Lead Attendance Mentor

We are seeking a highly motivated individual with the passion and drive to be part of an exciting new project commissioned by the DFE that will deliver targeted, responsive, one-to-one support for persistently and severely absent pupils across a number of Education Investment Areas (EIA).

The pilot started in Middlesbrough in October 2022. We are now rolling out to four additional investment areas which are Salford, Doncaster, Stoke on Trent and Knowsley.

The successful candidate will:

• To develop robust partnership working with schools
• 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 line manage a team of Attendance Mentors
• To actively engage in the evaluation of the project

If you have the Experience of working in the education system, developing working relationships and have the skills and experience to engage mentor and support pupils who are persistently absent from education then we would like to hear from you.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Barnardo's offers a hybrid working model covered under our `Work from Anywhere' Framework, therefore vacancies advertised with this as an opportunity are open for applicants to either work from home or any location within the UK, including Barnardo's Hub/Office that is a reasonable distance from your home address.

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.