Derby City Council Hiring for Learning Mentor Job at Derby, England , UK Full Time

Application closing date
01/11/2021
Working Pattern
Full time
Salary
NJC Point 8 -14
Job category/type
School Support
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Job description
Spencer Academies Trust
Hours: 37hrs per week, Term Time only
Contract type: Permanent
Required from: ASAP
Location: Ashwood Spencer Academy

Ashwood Spencer Academy are looking to recruit a committed Learning Mentor who is passionate about making a difference and can remove barriers to learning.

The successful candidates will be part of a hard working friendly team, and will be working with children who are well behaved and sociable.

Qualities we are looking for:

• Have a sense of humour

• Have a ‘whatever it takes attitude’ to remove barriers to learning

• Good communicator and can use your own initiative

• Build good relationships with families and the local community

• Have well developed, positive behaviour management skills

• Able to prepare materials for supporting learners

• Patient, inspiring, caring and sensitive towards the needs of vulnerable children

• Willing and able to provide personal care to individuals

• Understanding of nurture provision and developing extended activities to support inclusion

In return, we can offer you:

• A collaborative ethos, working with other schools and colleagues to develop day to day practice

• High quality CPD

• A chance to be part of an exciting journey

• A supportive induction programme specifically tailored to support you in your role

• Rich and varied career development opportunities

SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 16000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2200 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.

We currently have 16 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and one primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers, and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country, and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.

Mission

Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Vision

Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.

We Believe:

• All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development.

• Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a ‘family’ and are open to a true sense of partnership.

• We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.

Applicants would be expected to share the Trust’s high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.

If you would like to discuss the role, or have any queries, please contact [email protected]

Applications for this post must be submitted on our online application form, which can be found at vacancies.spenceracademiestrust.co.uk/and by clicking on the ‘Apply Now’ link.

In line with safer recruitment policies references will be called for prior to interview.

Closing date: 12pm Monday 1st November 2021

Interviews Tuesday 9th November 2021

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and all posts are subject to enhanced DBS with children’s barred list checks and completion of Level 2 safeguarding training.

Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: Multiple Locations