Sixth Form Mentor
Coombe Girls' School, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 3TU15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
30 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
13 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 36 hours per week, term time only
Contract type
- Fixed term - One year fixed term in the first instance
Pay scale
- Grade C - £23,783 to £24,462
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated individual as a Sixth Form Mentor and role model. The successful candidate will help support students to gain high levels of engagement in student learning and aspirations. Duties will include: administering supervised study sessions, mentoring specific students, supporting student wellbeing and accompanying trips.
Our Ideal Candidate:
- Holds at least GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics, with a good degree in a relevant subject.
- Experience working with young people or improving achievement in educational settings is desirable.
- Demonstrates excellent literacy, numeracy and communication skills; works well independently and as part of a team, and meets deadlines consistently.
- Highly motivated, enthusiastic and dedicated to raising student achievement and self-esteem while respecting their diverse backgrounds.
- Builds effective mentoring relationships, employs strong listening and feedback skills, and helps students overcome barriers to learning.
- Understands safeguarding, champions inclusion and promotes best practices aligned with the ethos of the school.
What the school offers its staff
Why Work With Us?
Coombe Girls’ School & Sixth Form is a fantastic and rewarding place to work. Our students are motivated and keen to learn while our creative, engaging staff is committed to providing exceptional teaching to our students. We take the wellbeing of our staff seriously and actively manage workload whilst retaining very high standards. Our staff are highly supportive of one another.
We are a Google school and staff are provided with a Chromebook to support their work. The school is within walking distance of New Malden train station with its fast, direct links to central London and into Surrey and Hampshire. For those travelling by car, parking is available in the school car park, and bike racks and showers are provided for colleagues who are able to cycle to work.
With regards to Personal Development, we pride ourselves on our commitment to CPD. Our staff is supported to access National Professional Qualifications and receives Thrive training. There are opportunities to work collaboratively across all five schools in the Trust (both primary and secondary) as well as with the central Trust team. The Trust looks to provide opportunities for growth for colleagues within the Trust.
Flexible working opportunities
We are ideally looking for candidates who can work 36 hours per week, term time only. However, as an employer, we support flexible working and are open to discussing part-time options with the right candidate.
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.
CVs are not accepted.
About Coombe Girls' School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1559 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Coombe Girls' School website
- Email address
- hr@coombegirlsschool.org
Coombe Girls’ School and Sixth Form is a comprehensive girls’ state secondary school, with a co-educational Sixth Form. The school is heavily oversubscribed and is committed to providing an excellent education to children in the local area. We are proud of the progress our students make from their starting points during their time with us: in 2023 - 2024 the school’s Progress 8 score was +0.72 and over 40% of GCSE entries were graded 7 to 9 last year. The school is proud to be part of the Coombe Academy Trust.
Our school is vibrant and diverse, serving the local area of New Malden. We value every individual and the rich wealth of experience, knowledge, values and beliefs they bring to our school. The experience and talent you will bring to our school will ensure we continue to provide the best education for our students and further increase the breadth of opportunity for the next generation. We particularly encourage applications from colleagues in underrepresented groups.
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