training specialist Suffolk
Job description
Support Staff Pay Scale SO1, points 23-25,
£30,151 - £32,020 FTE £26,402 - £28,038 pro rata
37 hours per week, term time only plus one week, permanent contract
Paradigm Trust is looking to appoint a Learning Mentor role into our team at Ipswich Academy.
The Trust
This is an exciting time to join Paradigm Trust. We are a not-for-profit, state-funded educational trust consisting of seven schools based in Suffolk and London.
Our vision is to develop and sustain great schools where we can make the biggest difference to pupils. We are strongly values-led (integrity, community, excellence) and work hard to be inclusive. We deliver high quality education and play a positive role in local and national education systems.
The Trust is educationally strong - every Trust school that has been inspected has been judged to be good or better. We offer a well-developed and well-resourced, knowledge-based curriculum; have lots of experience of school-to-school support; operate effective teacher training programmes and provide strong operational support services to our schools. Paradigm also benefits from effective governance, backed by secure finances.
If you have a passion to make a difference, we would love to hear from you.
The Position
The role of the Learning Mentor is to engage vulnerable or challenging pupils in their learning through provision of high quality early intervention that impacts positively on pupil welfare, attendance, progress and behaviour, and to provide support to the Principal.
What you will offer
The successful candidate would need to be able to work well as part of a team and be confident working one to one with pupils.
What we will offer
You will be joining a friendly and engaging workplace with benefits including:
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- A strong commitment to professional development
- We strive to be a family friendly employer
- Employee counselling service
- Cycle to work scheme
As a Trust, we are committed to reducing unnecessary workload and are outcomes-driven; flexible working options can be accommodated.
If you would like to discuss the position further, please contact Samuel Fox (Interim Principal) on 01473 550040.
All applicants must have due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and this will be assessed as part of the recruitment and selection process. If you are successful you will be required to comply with the Trust’s safeguarding policies and procedures. An Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service, including a children’s barred list check will be required for all posts. All completed applications must be submitted by the closing date and time detailed below.
Closing date: Monday 24th July 2023
Interview date: TBC
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