Learning Mentor (Full time or Part Time)

Wolgarston High School, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST19 5RX

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  30 September 2024 at 5pm

• Date listed

  6 August 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 20747.00 - 21814.00

Learning Mentor (Full time or Part Time) job summary

We are seeking to appoint an inspirational and passionate Learning Mentors on a permanent basis. This post is a superb opportunity for experienced Learning Support Assistants, Teaching Assistants, recent graduates, or someone with experience of working with pupils with a range of SEND including autism, attachment, and dyslexia and considering a career in education.

 

The successful candidates will show the potential to support and develop our students with Special Education Needs to help them meet their potential and be successful, both in classroom, in small groups and one to one. Successful candidates will work in small groups of pupils in intervention classes in literacy and numeracy and will also be supporting the delivery of the Prince’s Trust Qualification.

We reserve the right to interview candidates as they apply.

We welcome applications from candidates looking for full time or part time hours, renumeration would be adjusted accordingly, the current salary advertised is for full time, term time plus 6 days.

We welcome informal visits to the school from prospective candidates. To arrange a visit or call please contact Ranjit Heer (Office Manager) on r-heer@penkvalley.co.uk

 

Employee benefits

• Access to first class CPD opportunities
• Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 7 schools within the academy
• Professional assistance - you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension - automatic enrolment into Local Government Pension Scheme
• Discounted gym memberships
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free will writing service

 

Being part of Penk Valley Academy Trust:

Penk Valley Academy Trust is the local academy Trust for the following schools: Marshbrook First School, Princefield First School, St John’s First School, St Mary & St Chad CE First School, Penkridge Middle School, Wolgarston High School and The Rural Enterprise Academy.

 

The Trust’s vision and ethos is encapsulated in our motto ‘Learning Together’. Our main aim is to work collaboratively and take collective responsibility for ensuring that every child and young person in our Trust receives an excellent education, achieves high outcomes and realises their potential. All members of staff work incredibly hard to provide the very best education for every child in our care.

 

 

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and responsibility. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

 

All staff working in the School during the school day will have contact with children and will therefore be in regulated activity. 

 

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

 

 

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Wolgarston High School

• School type: Academy, ages 13 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 826 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 13 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Wolgarston High School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wolgarston-high-school (opens in new tab)

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