Learning Mentor
Church Lawton School, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST7 3ELThis job expired on 4 November 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
4 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
14 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week. Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 4.30pm and Friday 8.30am to 4.00pm.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £20,328 (based on £23,080 full-time equivalent)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Title: Learning Mentor (Multiple Posts)
Location: Church Lawton School
Contract: Permanent
Basis: 37 hours per week, term time only
Salary: £20,328 (based on £23,080 full-time equivalent)
Closing date: Monday, 4th November 2024
Interviews: Week Commencing 18th November 2024
Start date pending vetting checks/references: January 2025
As a Learning Mentor at Church Lawton School, you will be able to help us transform the lives of autistic children and young people by being part of our exceptional education offer. Working alongside teachers and other Learning Mentors as part of our education team, you will help to address barriers to learning through supportive one-to-one relationships and small group work.
You will have previous experience in a supportive or caring role (paid or voluntary), with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience. You will be a great communicator who is adept at building effective relationships. But above all, you will have an enthusiasm for helping people with autism to thrive.
Our success depends on our skilled and dedicated staff. We offer a competitive salary, as well as a range of benefits and a focus on staff well-being. More importantly, we offer the opportunity to play a part in highly rewarding work, as part of an ambitious and supportive team.
To be considered for this role, you will also need to be able to demonstrate a desire for improving pupil outcomes (including those of high aspiration and vision). You will be confident to support a range of subjects in a small group and across various levels of academic ability.
How to apply
To apply for this role please complete the online application form in full (please note that CVs will not be accepted).
When completing the supporting statement, please refer to the job description and person specification and highlight any information that shows your suitability for the role.
For more information about this role or to arrange a visit to the school, please email stacy.booth@churchlawtonschool.org.uk
The Trust pays full regard to ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance 2024. We ensure that all appropriate measures are applied in relation to everyone who works for the Trust who is likely to be perceived by the children as a safe and trustworthy adult including volunteers and staff employed by contractors.
Safer recruitment practice includes scrutinising applicants, verifying identity and academic or vocational qualifications, obtaining professional and character references, checking previous employment history, and ensuring that a candidate has the health and physical capacity for the job. It also includes undertaking online checks and an Enhanced DBS check.
We are an equal opportunities employer. Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role, but particularly welcome from those with a diagnosis of autism or Asperger syndrome. We are very happy to discuss adjustments to the recruitment process for those that need it.
Please note that we can only consider applicants who are legally entitled to work in the UK.
What the school offers its staff
- Cycle scheme.
- Employee assistance programme - a confidential support programme designed to help you deal with personal and professional problems.
- Headspace membership - Headspace is a global leader in mindfulness and meditation through its app and online content.
- Occupational sick pay.
- A range of discounts from hundreds of retailers, accessible from mobile phones or using reloadable discount cards – the average user saves £565 per year.
- Salary Finance - Our charity partneroffersSalary Financeloansas a financial wellbeing benefitfor our staff.
- Eyecare vouchers – employees who need glasses to use computer screens.
- Pension.
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.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Church Lawton School
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 19
- School size
- 75 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Church Lawton School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- stacy.booth@churchlawtonschool.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01270877601
The Liberty Academy Trust is an education charity established in 2022. Our vision is to create a world that works for autistic children and young people, by providing an exceptional educational offer so that they achieve success now and are well-prepared for adulthood. We work towards this vision through our core values of courage, determination and teamwork.
We are currently a small Trust of three academies, but we have plans to grow so that our reach and impact can extend further. Committed to providing an excellent education for autistic children and young people, our approach is to support the whole child, offering a balance of personalised teaching and therapeutic support as standard.
We opened Church Lawton School in 2015 and provide a curriculum for students from across the spectrum who have a range of learning needs. This covers an age range from age 4 to age 19, building each child’s development week by week, term by term and year by year.
Arranging a visit to Church Lawton School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email stacy.booth@churchlawtonschool.org.uk.
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