Learning Mentor - Behaviour, Attendance and Inclusion
Swanshurst School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 0TWThis job expired on 12 May 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
12 May 2024 at 9am
Date listed
1 May 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 36.5
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- SALARY £25,119 - £31,364 PRO RATA (ACTUAL SALARY RANGE (£22,435-£28,012 PER ANNUM)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We wish to appoint a dynamic and highly motivated Learning Mentor – Behaviour, Attendance and Inclusion - to work within our Pastoral Team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to make a difference to the lives of the students at Swanshurst School. Our pastoral care is ‘outstanding’ and the successful candidate needs to be someone who is willing to go the extra mile to make a difference to the students they will be working with.
We have recently developed a team of Learning Mentors which include a Mental Health Learning Mentor who provide specialist in-house support that meet the specific needs of our students. The successful candidate will be working within this team to deliver the support that our students will need.
You should have a proven track record of developing a variety of programmes to raise the attendance, achievement and self-esteem of students and of successful whole school interventions working with individuals and groups across all key stages. You should be committed to working with students from a wide range of backgrounds to remove barriers to learning.
What the school offers its staff
Ofsted (2017) found pupils at Swanshurst to be “happy, well cared for and that they secure excellent academic and personal outcomes” they described the girls as “polite, respectful and courteous”. Needless to say, we are incredibly proud of them and of all our staff who contribute to the “purposeful learning culture within the school that characterises the work of staff and pupils”
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.
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About Swanshurst School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1866 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Swanshurst School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@swanshurst.org
- Phone number
- 0121 464 2400
Swanshurst is an ‘Outstanding School’ for girls with over 1900 students on roll, aged 11-19 years. We offer excellent support and CPD for staff at all stages of their careers, including the full range of leadership NPQs.
Ofsted (2017) found pupils at Swanshurst to be “happy, well cared for and that they secure excellent academic and personal outcomes” they described the girls as “polite, respectful and courteous”. Needles to say, we are incredibly proud of them and of all our staff who contribute to the “purposeful learning culture within the school that characterises the work of staff and pupils”
Arranging a visit to Swanshurst School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@swanshurst.org.
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