Communication and Interaction Mentor

Ernesford Grange Community Academy, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 2QD

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  12 November 2025

• Closing date

  26 November 2025 at 11:59am

• Date listed

  12 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 2 £20,673 to £21,673

Communication and Interaction Mentor job summary

Job overview

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, forward thinking individual, who will, demonstrate their passion and drive to ensure students of all abilities are able to thrive. Work innovatively to continue the development of the support for all learners and their parents / families. Support the school in our vision of becoming a national leader in SEND provision and research.

Job requirements

• Excellent knowledge of autism and speech and language difficulties. 
• Excellent knowledge of intervention delivery and monitoring techniques. 
• Knowledge of various interventions such as lego therapy, emotional literacy, zones of regulation, social skills, and speech and language activities
• An understanding of the academy's Child Protection Procedure and the duty to keep young people safe. 
• Mentoring skills to develop positive one-to-one relationships with pupils.
•  Experience delivering interventions to support students with communication and interaction difficulties.
• Experience providing support to identified students within a classroom environment. 
• Experience working as a key worker for students with SEND is desirable. 

Why join us?

As a Communication and Interaction Mentor within Ernesford Grange Academy, you’ll be able to make a key difference to a pupil’s educational experience as a crucial part of the wider team, and will have the opportunity to develop your skillset with key training and development opportunities available.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Ernesford Grange Community Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1163 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ernesford Grange Community Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ernesford-grange-community-academy

Ernesford Grange Community Academy is a thriving 11-18 school which demands the very best from its students and staff. In May 2019 we achieved our OFSTED Good status and we are continuing to aspire to excellence for all within our school community.
Our vision is to achieve excellence for all with a mission to work together to inspire a learning culture of high expectations with no excuses, where every member of our school community can be proud to belong to Ernesford Grange Community Academy and all students will achieve outcomes which will enable them to succeed in modern society.

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