SEMH Mentor

Are you a highly qualified and experienced professional ready to deliver targeted, high-level support that drives academic attainment, particularly at GCSE level? Join us as an SEMH Mentor, in partnership with Stockton Virtual School, utilising your expertise in developing regulating/coping strategies to mentor students. This role involves managing complex student caseloads, providing specialist knowledge on adaptations, leading statutory reviews, and ensuring bespoke intervention programmes deliver measurable academic progress. Working in partnership with the LA Virtual School and other stakeholders is vital to the success of the role and the key focus is on improving outcomes for children in the care of the local authority (LAC). Being a key adult for a Looked After Child (LAC) is far more than an administrative designation; it is about becoming a consistent, predictable anchor in a world that has often been profoundly unstable. For a student experiencing the care system, a key adult serves as a safe harbour, an emotional regulator, and a fierce advocate within the school ecosystem. By offering unconditional positive regard and a reliable presence—meeting them at the start of the day, celebrating small victories, and providing a quiet space when things overwhelm them—you help repair relational trauma and build the secure attachment necessary for learning. It is a role that requires deep empathy, patience, and resilience, balancing the delicate act of holding high expectations for their future while deeply understanding the invisible burdens they carry into the classroom every day. This position involves leading an action research project to monitor, assess, and report on student progress and attendance. You will analyse the resulting data to deliver strategic insights for academy governors, leader and Virtual School. Working pattern: 32.5 hours per week, term time plus 5 days. Temporary position for one academic year. If you have any questions or would like to vis