Pastoral Mentor

2 roles possibly available.
Grade 4 to Grade 5: actual salary £20,588–£24,602 depending on experience.
37 hours per week, term time, plus three additional days (Training Days).
To start ASAP.

Do you believe that every student deserves the best opportunities to succeed? 

Are you passionate about transforming the lives of young people,
helping them overcome barriers to success? 

Do you enjoy celebrating the positive, recognising that achievement
for all is more than just good exam results? 

Are you determined to support students, even when they find it
more challenging to regulate their behaviours, building strong
and effective professional relationships with students? 

Do you have the energy and desire to learn from and with
an amazing group of young people and colleagues.

Would you like to work as part of a passionate, committed pastoral team
where student safeguarding and well-being
are at the core of all decision making? 

If the answer to any of these questions is ‘yes’ then we would love to hear from you. 

Waingels is seeking to appoint a committed, hardworking Pastoral Mentor to work with Heads of Year and other pastoral colleagues to support students in Key Stage 3/Key Stage 4. 

These important non-teaching roles are key parts of our overall strategy to ensure that we are meeting the range of pastoral needs of young people by working with Heads of Year as well as teachers to provide the best possible support for students, enabling them to be successful in all aspects of their school life and help prepare them for the next stage of their learning. 

The successful candidate will work closely with the Pastoral Team to ensure that students are able to access their curriculum and can be a successful Waingels student. 

Key elements of this role will include: 

• To support Head of Year/Pastoral Team with admin tasks 
• To provide outstanding pastoral care 
• To promote exceptional behaviour, attendance and punctuality 
• To support students with their social, emotional and behavioural needs 
• To communicate effectively with all stakeholders to ensure students are successful 

Prospective candidates are encouraged to visit the school to see the Succeed Centre and hear more about our vision for how this unique provision can be used to transform the lives of young people. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact the school as shown below. 

Download an application pack from our website www.waingels.wokingham.sch.uk or for an informal discussion, please telephone the college on 0118 969 0336 or email the Headteacher’s Personal Assistant, Jane Jennings, on JenJJN@waingels.wokingham.sch.uk.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and interviews arranged accordingly.

Waingels College
Woodley, Reading, Berkshire 

The college is committed to safeguarding, equal opportunities and to promoting the welfare of all staff and students.