Learning Mentor
Pegasus Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B35 6PR12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
31 May 2024 at 9am
Date listed
3 May 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 6.5 hours per week, term time only
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed Term for 6 months in the first instance
Pay scale
- Grade 3 (FTE £25,119 - £31,634). Actual salary is £3,954 - £4,938. Point of the scale is dependent on skills and experience.
What skills and experience we're looking for
Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement
Success through Endeavour
Ambition through Challenge
Strength through Diversity
Pegasus Primary School wishes to appoint an enthusiastic, experienced and qualified Learning Mentor to support the social, emotional and mental health well-being of our students who are experiencing difficulties in these areas. You will have a working knowledge of SEMH and associated difficulties and ideally have experience of supporting students within a primary school setting. Your role will include one to one mentoring and support to improve academic progress and learning, liaising closely with colleagues, families and outside agencies and monitoring behaviour and attendance of the identified groups.
Pegasus is a one form entry, family orientated school, in the heart of North Birmingham. Our Castle Vale community strives for the very best for their children. We are thrilled to say that our school was judged to be a ‘GOOD’ school by Ofsted in June 2021.
Ofsted June 2021 ‘Pupils are happy to be at school. Staff make sure that school is a safe space for pupils. Staff and pupils get on well. Pupils behave well and play sensibly together.’
Children at Pegasus love coming to school and are keen to learn. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive school with high expectations and a commitment to providing the very best for all our learners.
You will be part of a very supportive team whose successful aim is to help our learners reach their full potential within this forward-looking school.
Are you our newest recruit? Are you ready to really make a difference and join us on our journey?
For a full description of the role and person specification, please see the accompanying documents.
If this role interests you, we would love to hear from you. Please contact the school office on 0121 464 4293 to arrange an informal visit and to meet our fabulous staff and pupils.
To apply please visit our website at https://summitlearningtrust.org.uk/careers-vacancies/
Please note we do not accept CV’s
The closing date is 9 am on Friday 31st May 2024 and it is expected that interviews will be held shortly after.
What the school offers its staff
Why work for us?
We offer a range of wellbeing and work-life balance benefits to recognise and reward the essential contributions our colleagues make to our success and growth. These include access to:
- Employee assistance programme
- High quality training and support in and across academies enabling career progression
- Wellbeing Advocates
- Lifestyle benefits and discount schemes, including gym discounts and cycle to work scheme
- Health Protection Scheme alongside Flu Jab and Eyecare Vouchers
- Generous employer pension schemes
Further details about the role
We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Summit Learning Trust is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender reassignment, age, disability, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy/maternity or race.
We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, including a Children’s barred list check. Online searches of shortlisted candidates will also be conducted. Our policy is available to view here https://summitlearningtrust.org.uk/our-trust/statutory-information/policies-statements/
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
Apply for the job by following the link below
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Pegasus Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 198 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Pegasus Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@summitlearningtrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0121 464 4293
Pegasus is a one form entry, family orientated school, in the heart of North Birmingham. Our Castle Vale community strives for the very best for their children. We are thrilled to say that our school was judged to be a ‘GOOD’ school by Ofsted in June 2021. We are looking for new staff to join our incredible team – do you possess the creativity, passion and skills to help us achieve even greater things?
Ofsted June 2021 ‘Pupils are happy to be at school. Staff make sure that school is a safe space for pupils. Staff and pupils get on well. Pupils behave well and play sensibly together.’
Children at Pegasus love coming to school and are keen to learn. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive school with high expectations and a commitment to providing the very best for all our children.
Click here to view our short movie trailer about our amazing school! https://www.pegasusprimary.org.uk/join-teampegasus/
Arranging a visit to Pegasus Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@summitlearningtrust.org.uk.
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