Red Apple Education Hiring for Student Engagement Mentor Job at Gorton, England , UK Full Time

This is a full time, permanent position. You will be employed directly by the school and not working through an agency.

It is an exciting opportunity to work in a well regarded and progressive school which specialises in teaching students who require additional support and have had difficulty in engaging in mainstream education.

The school is totally focussed on providing an inclusive education with an alternative curriculum to meet the needs of the students. The school supports pupils from Key Stage 3 and 4.

The school environment is fast paced with a commitment towards empathy and compassion to ensure their students receive the best education possible and removing barriers to their progress.

The role is to start as soon as possible.

The successful candidate will have experience of working in a similar educational setting with a passion and desire to make a difference.

As a Student Engagement Mentor, you will develop and foster appropriate skills and social abilities to enable the optimum development of pupils, according to age, ability and aptitude. You will help the teacher to prepare students for examinations, link pupils’ knowledge to earlier learning and develop ways to encourage it further and challenge and inspire students to help them deepen their knowledge and understanding.

The successful candidate will be able to build fast relationships with students and support them to develop their personal and social skills whilst empowering them to fulfil their potential through a series of bespoke interventions.

For the job description/personal specification or if you would like an informal chat about the position, then call us on 0151 708 6789. Alternatively, to apply click the ‘Apply Now’ option.

To apply you must be eligible to work in the UK and meet all national safeguarding criteria.

Please note, whilst we endeavour to contact all applicants, due to the high volume of applications received it is likely that we will only be able to contact suitable candidates.

Red Apple Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Candidates registering with Red Apple Education will need to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS and/or provide police checks from other countries, where appropriate.

Red Apple Education is an equal opportunities employer.

Reference ID: RAE/0962

Application deadline: 22/09/2021

Expected start date: 27/09/2021

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £17,374.50-£18,405.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• If successful, are you immediately available to start?

Experience:

• SEMH/SEN: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• DBS Certificate (preferred)

Work remotely:

• No