Student Support Mentor to include Sports & Exercise

Do you have the motivation and endurance to impact young people’s lives in an educational setting? Are you able to guide and inspire transformational journeys?  Lunge yourself into a fantastic new opportunity to join our team as a Student Support Mentor to include Sport & Exercise.  You will assist in providing comprehensive support, working with students on a one to one basis, in small group as well as classroom support as part of the Pastoral Team. Required to start as soon as possible, this role would be an ideal position for someone who has pastoral experience and / or has experience of fitness training, boxing coaching etc. We have recently opened a brand new fitness suite on site and would very much like to bring the two roles together in order to engage students in positive behaviours through sport and exercise.

Key Responsibilities:

• ·        Work under the instruction/guidance of Head of Student Support/senior staff, to undertake mentor work, care and support programmes, to enable access to learning for students.
• ·          To support children and young people to achieve their potential by providing targeted support to overcome barriers to learning and to support evidenced improvements in student behaviour
• ·        To oversee upkeep of gymnasium, all related equipment and to monitor / supervise use of the facility.
• ·        To provide induction and health and safety information (around safe use of equipment) for students and staff, providing opportunities for use of gymnasium and any classes deemed appropriate.
• ·        The successful candidate must be qualified to a minimum of GCSE level (or equivalent) in Maths and English at grade C or Level 4/5 and have a proven experience in a Pastoral role.

If you are ready to boost a thriving educational environment and meet the criteria above, we encourage you to apply via our academy website: Joseph Leckie Academy - Vacancies

Completed application forms must be submitted to recruitment@josephleckieacademy.co.uk

Closing Date for Applications: Thursday 10th October 2024 at 10:00am

Joseph Leckie Academy is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of students and candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.