Learning Mentor

Job Tile:                     Learning Mentor

Location:                  New Perspectives School, Birmingham

Salary & hours of work:                     

£10.50 - £12.24 per hour dependent on experience and qualifications

• 36 per week (Term Time only plus training days) 
• Salary: £16,858.80 - £19,652.54 (pro rata)
• Mon – Thu 08.30am – 15.30pm and Friday 08.30am – 14.30pm  
• Plus 2 hours for team meeting/training 

 or

• 30 per week (Term Time only plus training days)
• Salary: £14,049.00 - £16,377.12 (pro rata)
• Mon – Thu 09.00am – 15.00pm, Friday 08.30am – 14.30pm

       Start date: September 2023

Contract type:            Permanent

Enhanced DBS Check Required: Yes

This is an exciting time to join Care Perspectives Ltd as we look forward to the opening of our new SEN School (New Perspectives School) and continue to expand and grow our provision in the West Midlands.

New Perspectives School is a small independent SEMH specialist day school for key stage 2-5, catering for students with social emotional and mental health difficulties who may have a range of complex needs. New Perspectives School is looking for a number of learning support mentors to join our growing Education team. We recognise that working with young people with SEND can be challenging and a full programme of training and support is offered. We would expect you to adopt creative, innovative, and highly personalised approaches to engaging young people in learning and enabling them to make progress and have a new perspective to education.

This is a joyful and rewarding job and one where you can really make a difference to the lives of young people and their families.

Job Description:

• To work with individual and small groups of children on educational activities.
• To assist teachers in developing and implementing individual educational programmes.
• To support individual and small groups of children across a broad and balanced curriculum.
• To prepare materials and equipment.
• To work with individual and small groups of children in conjunction with the subject teacher.
• To record relevant educational, social, and behavioural information within an agreed framework.
• Supporting behaviour management and student welfare – working 1:1 or in small groups when required.
• To promote the social and emotional development of children through positive approaches that will encourage appropriate relationships and the development of self-esteem.
• To accompany class groups on external educational visits.
• To assist subject teacher in delivery of lessons and activities, group, and individual behavioural management, within the agreed school framework.
• To assist in classroom organisation and display work.
• To contribute to pupils’ annual review reports and progress files.
• To attend staff meetings and contribute constructively on specific issues to encourage the development of agreed whole school policies and procedures.
• To eat with the children at lunch time, encouraging appropriate behaviour, social skills and positive interactions.
• To supervise pupils at all times.
• To be a part of promoting safeguarding and pupil welfare which is incumbent on all staff.
• Any other reasonable duties commensurate with role as directed by the Pastoral Lead, Head Teacher, or their representative.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be an experienced learning mentor in a school environment
• Experienced and confident in dealing with challenging behaviour.
• To be able to use a range of strategies and interventions to re-engage pupils into learning and address negative behaviour.
• Experience in working with pupils with SEN and EBD
• Experience in delivering a non-core curriculum area.
• Experience in using school MIS and safeguarding systems.
• Knowledge of most recent KCSIE updates
• Be of strong character with a resilient attitude and a calm manner
• Safeguard all students in our School.
• Engage in ongoing CPD.

Here are just some of the benefits of working for us:

• Achieve a Level 3 Teaching Assistant apprenticeship within 2 years
• Rewarding work helping our Children and young people reach their potential
• Friendly, small passionate school community
• Career development opportunities to help you reach your own personal development.
• Competitive salary
• We offer a structured 2-week induction programme including face to face training, online modules
• Free DBS check
• Free school lunch
• Recommend a friend referral scheme with financial rewards.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Company Pension scheme

How to apply: Application forms can be

requested, please email c.dhir@careperspectives.co.uk or call us on 07897

551992. Please note that CVs are not accepted.

Safeguarding: This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks in line with Safer Recruitment, including:

Teaching: Enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

References: All applicants will be required to provide at least two suitable referees

Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

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