Maternity Cover - Sixth Form Mentor and IS Room Lead
Rugby Free Secondary School, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 5PEThis job expired on 5 July 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2025 to July 2026
Closing date
5 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
18 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,027.00 - £24,790.00 Annually (FTE) 37.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (£21,012 - £21,679 pro rata)
Maternity Cover - Sixth Form Mentor and IS Room Lead job summary
Salary
Core Band
£24,027 - £24,790 FTE
(£21,012 - £21,679 pro rata)
Hours
37.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (Term Time Only)
Reporting to:
Director of Learning for Sixth Form
Liaising with:
Students, Parent/Carers, Visitors, Senior Leaders, Directors of Learning, Heads of Year, Teaching and Associate Staff
Start Date
September 2025 to July 2026
Specific Areas of Responsibility and Key Tasks
- Maintain a positive environment for learning in the Sixth Form Study Centre
- Ensure all students are correctly registered and remain in the Study Centre.
- Mentor students who require additional pastoral support.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with the students, establishing a positive, professional presence within the Sixth Form and responding appropriately to individual needs
- Monitor, intervene, praise and sanction student conduct within the Sixth Form Study areas
- Liaise with subject leaders to maximise learning opportunities within the study centre
- Support the implementation of all School/Sixth Form policies e.g. behaviour, attendance, uniform, lanyards, appropriate use of mobile phones etc.
- Embed the Trust’s values in the day to day experience and conduct of the students, both inside and outside the Study Centre.
- Offer advice and guidance as required helping students to map out and/or plan their work and meet deadlines.
- Maintain a positive environment and atmosphere for learning at all times. Minimise noise, litter and mess. Actively circulate and challenge those not meeting expectations.
- Direct students towards relevant resources/materials to help them become more effective learners both generically and subject specifically
- Plan and lead after school study support sessions for identified students
- Make appropriate use of classroom resources ensuring that resources are returned to an appropriate place in an appropriate condition after use
- To support the Sixth Form leadership team in the daily running of the Sixth Form
- Support the Sixth Form team to maintain accurate records of student attendance, monitoring absences to lessons and tutor times through established school systems – including placing students on report, and responding to attendance issues according to Sixth Form policies and procedures
- Maintain a calm, structured, and focused environment for students
- Communicate effectively with Heads of Year, pastoral staff, and SLT regarding student behaviour and progress.
Generic Responsibilities of all Rugby Free Secondary School Staff
- To continue personal development as agreed
- To engage actively in the performance review process
- Establish and maintain effective relationships and communication with staff, parents and students
- Uphold the high standards of the school in all communications.
- Adhere to the schools policies.
- Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task to be undertaken may not be identified
- Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description
- Employees are expected to adhere to Rugby Free Secondary School’s agreed Code of Conduct
- The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition
- Individuals have a responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people they are responsible for or comes into contact with. Part of this responsibility involves the checking of visitor identification at the point of school entry and the issuing of relevant safeguarding information.
- Ensure all tasks are carried out with due regard to Health and Safety
- To remain confidential at all times
- To undertake appropriate professional development including adhering to the principle of appraisal
- To adhere to the ethos of the school
- To promote the agreed vision and aims of the school
- To set an example of personal integrity professionalism
Safeguarding
- To ensure that all students have a safe environment in which they can learn, reporting any concern about the environment to a member of the site team or if appropriate to one of the Designated Safeguarding Leaders
- To be aware of systems which support safeguarding and following the procedures as highlighted in the Safeguarding Policy
- To identify students who may benefit from early help as soon as possible and discuss this with one of the Designated Safeguarding Leaders
- To consider at all times what is in the best interests of the child
- To protect students from maltreatment; preventing impairment of students health or development; ensuring that students grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
- To take action to enable all students to have the best outcomes
This job description does not form part of the contract of employment. It describes the way the post holder is expected and required to perform and complete the particular duties as set out in the foregoing paragraphs.
The job description will be reviewed at least once a year and it may be subjected to modification or amendment at any time after consultation with the holder of the post.
The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition. This job description is current at the date shown but in consultation with the post holder may be changed by the Headteacher to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title.
We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time.
Triumph Learning Trust (TLT) is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. TLT is always happy to receive speculative applications from excellent teachers and support staff.
This job description does not form part of the contract of employment. It describes the way the post holder is expected and required to perform and complete the particular duties as set out in the foregoing paragraphs.
The job description will be reviewed at least once a year and it may be subjected to modification or amendment at any time after consultation with the holder of the post.
The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition. This job description is current at the date shown but in consultation with the post holder may be changed by the Headteacher to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title.
We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time.
Triumph Learning Trust (TLT) is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. TLT is always happy to receive speculative applications from excellent teachers and support staff.
Further information about the job
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.
About Rugby Free Secondary School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1111 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Rugby Free Secondary School website
Secondary School
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