SEND Learning Mentor
Required for April/May 2025
Permanent Full-Time or Part-Time Term Time With flexible working pattern considered
37 hours per week maximum, 39 weeks per year including 37 hours maximum directed time
Kent Scheme Salaries KSD £26,393-£27,713 per annum pro rata to hours worked
We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic and innovative colleague to join our team of committed professionals within our friendly SEND team. The post holder will assist the SENCO and Assistant to the SENCO in supporting students with SEND and medical needs. The SEND Learning Mentor will oversee students within our Student Support Room working closely with teachers to support the pastoral and academic work for students with SEND and medical needs. The Learning Mentor will also act as a Cover Supervisor. This post is open to flexible working in terms of start/finish time and for days of the week worked.
The postholder will receive a payment in respect of their pro rata entitlement to Annual Leave appropriate to their grade, Bank Holidays and the KCC concessionary day which is included in the salary above.
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a very successful selective girls’ school of 1,270 students with a mixed sixth form of approximately 360. Ofsted judged us to be outstanding and our examination results reflect this. We are a happy, thriving community, with a long standing tradition of excellence in all that we do. We have been an Advanced Thinking School since 2015. The post offers the opportunity to work with intellectually able young people in a supportive and friendly environment. Staff benefits include strong support for professional development and Benenden Healthcare Scheme. Support Staff will be automatically enrolled in the Local Government Pension Scheme.
“Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is an outstanding school” (Ofsted March 2023)
Applicants should complete the application form and email it along with a covering letter addressed to the Headteacher, Miss Deborah Stanley via mstarns@mggs.org. Applicants are strongly encouraged to also complete our Equal Opportunities & Recruitment Monitoring Form. If you require any additional information please contact Ms Starns, PA to the Headteacher via email: mstarns@mggs.org.
Please note that pre-interview visits are not available, however, full information including a virtual tour can be found on our website https://www.mggs.org/.
Full details and an application pack are available from the school’s website https://www.mggs.org/joining-us/join-our-team/vacancies/.
Applications welcomed immediately
Applications will be considered in the order in which they are received. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and Maidstone Grammar School for Girls reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.
Closing Date: 8am on 22nd April 2025
Interviews: 28th April 2025
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