Learning Mentor
Royds Hall, A SHARE Academy
Kirklees
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- £23,660 to £25,666 (actual)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 28 November 2024
Job overview
This role will support student progress by removing barriers to learning, therefore allowing students to achieve their Personal Best.
This is a great opportunity to provide support for small groups of students for English or Mathematics, and occasionally provide in-lesson support and small group work for other subjects. You will also support effective liaison and communication with teaching staff by working together to plan for the effective support of students.
In addition, you will lead the delivery of structured Social Emotional and Mental Health interventions which increases student independence, resilience and outlook on life.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience of further academic study (A-Level/Degree)
- Experience of working in secondary education
- Experience of working with children who experience barriers to learning
- The ability to prepare differentiated materials and teaching aids suitable for learning activities
At SHARE MAT, we aim to:
- Equip our staff to deliver their best every day, our belief is that by Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best is the key.
- Encourage all our students to go beyond what they think they can achieve and to enjoy learning, helping them to lead healthy and happy lives.
- Ensure our staff are happy and healthy at work, we believe in staff voice and consistently aim to reduce workload and improve work/life balance.
- Offer a generous benefits and training package, including first-class developmental opportunities for teaching staff led by one of our academies, Shelley College, which is the Teaching School Hub for Kirklees and Calderdale.
Royds Hall is one of eight academies within our trust and is part of a close-knit community well located for commute from Leeds, Huddersfield and Wakefield. Please do make arrangements to visit the academy if you wish to learn more before you apply, you will find it:
- It is a vibrant place of learning and encouragement where children/young people are happy, settled and confident.
- Has a broad and balanced curriculum that provides a memorable educational experience for all of its pupils.
- Aims to equip pupils with the attributes and attitude they need for their next stage of education.
To apply, please complete an application form via the apply button.
Please note that CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date: Thursday 28th November 2024.
Interviews: w/c 2nd December 2024.
SHARE MAT is committed to the Equalities Act 2010 and also to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children and young people, by adhering to “Keeping Children Safe in Education” guidance. All staff and volunteers are regularly trained regarding our expectations in keeping our students safe. An enhanced DBS is required for every post and an online search will be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates.
SHARE MAT comprises Woodside Green Primary, Heaton Avenue Primary, Luck Lane Primary, Millbridge Primary, Royds Hall, Shelley College, Whitcliffe Mount School and Thornhill Community Academy. A central team provides operational support.
Attached documents
About Royds Hall, A SHARE Academy
- Royds Hall, A SHARE Academy
- Luck Lane, Paddock, Huddersfield
- West Yorkshire
- HD3 4HA
- United Kingdom
Royds Hall, A SHARE Academy is an inclusive, open-minded school, passionate about its students and positive about their future.
The Academy is dedicated to ensuring all students leave Royds Hall fully equipped with the life skills, experiences and educational outcomes required to have a happy and successful future. Students are guided by committed and inspiring professionals, in a supportive environment and are given the room to express and challenge themselves, because they believe every young person can succeed.
Royds Hall Academy is a member of SHARE Multi-Academy Trust, a partnership created to provide services and support to benefit the children it teaches. The trust ethos is ‘Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best’, and together we believe that by working together, sharing expertise and resources, schools grow and improve.
Royds Hall Academy is a safe, positive environment where every student is encouraged to achieve their personal best and is helped to overcome obstacles.
Professional Development
Professional and career development is at the heart of SHARE Multi-Academy Trust. Staff have access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including internal training sessions, external courses and sharing best practice across the trust.
Across our partner schools there are Subject Experts, Specialist Leaders of Education, Excellent Practitioners, trained Coaches and Mentors, as well as Outstanding Leaders offering support and training. We offer the opportunity of a career development programme that could take teachers on a journey from trainee to senior leader and beyond.
Benefits
As an employee of one of the SHARE Academies you will be provided with a package of flexible employee benefits:
· An attractive pension scheme for both Teaching and Support Staff.
· Onsite catering facilities with competitively priced meals.
· Care First – an employee assistance programme providing staff well-being support, including amongst other things: counselling, telephone helplines and stress management.
· Salary sacrifice benefit schemes - salary sacrifice enables staff to give up some of the cash value of their pay to receive other benefits which saves on tax and national insurance. The Trust currently runs the following salary sacrifice schemes:
- Cyclescheme – savings of up to 39% on the cost of a new bike.
- Techscheme – savings on the cost of desktop machines, laptops, Apple products, phones and software.
The Trust
SHARE Multi Academy Trust currently consists of Shelley College, Thornhill Community Academy, Royds Hall Community School, Whitcliffe Mount School, Heaton Avenue Primary School, Millbridge Primary School, Lily Park Primary School, Luck Lane Primary School, Woodside Green Primary School with a view to continue to expand.
Our aims
We want to create a mutually supportive family of schools because we believe that, by sharing our expertise and resources, we can improve the quality of education for our children and young people.
Our values
Our central belief is “Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best” and we apply this to everybody in our organisation, staff and children alike. We aim to treat everybody with respect and build positive relationships with each other and we want everybody working in our schools to do the very best they can. We support each other and celebrate our successes together.
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