Walkabout Mentor

Havering Education Services; Chigwell Row; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated educational institution in Chigwell Row seeks a compassionate Walkabout Mentor to support students in overcoming barriers to learning and promote their wellbeing. The role involves encouraging punctuality, helping maintain discipline, and ensuring a safe environment for all students. Candidates should demonstrate a proactive approach and excellent communication skills. This position offers a permanent contract of 33.25 hours per week across term time, starting on 2 March 2026.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and highly motivated individual.
• Ability to support students and assist in overcoming barriers to learning.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to help students succeed academically.
• Encourage punctuality among students.
• Contribute to safety and discipline at school.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Proactive approach

Commitment to student wellbeing

Job description

• Employer: St Edward’s Church of England Academy

Contract Hours: 33.25 hours per week / 38 weeks per year

Contract Term: Permanent, Term, time

Start Date: 2 March 2026

Make a Difference at St Edward’s Church of England Academy

We are looking for a compassionate and highly motivated Walkabout Mentor to join our team. This key role supports our teaching team to ensure every student feels safe, supported, and able to thrive.

Responsibilities

• To provide a complementary service to all staff in order to help students overcome barriers to learning and promote achievement for all students.
• To support learning by encouraging students to get to lessons on time.
• Contribute to the general safety and discipline of the school, especially at break and lunchtimes.
• Support the Inclusion room.

If you have excellent communication skills, a proactive approach, and a commitment to student well‑being, we would love to hear from you.

Closing date: Friday 23rd January 2026, 9:00am

Interviews: Week commencing 26th January 2026

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.

In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre‑employment checks. We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.

We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part‑time or as a job‑share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work‑life balance. We’re keen to ensure we’re designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under‑represented groups.

Safeguarding

Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.

It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self‑declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.

Equal Opportunities

Havering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.