Behaviour / Learning Support / SEN Mentor
Haybrook College, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 6LZThis job expired on 28 February 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
28 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
23 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week term time only. Pupils are on site 8.30am to 2.30pm Monday to Thursday and until 1pm on Fridays. Staff can leave 1.30pm on Fridays.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- from £25,758 (£22,154 actual). Level 3, NJC 5 - 8.
What skills and experience we're looking for
We want to hear from you if you are a committed, proactive and flexible Behaviour Support Worker, Learning Support Mentor or SEN Teaching Assistant who could make a difference to pupils’ lives and their experience of education, especially those who have become disengaged. We have vacancies in both Key Stage 3 or Key Stage 4 at our secondary Alternative Provision in Slough and in our Millside School SEMH Specialist School, assisting pupils in overcoming barriers to learning.
Haybrook College educates young people aged 11 to 16 who have challenging and complex Social, Emotional, and Mental Health difficulties (SEMH) or medical needs. We have multiple provisions providing bespoke, child-centred and high quality education programmes, which aim to ensure that all the students individual educational needs are met. We offer provision for a range of students across KS3 to KS4, as a result of SEND, Managed Moves, Permanent Exclusions or out of area placements.
If you want to find out more about Haybrook College, look at our website www.haybrookcollege.co.uk to see the different programmes on offer.
Our ideal candidate will:
- Have experience working with either small groups or 1:1 with students who may have complex social and emotional difficulties, may demonstrate challenging behaviour or who may have Special Educational Needs. This may be as a mentor, teaching assistant, youth worker or other support role.
- Be able to mentor students with a confident and positive approach to motivate and engage them in their learning.
- Be able to remain calm in challenging circumstances, providing a safe and positive learning environment and de-escalating any threatening or aggressive behaviour.
What the school offers its staff
Further details about the role
This position is known internally as “Sports Coach Mentor” and is advertised as such on the Haybrook College website. Please note that CVs will not be accepted without a completed application form.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the position may close earlier if the right candidate is found.
Commitment to safeguarding
Haybrook College Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people according to child protection and safeguarding guidelines. It is College policy to obtain references prior to interview. As per KCSIE guidance, shortlisted candidates may be subject to online searches for publicly available information. Applicants will be required to undertake a DBS enhanced disclosure. We strive to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a diverse workforce, recruiting from all sections of the community solely on the basis of ability to fulfil the job requirements.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Haybrook College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 124 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Haybrook College website
- Email address
- recruitment@haybrookcollege.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01628 696079
Secondary Alternative Provision, PRU and SEMH Special School
Arranging a visit to Haybrook College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@haybrookcollege.co.uk.
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