Learning Mentor
Sidmouth College, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 9LG27 days remaining to apply
Closing date
13 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
11 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: The working pattern is term-time only (38 weeks per year including inset days), and working hours are 8.50am to 3.20pm, with 3/4 hour for lunch.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,500
Actual salary
- £15,705
What skills and experience we're looking for
Sidmouth College is seeking to appoint a skilled, enthusiastic, flexible and motivated Learning Mentor/Teaching Assistant to support the Student Support Department.
This is a part-time post working 5.75 hours per day, 5days per week (term time only). To start from 5th January 2025.
You will have high expectations of all students, and you will also be expected to build good relationships with children, their parents, teachers and other professionals. You will be able to use your own initiative, have good communication skills, be professional and have a high standard of education.
The post holder will work under the instruction guidance of teaching/senior staff to undertake work/care/support programmes, to enable access to learning for students and to assist the teacher in the management of students and the classroom. Work may be carried out in the classroom or may regularly take place outside the main teaching area.
What the school offers its staff
Sidmouth College is a thriving 11-18 community college located in the Devon countryside. The College buildings sit within an attractive 13-acre campus and staff take every opportunity to make use of the natural environment on our doorstep to support students’ learning and creativity At Sidmouth College the individual is right at the heart of what we do.
Full details and to apply please visit the vacancies page on the Ted Wragg Trust website: Ted Wragg Multi-Academy Trust - Vacancies (tedwraggtrust.co.uk)
For an Informal conversation please contact: Amy Baxter – amy.baxter@sidmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk
The Ted Wragg Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments will be subject to a number of safeguarding checks including an enhanced DBS check.
We are part of the Ted Wragg Trust, an ambitious and inclusive trust of schools strengthening our communities through excellent education.
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 Sidmouth College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 871 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Sidmouth College website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- amy.baxter@sidmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk
Arranging a visit to Sidmouth College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email amy.baxter@sidmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk.
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