Reading Mentor
Rivington and Blackrod High School, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 7RU16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
6 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
4 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £18,484.00 - £20,015.00 Annually (Actual) Salary Grade D - SCP6 to SCP11 , Plus SEN Allowance £1094 per annum
Reading Mentor job summary
Reading Mentor
Salary: Grade D SCP6 – SCP11
Actual salary £18,484 - £20,015 per annum
Plus SEN Allowance of £1,094
31.75 hours per week, Term Time, Plus 5 days
Permanent
Monday – Friday , 8.30am – 3.20pm 4 days a week and 8.30am – 3.25pm 1 day a week, with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break each day
The School is looking to appoint a Reading Mentor, to work both on a 1:1 basis and in small groups, to support and assist students 11 – 16 years old with their reading fluency and comprehension. The ideal candidate will be passionate about education and will be able to tailor their approach to reading, to suit individual needs in a way that inspires students to achieve their full potential.
The school has strong links with the local community with a heritage of 450 years and is successful and popular with parents. You will be joining a staff that is committed, welcoming, supportive and friendly. We are an ambitious community committed to young people and supporting them on their journey to achieve their dreams and ambitions.
We strive to meet the needs of every learner; drive them, motivate them and support them to achieve. We celebrate all success and truly believe that every student matters and that it is our job as educators to ensure they know and feel that they matter.
Rivington & Blackrod is part of the Leverhulme Academy Trust and we believe that nurturing and supporting staff in team work and collaboration is essential, if we are to provide the highest standard of education for all students within the Trust.
A full information pack which includes the job description and person specification is on the Leverhulme Trust website. To apply, please click on the link, and register for an account to complete our online application form: www.leverhulmeacademytrust.org/Vacancies/
Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 6th January 2025
The trust is committed to safer recruitment and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service clearance. 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.
The Trust is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from as diverse a group as possible
Rivington and Blackrod High School is part of Leverhulme Academy Trust, we believe that nurturing and supporting staff in team work and collaboration is essential if we are to provide the highest standard of education for all students within the Trust.
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.
About Rivington and Blackrod High School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1526 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
School location
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