Learning Mentor Grade 3

Wyndcliffe Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B9 5BG

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2025

• Closing date

  22 November 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,409.00 - £32,654.00 Annually (FTE)

Learning Mentor Grade 3 job summary

Role Overview: As the Learning Mentor you will play a pivotal role in supporting and guiding our students towards achieving their full potential. Your responsibilities will encompass promoting regular attendance, providing mentoring support to children, managing the office member of staff who will support with the administration tasks, and assisting with behavior management. Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), you will contribute to creating an inclusive and nurturing environment that fosters academic progress and personal development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement strategies to improve attendance rates and reduce persistent absenteeism.
• Build strong relationships with students, parents, and carers to understand and address attendance issues effectively.
• Provide one-on-one mentoring support to identified students, helping them overcome obstacles and develop key life skills.
• Collaborate with teachers and SLT to devise and implement targeted interventions for students facing challenges.
• Monitor and track attendance data, ensuring accurate records are maintained and reporting any concerns to relevant stakeholders.
• Assist with office support tasks, including administrative duties, record-keeping, and producing reports.
• Contribute to the school's behavior management policy, promoting positive behavior and resolving conflicts when necessary.
• Organize and deliver workshops or training sessions for parents, focusing on the importance of regular attendance and parental engagement.

• Safeguarding: At Wyndcliffe Primary School, the safety and wellbeing of our students is paramount. You will be expected to uphold our robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring the welfare of all children under your care. Supporting the SLT to manage all safeguarding concerns and escalate them to external agencies if needed.

Requirements:

• A genuine passion for supporting and mentoring children
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• An understanding of the importance of regular attendance and its impact on student achievement
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively
• Experience in behavior management and implementing positive strategies
• Familiarity with safeguarding policies and procedures

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 Wyndcliffe Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 589 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Wyndcliffe Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wyndcliffe-primary-school (opens in new tab)

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