Children and Young Peoples Skills Mentor - Aberaeron, United Kingdom - Ceredigion County Council

Ceredigion County Council

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Aberaeron, United Kingdom

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Children and Young Peoples Skills Mentor:

Closing date: 12/02/2024
Reference: REQ105184

37 hours / Temporary 29, ,364 * Aberaeron *All salary values are prorata. About the roleWe are looking to recruit a Children and Young People's Skills Mentor to join our busy team fulltime basis.

This is an exciting role within the service providing the opportunity to work with young people from the community and improve their educational outcomes within a bespoke and person-centered educational setting.

On a day to day basis you will:

Formulate and coordinate educational and wellbeing packages of support that meet the Additional Learning needs of our pupils
Ensure the Health, safety and wellbeing of all pupils who attend the unit by working in a multiagency capacity
Provide and coordinate high quality pastoral care by coordinating programs and interventions
Create an inclusive, comfortable and happy Unit environment to ensure good pupil engagement and wellbeing
Work as part of a team to ensure effective daily provision within the unit

We are looking to recruit an individual that has:

Good Communication and interpersonal Skills
Excellent negotiation skills
Excellent behaviour management skills
Positive, inclusive attitude towards diversity
Ability to relate well to vulnerable/challenging pupils and young people
Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
Be flexible in your approach and be able to problemsolve
Ability to selfevaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
Excellent awareness of relevant policies / procedures / processes related to the post (e.g. attachment awareness, safeguarding, accreditations)
To be innovative and creative in your approach to supporting vulnerable and challenging young people
Ability to be trustworthy and reliable, and to respect confidentiality
To be organized and be able to multitask
Ability to maintain a professional relationship whilst working with young people and external delivery partners

Job Description and Person Specification

What we offer
Worklife balance
Lifestyle savings scheme
Generous employer pension scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Learning and development
Where you'll work
Schools and Culture

We offer appropriate challenge and support to our schools, to help them deliver first class education to all pupils, across the age and ability range.

Our primary functions are as follows:

School Improvement: Leadership; Support and Challenge, Teaching and Learning; Digital Literacy; Literacy and Numeracy; Welsh in Education
Additional Learning Needs: Provision for pupils with Additional Learning Needs, Inclusion; Attendance; Educational Psychology
Pupil Wellbeing:Counselling; Welfare; Anti-Bullying, Pupil Voice
Education Governance: Data ; Governor Support, Policy support
School Admissions
Culture: Music Service; Cered; Felinfach Theatre; Museum
Infrastructure and Resources: Planning School Places; Modernisation and Twenty First Century Schools Programme; Buildings; Grants
Catering: Day Centres; Primary Schools; Residential homes.
Childcare Unit: Childcare Sufficiency Assessment; Childcare & Play Grant; Childcare Offer; Out of School (After School Clubs and Holiday Playschemes); Day Nursery, Cylch/Playgroup & Childminder business support and staff training

Aberaeron

Aberaeron is a picture perfect harbour town and is one of Ceredigion's best loved holiday destinations with fashionable places to stay and eat.