Sixth Form Mentor, Study Centre and Welfare Mentor

Rugby Free Secondary School, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 5PE

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  27 October 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  14 October 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,294.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £21,664 - 37.5 hours per week, 40 weeks year (term time plus 1 week)

Sixth Form Mentor, Study Centre and Welfare Mentor job summary

Rugby Free Secondary School

Job Purpose

To provide pastoral assistance to Sixth Form students and to support them in their studies. To be responsible for maintaining a positive environment for learning in our Sixth Form Study Centre, supervising students to ensure that they make the best use of their non-contact time and challenging those not meeting expectations. To develop student study skills and monitor enrichment activities to support students’ academic performance. To mentor students who require additional support in order to enable them to maximise their progress in their studies.

Specific Responsibilities

• 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

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 student’s 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

Generic Responsibilities of all Rugby Free Secondary School Staff

• To continue personal development as agreed
• To engage actively in the appraisal process
• To undertake any other duty as specified by the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document not mentioned in the above
• 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 the School’s agreed Code of Conduct and set an example of personal integrity and professionalism
• Ensure all tasks are carried out with due regard to Health and Safety
• To remain confidential at all times
• To adhere to the ethos of the school
• To promote the agreed vision and aims of the school

If you feel that you could bring further impetus to our drive to improve the provision for our students and have the necessary energy, enthusiasm and sense of humour to take us forward at this exciting time, then please get in touch.

To arrange an informal discussion or visit to the school, please contact us on

megan.jones@rugbyfreesecondary.co.uk

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.

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

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About Rugby Free Secondary School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1099 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Rugby Free Secondary School website (opens in new tab)
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