Learning Mentor
Iford Academy
Bournemouth
- £19,127 - £20,818 per year
- New
- Salary:
- 32.5 hours, term time only (includes INSET days) Grade 5 Points 10 – 15 FTE: £25,545 - £27,803 with a pay award pending
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 7 October 2024
Job overview
We are seeking to employ a Learning Mentor, to support and cover classes. The post holder will work with children in Year 7 through to Year 11, covering curriculum lessons across all subjects. You may also be required to join other support and teaching staff in the supervision of pupils at break and/or lunchtimes as a valued member of the school community.
Candidates should be 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. You will preferably have experience of working with young people with additional needs including childhood trauma, alongside SEMH and ASC.
Recent teaching or teacher assistant experience within a mainstream school would be beneficial.
Every day is different, and if you are looking for a new and exciting challenge working within a supportive friendly team, this could be the job for you.
The successful candidates will be experienced practitioners, have emotional resilience and a flexible approach to working. You will also be expected to work in partnership with colleagues to ensure the best outcomes for our students.
Every day is different, and if you are looking for a new and exciting challenge working within a supportive friendly team, this could be the job for you.
This is a new flexible and variable role suitable for those with experience working with challenging young people.
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 Authentic Education.
· 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.
· 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.
Should you wish to arrange a visit or an informal
discussion regarding the role, please contact Jeni Notley HR Academy Lead at
jeni.notley@ta.weareauthentic.education
Authentic Education Group (AEG) comprises schools from all sectors: mainstream (primary and secondary) and special. AEG 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 AEG reserves the right to close applications early.
Please note we DO NOT accept applications by CV and are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship.
Authentic Education Group 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
Together we are Courageous, Innovative & Excellent
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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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