Learning Mentor

Location

Birmingham | United Kingdom

Job description

Learning Mentor

32.5 hours per week, term time only, permanent

Required as soon as possible

A vacancy for a  Learning Mentor  has arisen within our Multi Academy Trust.

The role will involve working with individual pupils, or smaller groups of pupils, and focus on supporting them to achieve their learning goals. The role will involve working with pupils who experience social, emotional and/or behavioural barriers to learning and benefit from one-to-one support to reach their full academic potential.

Specifically, the role will entail:

• Assessing the needs of pupils and using knowledge and specialist skills to support pupils’ learning by helping them to overcome barriers to learning both inside and outside the classroom.
• Helping raise and maintain the standards of achievement and improve attendance and behaviour.
• Establishing productive mentoring relationships with pupils, acting as a role model, and setting high expectations.
• Promotion the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
• Encouraging pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all pupils in activities.
• Ensuring pupils have access to an ambitious, broad, and balanced curriculum.
• Promoting pupil independence and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement and self-reliance.
• Securing positive family support and involvement through regular contact.
• Supporting the role of parents in pupils’ learning

Salary:                £25,119 - £31,364 FTE (actual salary £19,318 - £24,121 per annum)

Hours:                32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time only

Location:           Slade Primary School, Slade Road, Erdington, Birmingham B23 7PX

Start Date:         Required as soon as possible

What you will need to succeed

• To share our passion for wanting the very best for our students and schools
• To be committed to keeping our students safe
• Be a qualified mentor or have extensive experience of mentoring pupils. We can offer you the opportunity to train though our apprenticeship programme
• Be highly motivated and passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people with the natural ability to inspire and motivate
• Be emotionally intelligent with the ability to build strong working relationships with a variety of stakeholders
• The passion and commitment to work in a fast paced, challenging yet always rewarding role

What you will get in return

• Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we invest in your development through training, mentoring and progression opportunities through apprenticeships and other routes.
• A competitive salary
• An Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits package
• Competitive pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme)
• Professional Development & Wellbeing Days

What you need to do now

Please complete an online application form. To arrange an informal chat about the role, please contact Jessica Jackson- Pastoral Manager (Tel: 0121 675 0618) 

[email protected]

Completed applications should include an application form and a supporting statement no more than 2 sides of A4 outlining the skills and experience you have that make you suitable for the role.

Please note we do not accept CV’s; applications will only be considered if received on a digital ATLP application form .

Closing date:    9.00am, Tuesday 19th March 2024

Interview date: Wednesday 20th March 2024

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership (ATLP) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS, prohibition check, qualifications (where applicable), medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references which will be sought prior to interview. The ATLP is an equal opportunities employer.

We will carry out an online search about you for information that is publicly available online. This will include social media accounts you may hold. This will only be carried out on shortlisted candidates and before interview. This processing of data will be conducted under the legal basis of Article 6(e) public task in line with the guidance laid out in para 221 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2023. Any data collected during this search will be retained in line with our retention schedule which is available on request.

Please find a link to our safeguarding policy which we would encourage you to read prior to applying to work in our organisation  ATLP Safeguarding policy 2023/2024

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