Attendance Mentor

The successful candidates will provide targeted, responsive, one-to-one support for persistently and severely absent pupils in Middlesborough (TS7 9LF), To support the identification, engagement and mentor support for pupils who are eligible for support within the project
To hold a case load of pupils to engage in mentoring support
To work in partnership with academies to promote positive education for pupils who are being supported by the project
To work co-operatively with children's services, health agencies and other community based services, to provide the most effective service for children young people and families.

More about the Service

The DFE have commissioned Barnardo's to deliver targeted, responsive, one-to-one support for persistently and severely absent pupils.

The pilot started in Middlesborough a priority EIA in October 2022 and will currently continue until July 2025.

Are you a highly motivated individual with the passion and drive for improving school attendance for persistently absent pupils? We are currently seeking motivated individuals to join our team on a Full Time, Permanent basis., Experience of using a social work / counselling / solution focussed approach to working with parents and children
Experience of working in the education system and in multi-agency settings
Knowledge of:
school systems
pastoral systems
approaches to working with parents of disaffected students
positive approaches to empowering and enabling students and parents/carers to help themselves
Knowledge of the legislative framework that underpins the work of supporting families and schools, including attendance and behaviour
Ability to undertake assessments and write reports to a high standard
Hold a current valid driving licence with access to own vehicle.
Some of the Key Responsibilities include, Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo's as it will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues to progress through the pay band of their role.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band - this ensures that pay progression steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
Service related sick pay from day 1
Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
Cycle2work scheme
Interest free season ticket loans
Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
20% discount at Barnardo's stores
Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

• T&C's apply based on contract