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About the role
Salary: Grade 5, Scale Point 5: £17,289 per annum
Contract: Permanent, 30 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus inset days)
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding, empathetic individual, with experience of working with children in an educational setting. As a Learning Support Mentor, you will be required to act as a positive role model to our students. You will be supporting students in a variety of ways access to learning using appropriate strategies and resources and providing feedback on their progress as required. You will be working in the school's Inclusion base and will be involved in supporting young people who have neuro-diversities. If you are confident, relate well to young people and are a committed person, we welcome your application.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will:
* Have effective problem-solving and creative thinking skills
* Have a background knowledge of the Foundation and National Curriculum
* Have the ability to empathise with students
* Have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues and external stakeholders
* Have the ability to be a team player who will go the extra mile to support students and who will enjoy the challenges of this role
Further Information
Should you wish to arrange a visit to view the School, please do not hesitate to contact Channon Bruton, Office Manager on [email protected] who will be happy to arrange this.
SAST will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. In line with KCSIE guidance, this will be part of safer recruitment checks, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
Safeguarding responsibilities associated with this role may include engagement in regulatory activity, such as administering first aid or supporting an upset child. It will have contact with young people on a day-to-day basis. SAST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the person specification and the post is subject to safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check and Children's Barred List check.
This role is UK-based and your right to work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
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