Outreach Mentor

Job description

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities ! We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants. Introduction: This is an exciting opportunity to support the Access, Inclusion and Participation Service, within the Children and Young People Directorate at Lewisham Council. The role provides the opportunity to support the Councils’ obligations to fulfil its responsibilities towards inclusive education for all Lewisham children and young people, by ensuring that key priorities within the Lewisham Inclusion Strategy are met i.e. reducing exclusion and supporting statutory assessments. What’s the role ?: The successful candidate would become part of the Outreach Team, working across several Lewisham mainstream schools. They would provide high quality outreach support to enable schools to be inclusive whilst helping to manage pupils’ behavioural differences and Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH). The role would also provide an opportunity to: The role would i...