26 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    Immediate start

  • Closing date

    17 January 2025 at 12:24pm

  • Date listed

    20 December 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Learning support or cover supervisor

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£14.36 - £15.58 per hour

Sports Mentor job summary

Salary: NJC 12 -17 (£14.36 - £15.58 per hour) + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits

Hours: 22.5 hours (3 days per week), 39 weeks (term time only)

Contract: Part Time, fixed term contract until 31 July 2025

Start date: Immediate start date

Come join our team and make an impact on a daily basis.
We are recruiting a Sports Mentor to join our friendly and supportive team. You will be passionate about ensuring all of our students access an excellent education, every day.

Within this post, you will support pupils who are facing difficulties in school because of issues related to social, emotional, personal, behavioural problems or other factors. You will help these pupils overcome their barriers to learning and fully engage with lessons to become more effective learners, and improve academic and pastoral progress through the use of sport, physical activity, forest school and in-class support.

This is an ideal role for someone who has some experience of the following:

* Working with children and managing situations relating to challenging behaviour
* Assessing pupils' needs and barriers to learning
* Delivering programmes for pupils with challenging behaviour, including one-to-one, small group and whole-class activities
* Coaching and advising staff on suitable behaviour interventions
* Working collaboratively with outside agencies and participating in meetings

We offer you:

* Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
* Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
* Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.

Ready to apply? Get in touch here. We can't wait to hear from you.

The role is due to commence as soon as possible. This is a part time, fixed term position until 31 July 2025.

Closing date: 13 January 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Commitment to safeguarding

Trust-wide Safeguarding Policies and Guidance
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xx9JeXoOZqGWNwpks3UhEqn8Yi7Xjx5-3LIgS4MUJe0/edit#

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.

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About The New Forest Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
564 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School website
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New Forest Academy is a thriving 11-16 comprehensive academy, educating children of all abilities. Through our business and enterprise specialism we challenge and encourage every child to achieve their full potential not just in terms of academic attainment but also in relation to the many extra-curricular opportunities and community activities that are on offer at the academy.

We are a fully inclusive academy, and believe in nurturing the talents and capabilities of all sections of our community. We continue the excellent work of our feeder schools and provide a huge range of curricular opportunities.

Our recent Ofsted inspection reported that our students enjoy coming to New Forest Academy, which contributes to the calm learning atmosphere you will find around the site. Click here for the Ofsted website and our recent reports.

Our aim is to enable students to leave New Forest Academy appropriately qualified and as mature, caring members of society, with the right level of qualifications.

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