Learning Mentor East Huntspill, England
Job description
Permanent
Term Time Only
32.5 Hours per week
TPLTSS5 £18,321 - £20,451 (gross, actual salary, pro rata per annum)
Plus various Company Benefits
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The Priory Learning Trust is looking to recruit a Learning Support Mentor to work with The Huntspill Primary School Academy. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who would relish the chance to support young children and families and improve their outcomes.
This is a non-teaching role focussed on supporting the wider operations of Pastoral Support and Safeguarding within the Academy.
What you will do:
- Work with the whole school team to monitor and improve attendance and outcomes for some of our most disadvantaged pupils.
- Promote children’s well-being by encouraging them to develop good relationships with others. Motivate and empower them to develop their self-regulation and self-esteem and help them to adjust to new challenges.
- Work closely with staff at all levels in both teaching and support roles as well as with parents and students to ensure the safeguarding, mental health and behaviour provision of the Academy operates effectively.
- Work closely with families and pupils, creating supportive relationships and signposting them to available help.
- Contribute to the school-wide management of behaviour with all children and especially those who, at times, struggle in school.
- Assist in tracking complex student needs, coordinating multi-professional support and focussing school strategy on key safeguarding and mental health needs under the direction of the Safeguarding team, SENDCo and Principal.
The successful candidate will have:
- Experience of working in a school or a similar environment.
- The ability to adhere to working procedures and policies within the school environment.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- The ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Good ICT skills.
- Ability to be patient, flexible and adaptable, meticulous and conscientious.
- Ability to manage own time effectively.
About The Priory Learning Trust:
TPLT grew from an intent to bring the power of partnership and sharing to bear and provide a first-class education to a wide range of children, from all backgrounds.
At our heart is a passion to put ‘Students First’ and deliver exceptional education; beyond outstanding for every single child. We do this with a relentless drive for academic excellence, shared moral purpose and values combined with lots of fun and happiness. We believe that happy schools are also high-achieving, successful schools.
We strive for partnerships between students, families, staff and the wider community to create exceptional student outcomes. We also ‘cherish’ our staff. We believe they are amazing and are passionate to empower them through support, training, and career opportunities. With such brilliant people all aiming for the same goals, we are able to ensure every student achieves all that they are capable of and more, regardless of their background.
TPLT is also a successful Training School Alliance. This has been a great foundation on which to build for excellence. We know that this key focus on staff development will deliver exciting and effective learning to our children and young people.
Nathan Jenkins, CEO
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.
The Priory Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All paid positions which involve working regularly within academies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You must declare all convictions (including convictions with Absolute Discharge), cautions or bind-overs you may have, even if they would otherwise be regarded as ‘Spent’ under this Act and where applicable any disqualifications under the Childcare Act.
The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service filtering guide.
This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity.
Offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, online searches and Disclosure and Barring Service clearance.
Please see the following links to our Safeguarding and Child Protection policyand Recruitment and Selection policy.
Closing date: 20 April 2023
Proposed Interview date: 24 April 2023
Proposed Start Date: 05 June 2023
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 32.5 per week
Salary: £18,321.00-£20,451.00 per year
Benefits:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: One location
Application deadline: 20/04/2023
Expected start date: 05/06/2023
