Behaviour Support Mentor
de Stafford School, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5YX15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
2 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 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: 35 hours per week, term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- GLF Specialist - £26,272 to £29,894 FTE. Actual Salary: £21,973 to £25,003
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you ready to make a real difference in the lives of young people? de Stafford School is on the lookout for an inspiring and dedicated Behaviour Support Mentor to join our passionate and innovative pastoral team.
This is a great opportunity to develop your career as part of a committed pastoral team in a forward thinking and dynamic secondary school working with young people.
You will be providing support to help raise the achievement, aspirations, and engagement of students whilst promoting the partnership between the school, the student and their families. Relationships are at the heart of our successful inclusive school and patience, empathy, and an enthusiasm to work with young people are key to this role.
The successful applicant may come from within secondary school settings or from outside, and we are interested in hearing from all candidates, no matter what point in your career you are currently at, who feel they could contribute significantly to the success and wellbeing of our young people.
What we are looking for:
- Be enthusiastic and committed to work well as part of a team, as well as being self-motivated and able to work independently
- Be committed to developing and sharing outstanding practice across GLF Schools
- Excellent IT skills including Microsoft, Google and Bromcom
- Highly effective written and verbal communication skills
- Be passionate about the children’s learning and welfare
- Develop effective working relationships with parents/carers, staff, external professionals and the wider community.
- Be committed to personal career progression and enhancement
Please read the attached job description for further information about the role.
What the school offers its staff
About de Stafford School:
de Stafford is an 11-16 comprehensive school located in Caterham, Surrey which joined GLF Schools MAT in December 2016. The school has a PAN of 180 students per year group. The school serves predominantly the local Caterham community with the majority of students residing within the CR3 catchment area.
Our Core Values:
- Grow
- Learn
- Believe
- Achieve
Why work at de Stafford School:
- An exciting opportunity to develop a curriculum to meet the needs of the local community
- A supportive senior management team and wider staff body within GLF Schools
- Excellent CPD opportunities through our tailored CPD programme
- An opportunity to work collaboratively with leaders across the wider GLF MAT
- Recognition of previous school continuous service
- Onsite parking
- Access to CareFirst, an advice and information service
Join the GLF Schools Community:
As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.
- A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
- Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
- 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
- We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
- Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education
GLF Schools Employment Offer:
GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish
- Access to our highly competitive pension scheme
- Flexible working options
- Generous holiday allowance
- Work life and family friendly policies
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Career pathways and talent management
- Access to a staff benefits portal
- Community and collaboration working model
Please read the attached Join Our Community candidate pack for further information.
Further details about the role
Start Date: ASAP
Pay Scale: GLF Specialist - £26,272 to £29,894 FTE.
Actual Salary: £21,973 to £25,003
Working Pattern: 35 hours per week, term time only
Closing date: 02 Feb 2025. We reserve the right to conduct interviews prior to the closing date at our discretion.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
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About de Stafford School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 824 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- de Stafford School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- ecornell1@glfschools.org
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