Academic Mentor (Secondary & 16+)

SYDNEY RUSSELL SCHOOL

JOB DESCRIPTION - Academic Mentor

POSITION:          Academic Mentor (secondary and 16+)

SCALE:                 Scale 5 (12-15)

HOURS & PAY: 35 hours per week, term time + 1 week (A Level / GCSE exam results support). 8am until 4pm with 2 x 30 min breaks.

PURPOSE OF JOB:

·        To provide academic support to identified groups of students at the direction of the AVP Student Achievement, based on student progress data and staff referrals

·        To lead academic mentoring / targeted focus group sessions for students to ensure progress in their identified areas of skills/understanding

MAIN ACTIVITIES

·        To work with students to support academic engagement and progress, including managing workload and study-related anxieties

·        To plan and facilitate 1-1, small group and larger cohort sessions (e.g. Right Start sessions, study strategies, personal organisation…) for students and guidance for parents

·        To track and monitor student engagement and progress within a programme of academic mentoring

·        To communicate with students, parents and teachers, providing progress updates as required

·        To liaise with parents to support student learning outside of the classroom if appropriate

·        To regularly update the relevant Head of Year/Head of Sixth Form and AVP to review effectiveness and impact

·        To facilitate assemblies in line with year team priorities

·        To act as a point of contact for 16+ student wellbeing concerns

Review Arrangements - 

The details contained in this job description reflect the content of the job at the date it was prepared. It should be remembered, however, that over time the nature of individual jobs will change, existing duties may no longer be required and other duties may be gained without changing the general nature of the duties or the level of the responsibility entailed. Consequently, the school will expect to revise the job description from time to time and will consult with the post holder at the appropriate time.

Conditions of Employment

• The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities contained in the written statement of conditions of employment (The contract)
• The post holder is required to support and encourage the school’s ethos and its objectives, policies and procedures as agreed by the governing body
• To uphold the school’s policy in respect of child protection matters
• Will be subject to the National Agreement on Pay and Conditions of Service, supplemented by local conditions as appropriate and all relevant statutory and institutional requirements
• The post holder may be required to perform any other reasonable tasks after consultation
• This Job Description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the particular amount of time to be spent on carrying them out and no part of it may be so constructed
• This Job Description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It may be subject to modification at any time after consultation with the post holder

All staff will be expected to participate in the school’s performance management scheme.