Behaviour Support Mentor
Iford Academy
Bournemouth
- £21,776 - £23,701 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Fixed Term Contract until 22nd July 2025. 37 Hours per week. AAT Grade 5 SCP 10 - 15. £25,545 - £27803 (FTE)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 14 April 2024
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a Behaviour Support Mentor to work with our Secondary aged students.
The role of a Behaviour Support Mentor is to support the learning process. Primarily this includes working with individuals and/or small groups to resolve difficulties causing concern as quickly as possible so as to promote learning at all times, working with teachers and the Behaviour Support Manager.
Behaviour Support Mentors ensure and promote effective behaviour support throughout the school to support all pupils to improve learning outcomes and in conjunction with the Behaviour for Learning Team leader, monitor and implement development on whole School Behaviour Support policy and set targets to improve behaviour for learning for individual students. You will also be required to liaise with parents/carers, supervise lunch and break duties, and lead on building strong positive Pupil and staff relationships. For more details, please look at the job description attached.
We are looking for candidates who are passionate and ambitious with a drive and commitment to improve the life chances of our young people. You will have a dynamic, exceptional and creative approach to improving the teaching and learning in a way that benefits all children. This role would suit someone looking to begin & build on a pastoral and/or safeguarding career in Education.
What We have to Offer:
- A visible and approachable senior leadership team and an enthusiastic and committed team of teachers and support staff.
- A strong support network both within the school and across Ambitions Academies Trust.
- All staff are part of a professional learning community in which evidence-informed CPD is designed to meet individual needs.
- Strong potential for career progression.
- A culture that respects work-life balance and an ongoing commitment to wellbeing with a dedicated Wellbeing Champion.
- An Employee Assistance Programme including in the moment support and counselling sessions with an external provider.
- AAT Staff benefits include free eye testing for DSE users through Specsavers, free will writing through Dunham McCarthy Solicitors and reduced price corporate gym membership through BH Live.
- A competitive pension through Teachers’ Pensions or The Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff.
- Free on-site parking
- Work within a strong friendly socialable team
Should you wish to arrange a visit or an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Jeni Notley; HR Academy Lead at jeni.notley@iford-academy.co.uk.
To apply for the position of Behaviour Support Mentor, please visit https://mynewterm.com/jobs/786496512/EDV-2024-IA-09709
Ambitions Academies Trust (AAT) comprises schools from all sectors: mainstream (primary and secondary) and special. AAT secures outstanding achievement and improved life chances of all our pupils. All our Academies have high expectations as the focus of their work. We are strongly committed to supporting colleagues in developing their careers further and offering excellent CPD opportunities
Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment as AAT reserves the right to close applications early.
Please note we DO NOT accept applications by CV and are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship.
Ambitions Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Rigorous checks will be made of the successful applicant’s background credentials, including enhanced DBS checks and an online search
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About Iford Academy
Iford Academy is a 109 PAN- pupil school which currently has 95 students. Iford Academy joined Ambitions Academy Trust in 2012 and educates Boys and Girls aged between 11 and 16 whom have an Education Health and Care Plan. We also support pupils who are at risk of exclusion or who have been excluded from mainstream school.
The school has open grounds with sports fields to the front and rear of the school. As well as our general teaching classrooms, the school also has a modern Science, I.T, Cookery, Art, and Health and Fitness rooms.
All class are small (no more than 8 pupils) with a Teacher and a Teaching Assistant. To build and benefit from strong relationships the teacher and TA stay with the class for most of the day. As pupils move into KS4, moving to subject specialist teachers is increased preparing them for change as they reach post 16.
Pupils can access support from other staff teams that support classes, including the safeguarding team, Intervention team (including ELSA) and the pastoral team (which includes the e-safety, anti-bullying champion and prevent lead, pupil voice lead and first aid lead.) The school also has close links with external agencies who work closely with our pupils.
Our vision.
prepare pupils for a safe, happy and productive adult life.
Our Ethos.
The school prides itself on building strong and trusting relationships, through an attachment aware approach. As a small school with a high ratio of support, we know all of our pupils very well and are there for able to meet their individual needs and work together to overcome challenges and reach goals.
Pupils feel that the school is a safe environment that supports them in accessing the curriculum that promotes their academic and personal, social and emotional development.
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