One to One Learning Support Mentor
Shaftesbury School
Dorset
- £16,213 - £16,868 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade 5
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- January 20222
- Apply by:
- 1 December 2021
Job overview
As a Learning Support Mentor you will be required to act as a positive role model to the students. Develop 1:1 mentoring arrangements with a named student to enable the pupil to agree plans and targets to move forwards. You will be supporting a student’s access to learning using appropriate strategies and resources and providing feedback on their progress as required.
Experience
- Experience of working in an educational setting (essential)
- Experience of working with pupils with additional needs (desirable)
Education/Qualifications
- An edication standard equating to GCSE grace 3 in English, Mathematics and Science or equivalent
- NVQ level 3/ BTEC in Learning Support is desirable
Knowledge/Skills
- Understanding of principles of child development and learning processes and in particular, barriers to learning
- Background knowledge of National Curriculum and School’s procedures and policies (desirable)
- Secure IT skills
- Significant empathy with pupils who have additional or special educational needs
- Developing knowledge of Local Authority, local and national organisations which can provide services and activities to support pupils and broaden and enrich their learning
- Ability to relate well to children and in particular to motivate children to engage in the learning process
- Ability to work effectively with parents/carers and a range of professionals
Attached documents
About Shaftesbury School
- Shaftesbury School
- Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury
- Dorset
- SP7 8ER
- United Kingdom
To empower every individual who participates in our community to realise his/her aspirations.
Our aims:
We aim to inspire every individual by
• Creating a sense of belonging, where everyone feels a valued member of the community
• Developing role models whom we can admire, respect, relate to and seek out for guidance
• Promoting a sense of accomplishment through recognition for doing our best, whatever it is, on personal, social
and academic levels
• Generating fun and excitement, curiosity and creativity on the trail to learning
• Encouraging the spirit of adventure, understanding and appreciating what it means to take a risk and be
successful, or to fail and try again
• Promoting opportunities for leadership and responsibility, by expressing our ideas and accepting the
consequences of our actions
Ethos
Pervading the ethos of our school are the values of our Christian Foundation, the ideals of the Olympic movement and the spirit of internationalism.
We value the uniqueness of every human being regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin, creed or sexual orientation. We teach the importance of love and respect, tolerance, forgiveness, the need to work for peace and justice, honesty, selflessness and loyalty.
Shaftesbury School is an internationally outward-looking community promoting harmony, participation, friendly competition and opportunities for recognition and celebration.
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