Learning Behaviour Mentor

Barnsole Primary School, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 2JG

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2024

• Closing date

  15 July 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 June 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,050.00 Annually (Actual) Grade C2 point 12 - £20,050.34 per annum

Learning Behaviour Mentor job summary

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, term time

We are seeking a dedicated Learning Behaviour Mentor to join our vibrant primary school team. This role is integral to supporting the social and emotional needs of our pupils, ensuring they flourish and reach their full potential. The successful candidate will work closely with the Inclusion Team and report directly to the Assistant Headteacher responsible for Pastoral and Inclusion. This position requires a compassionate individual who can effectively collaborate with staff and contribute to a nurturing learning environment. Join us in making a significant difference in the lives of our children by fostering an inclusive and supportive school culture.

We are looking for a Learning Behaviour Mentor who has:

• The ability to work as part of a team.

• The ability to inspire and motivate children, leading by example.

• Communicates effectively.

• The ability to plan and deliver 1:1 mentoring/support sessions with identified children

• Excellent interpersonal, time management and organisational skills.

• The ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism at all times.

• The ability to lead and manage change effectively.

Barnsole Primary School is a large 3-form entry school in Gillingham. Our school is spread across two sites and includes a nursery for 3-year olds. Barnsole Primary School is part of the Maritime Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools in Greenwich, Kent, Bexley & Medway.

Our recent successful Ofsted Inspection in February 2024 graded Barnsole as ‘Good’ which is a recognition of the all the hard work and commitment shown by the children, staff and wider community. Ofsted commented, ‘The school is a calm and orderly environment. Staff have high expectations and pupils behave well. The school aims for pupils to be resilient and have a lifelong curiosity about the world. There are high expectations for all pupils to do well.’

Barnsole Primary School is committed to providing a safe, secure and stimulating learning environment where each one of our pupils can achieve their potential and flourish academically and socially. We have exceptionally high expectations of all our pupils and endeavour to nurture their self-confidence and self-esteem so that they can be the best they can be. Relationships with parents and our wider community is something we put right at the top of our agenda.

In return we offer:

• A positive, friendly and happy working environment

• A fantastic school community all working towards achieving the best for our pupils

• National terms and conditions

• CPD

• Wellbeing initiatives

• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. Visits to the school are welcome, please contact the school office to arrange a time.

Find out more about Barnsole Primary School ,Maritime Academy Trust and a full job description in the attached candidate information pack

Maritime Academy Trust embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via the My New Term website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Closing date: 15th July 2024

Interview Date: Friday 19th July 2024

Maritime Academy Trust is committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

In line with KCSIE 2024 guidance, as part of the shortlisting process, the Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and to share any pertinent information found concerning a candidate's suitability to work with children with Hiring Managers to be discussed at interview stage.

Commitment to safeguarding

Maritime Academy Trust is committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks.

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About Barnsole Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 671 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Barnsole Primary School website (opens in new tab)
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Barnsole Primary School is part of the Maritime Multi-Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools in Greenwich and Kent. Our schools transform through collaboration and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with life skills.

Barnsole Primary School and Nursery is a three-form community school, located in the heart of Medway. Relationships with children, parents, carers and our wider community sit right at the top of our agenda; together we are stronger.

We are a friendly, inclusive school with a caring ethos and are committed to providing a safe and stimulating learning environment where each one of our children can achieve their potential and flourish both academically and socially.

At Barnsole, we believe that school is the start of a life-long learning journey. Our curriculum is carefully designed, delivered and reviewed to encompass our school values, which underpin everything we do inside and outside the classroom:

Children at Barnsole acquire new knowledge and skills through a progression of exciting topics. We embrace diversity, encourage individuality and strive for excellence. By developing a positive mind-set in our children, they are confident to take risks, work as part of a team and apply this to making a difference within their local community and our wider world.

We firmly believe that every child should be taught by only the best teachers and have the highest of expectations for achievement and behaviour. Self-confidence and self-esteem are nurtured so our children can shape their own futures and be the best they can be.

Overall, we want our pupils to leave Barnsole with a passion and curiosity about the world, thriving from the best possible education, empowered to flourish in life beyond their primary years.

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