Sixth Form Academic Mentor
Attleborough Academy, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 2AJDeadline is tomorrow
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
1 July 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
25 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,421 - £28,770
What skills and experience we're looking for
Attleborough Academy is a member of the Sapientia Education Trust (SET). SET is an expanding multi-academy trust with 10 primary and 7 secondary schools.
We are looking for a hard-working and enthusiastic person with high standards and the ability to communicate and interact effectively with others as part of our school as a Sixth Form Academic Mentor. The role is designed to support students as they are recruited and transition into Level 3 studies, progress through their courses, and complete their final assessments.
The professional competencies expected of a Sixth Form Academic Mentor are:
- The effective use of ICT to support learning and administration
- Working knowledge of the National Curriculum and Level 3 academic and vocational qualifications
- Understanding of the principles of child development and learning processes
- Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
- Ability to relate well to children and adults
- Ability to work constructively as part of a team, understand classroom roles and responsibilities and the Academic Mentor’s position within these
- The ability to communicate clearly and tactfully using appropriate methods and an awareness of the impact of that communication on others
- Able to maintain positive relationships with all stakeholders and able to work as an effective and flexible part of a team; willing to change methods of work and routines to benefit the team
- Be able to multi-task and work under pressure
- Be flexible and resilient in managing and executing daily responsibilities
- Able to demonstrate strong planning and organisational skills
- Independent motivation and the ability to motivate others
- Willingness to accept responsibility
- The ability to prioritise effectively, meet deadlines and accept challenges
- Flexibility to work outside normal hours and days when necessary
The qualifications and experience required of a Sixth Form Academic Mentor are:
Essential - English/Literacy and Maths/Numeracy qualifications at Level 2 – grade 5/B or equivalent
Degree qualified
Experience of working with children of the
relevant age in a university, school, college, care, health service, social
care or other youth environment
Desirable - Other relevant qualifications eg Careers Advice
NVQ in Support Teaching and Learning
Training in Literacy/Numeracy strategies and/or in a particular curriculum or learning area e.g. bilingual, sign language, dyslexia, ICT, Maths or English, or Level 3 subjects taught in the Academy
General Responsibilities
The Sixth Form Academic Mentor is responsible for providing timely, well-informed, accurate, academic and careers support to students in the Sixth Form. They will work closely with the Head of Sixth Form, Assistant Head of Sixth Form, Sixth Form tutors, and Sixth Form Pastoral Mentor to deliver a comprehensive package of Careers, PSHCE, Academic, and Pastoral support.
Specific Responsibilities
A non-exhaustive list of specific responsibilities for the role is below and you will be required to undertake other duties and responsibilities as may reasonably be required.
- To work with students to develop their approaches to challenging academic work while supervising private study sessions and in small groups or 1:1 mentoring.
- Tracking and monitoring the completion of tasks by students during supervised study sessions and feeding back to teaching staff on the completion of those tasks.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of systems for tracking, monitoring, and intervening with student performance.
- Liaise with stakeholders to support the academic and wider development of students.
- Develop effective resourcing of the supervised study centre for students to be able to access effective and relevant study tools in a timely manner.
- Support Sixth Form leaders to develop and deliver comprehensive careers education, information, advice and guidance.
- Oversee and support students in completing the Extended Project Qualification.
- Support Sixth Form leaders in recruiting students to the Sixth Form and designing effective programmes of study at Level 3.
- Oversee the administration of Work Experience for Y12 students and the Attleborough Sixth Form Volunteering Programme
- Provide administration support for Sixth Form events, including (but not limited to) university visits, revision seminars, visiting careers speakers, parents’ information events, and mock and formal exam series.
Paid Weeks per year Term Time plus 2 weeks
Hours per week 37 Hours per week
Normal working Pattern
Monday: 08:00 – 16:00
Tuesday: 08:00 – 16:00
Wednesday: 09:00 – 17:00
Thursday: 09:00 – 17:00
Friday: 08:25 – 15:55
Unpaid Breaks 30 minutes lunch break where the working day exceeds 6 hours
Holidays - Holiday pay entitlement is included in the pro rata salary for the post and there is no entitlement to take holidays during term-time.
What the school offers its staff
REMUNERATION
- Points 12 to 17 of the Support Staff Salary Scale
- FTE Salary: £26,421 to £28,770 per annum
- Pro rata salary: £23,207 to £25,270 per annum
The post-holder will be auto enrolled to join the Trust’s nominated pension scheme for support staff provided by Norfolk Pension Fund. This scheme is a defined benefit scheme with the current employer contribution rate set at 22.90%, and employee contributions of 6.5%. Staff do have the option to reduce contributions by 50%.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education September 2022, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.
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About Attleborough Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 884 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Attleborough Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@setrust.org
Attleborough Academy is a popular, 11 to 18 Academy which is continually developing to meet the demands of providing the highest quality education for all students. Later this academic year, Attleborough Academy will be joining the Sapientia Education Trust (SET) which is an exciting and important development for the Academy. The SET are committed to bringing like-minded schools together to work in partnership to develop a world class education. This merger promises to bring multiple benefits in terms of teaching and learning and new opportunities for students and staff.
We are an inclusive, friendly and effective learning community with high aspirations and a reputation for innovation. Excellent relationships between students and staff are at the heart of the ethos of the Academy and are often commented on by those who visit the Academy. The Academy is a hardworking and caring community of people with high standards and high expectations. Our core values are Commitment, Acknowledgement, Respect and Excellence (CARE). CARE therefore has a genuine meaning within our Academy as we want the Academy to be a place where these values are seen in all aspects of our work together.
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