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Student Support Mentor
Altwood Church of England School
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Posted Mar 12
About this role
Student Support Mentor Term Time Only – Plus 5 Inset Days 8.10 am to 4.10 pm Monday to Thursday and 3.40 pm on Friday Scale 5 pt 12-17 – Actual Salary £27,651 to £29,994 Do you have a positive outlook, always looking for new challenges and love working with young people? If the answer is YES, then our Student Support Mentor position may be just what you are looking for. At Altwood, Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. Our vision of every student being known, valued and supported to succeed is central to our inclusion work. Our new Ready to Learn room supports students who are struggling in the classroom, and it is our highly skilled Ready to Learn and Student Support Mentors who are working on how to build their resilience, develop their confidence and support their pastoral needs to enable them to return to lessons. Student Support Mentors are often the first port of call for students who are struggling, and so comprehensive Safeguarding training will be provided as well as our trauma-informed CALM approach. The Role: • Work with students so that they are better enabled to meet expectations of the school. • Provide support to Heads of House and other members of the Inclusion and Pastoral Teams. • Apply the school’s agreed intervention strategies and provide support for behaviour management for individual/groups of students. • Positively influence the attitudes and behaviour of students by reinforcing standards set by the school. • Co-ordinate alternative education provision, including work placements, bespoke timetables etc. • Liaise with out of school agencies to support students requiring additional help. • Proactively support student personal development / action plan to meet individual needs. CV’s will not be accepted, please make your application using the Support Staff application form which can be found on the school website www.altwoodschool.co.uk Visits to the school for shortlisted applicants are welcome. Altwood Church of England School has the responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding children and young people and for ensuring that they are protected from harm. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please forward completed applications via email to: nwalker@altwoodschool.co.uk or via post to: Mrs N Walker PA to the Headteacher Altwood Church of England School, Altwood Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 4PU Closing Date: Friday 10th April 2026 Altwood Church of England School is a Good school (Ofsted 2023, 2017). We take pride in our learning community where our Gospel values underpin our drive for continuing success. We have recently joined the Agape Multi Academy Trust. This partnership was created because of our shared vision and values and our desire to collaborate and continually improve all areas of our work.