12 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    26 November 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    11 November 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Working pattern

Part time: 29 hours a week, Monday to Friday

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

APT&C Grade 5

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to enhance our school support team through the appointment of a Learning Mentor who will contribute to the pastoral care and academic support we provide for all our pupils.

The successful applicant will work collaboratively with teachers and wider staff to ensure that the holistic learning needs of pupils, including those with special educational needs, are met. This role will also provide the opportunity to support the SENDCo to provide effective administrative support to strengthen provision and meet the diverse needs of pupils.

Our Learning Mentors will establish positive, supportive and constructive relationships with pupils, parents, carers and school staff, contributing ideas and effective strategies for the benefit of our pupils. The successful applicant will have an eye for detail and strong written communication skills enabling them to work collaboratively with the SENDCo to assist with statutory administrative processes within the SEND Department.

As a Learning Mentor at Ribblesdale, you will:

  • Plan and deliver learning activities for individuals and groups across the whole age range of the through-school (4–16), both within the classroom and as small group withdrawal sessions
  • Plan and deliver a range of 1:1 and small group intervention sessions, some of which may take place before school and during pupils’ breaks and lunchtimes
  • Engage in training to enable you to make optimal use of educational technology to support pupils’ learning
  • Maintain accurate records of pupils with SEND, including the preparation of reports and files for meetings and annual reviews
  • Support correspondence with parents, teachers, and external agencies to support the referral process for pupils on diagnostic pathways.
  • Support the efficient management of the process for SEND Reviews.

What the school offers its staff

Ribblesdale School is a Microsoft Showcase School using cutting edge technology, located in the heart of the beautiful Ribble Valley.

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 Ribblesdale School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 16
Education phase
Through
School size
1396 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 16
Phone number
01200 422563

Ribblesdale School is a Microsoft Showcase School using cutting edge technology, located in the heart of the beautiful Ribble Valley in Lancashire. and we are seeking to appoint.

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