicant will work with Year Leaders and other teaching staff in providing pastoral support and guidance for students to ensure outstanding attitudes, attendance and behaviour for learning.  They will also be responsible for monitoring and managing student attendance for Years 5 to 8. 

With a track record of supporting students to achieve their targets and knowledge of strategies used, we are committed to supporting you in your ongoing professional development. You should have excellent communication skills, commitment to working in a team and very good numeracy and literacy skills, to at least GCSE Grade C standard or equivalent.

We are strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.  If you are invited for interview, you will be required to disclose convictions that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview.  Certain spent convictions and cautions will be ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed.  Full details on protected convictions and information about which convictions must be declared during job applications can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. You will be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process.  If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.  This role will include Regulated Activities and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure is required for this post. 

The Trust Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies and Employment of Ex-Offenders Policy can be found with the application pack online on the school cms.cheviotlt.co.uk

An online search will be carried out on shortlisted candidates, prior to interview. 

Application forms can be downloaded from this website and are also available from the Trust website under the careers section.  A curriculum vitae will only be accepted alongside an application form. 

Completed applications should be returned directly to the Sarah Hall by email to s.hall@nms.cheviotlt.co.uk. 

Closing Date: 11 July 2025