Maths Mentor

Maths Mentor

(Funded by Richard Reeve’s Foundation)

April 2023 - July 2024

Salary: £22,774

Hours: 32.5 Term time only. Some holiday intervention sessions in February Half Term and Easter Holidays that will be paid on an hourly basis of £20 per hour.

Closing Date: Tuesday 18th April 2023 at 9.00am

Interviews: W/B: 24th April 2023

We are looking for applicants educated to A Level/ degree level in Maths or a Maths based subject.

This is a unique opportunity to gain paid school experience in a secondary school environment within our Maths department. Some form of mentoring, tuition or classroom experience, supporting young people and a desire to develop their existing experience in a school setting, is desirable. 

The role has also been established to ensure continuous improvement in the quality of mentoring and tuition for individual and small groups of students in Maths, supporting our young people to gain qualifications that will aid their Post-16 pathways.

The role is as a Maths Mentor who will work with our students through a variety of intervention strategies. The aim of the role is to secure improved outcomes and progress for our FSM (free school meals) students. The role requires working with our KS4 students (Years 10 and 11) to provide additional academic support for eligible students in order to improve outcomes in the Maths GCSE, reducing the gap between the results of disadvantaged students (FSM) and their peers. You will get the opportunity to work with students of various abilities in KS4. Support of our students to be ready for external examinations is key. The Maths Mentor will, with support, plan a carefully sequenced suite of Maths interventions.

You will make a valuable contribution to our students and the Maths Department. Under the direction of the KS4 Director of Learning and the Head of Department. You will be working alongside experienced maths specialist teachers and will get the opportunity to collaborate within the team.

Beacon High is committed to the principle of equality of opportunity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) with barred list check is required for all successful applicants.

In line with KCSIE 2022 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates' suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further guidance and will be asked to clarify their online presence.

The online search is done on publicly available information and care will be taken to avoid unconscious bias and discrimination. Therefore, only information relating to suitability to work with children will be disclosed to the selection panel.