TEMPORARY PASTORAL SUPPORT MENTOR (MATERNITY COVER)
Ref: 195420
Number of Posts: 1
Grade: Grade 6 SCP 6-11.
Salary: £27269 to £ 31067 Pro-Rata
Term: Part-time.
Perm / FTC: Fixed Term Contract.
Required: (April to Return of postholder).
Hours: 32.50 hours a week.
Closing Date: 24/03/2025.
Location
Our Lady's Catholic High School, Preston, St Anthony's Drive, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 3SQ (908 on roll)
Tel: 01772 326900
School website:
Summary
Thank you for your interest in the position of Temporary Pastoral Support Mentor (maternity cover) at Our Lady’s Catholic High School.
Our Lady’s Catholic High School is a highly successful oversubscribed 11–16 mixed High School of 900 pupils serving mainly the Catholic community in the north of Preston. We have an excellent reputation and are consistently ranked as a high performing school. We place an emphasis on helping each child reach their full potential and provide a safe, loving environment where our pupils can grow and develop to become One of Ours.
Behaviour and relationships in our school are very strong and all teachers use our highly respected and successful system for managing behaviour and relationships called ‘Behaviour 4 Learning’. This is supported by a sophisticated system for rewarding pupils for being fit to learn and for commitment to school life.
An exciting opportunity has now arisen for the position of Temporary Pastoral Support Mentor to work directly with pupils to provide mentoring and/or support to overcome particular obstacles to learning in relation to behaviour or attendance; liaise with teaching staff to assess and provide support to targeted pupils to raise achievement and; identify the needs and assess those pupils requiring extra support and support the development of individual action plans.
The successful candidate will need to possess excellent written and oral communication skills and be a strong team player and must have 5 A*- C GCSE's including Mathematics and English or equivalent and have experience of working with or caring for children of a relevant age.
This position is for 32.5 hours per week, term time only, with working times 8.30am to 3.30pm Monday to Friday. If successful, the salary received based on the hours and weeks specified will be between £20,253 and £23,707 per annum.
The closing date for application is 12 Noon on Monday 24 March 2025.
Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the application form attached.
Essential Qualifications
GCSE English Language and Maths Grade C or above (or equivalent)
Essential Experience
Experience of working with or caring for children of relevant age
Experience of administrative work
Desirable Experience
Experience of working in a relevant classroom/service environment
Experience of supporting pupils with challenging behaviour
For an informal discussion please contact:
Please contact Jackie McArdle, Assistant Headteacher on 01772 326900.
Proposed Interview Date:
01/04/2025
Equal Opportunities statement
An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.
Applications and further details are available from/returnable to
Address: Application form attached. Application forms can also be obtained from the school website.. Please ensure that all forms are completed and returned to the school. Please email your completed application form to Pam Stott, Headteacher’s PA, at ptt@olchs.lancs.sch.uk or alternatively post your completed forms and address to Pam Stott, Headteacher’s PA, Our Lady’s Catholic High school, St Anthony’s Drive. Fulwood, Preston PR2 3SQ.
The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all people in terms of recruitment, selection and employment, and is a Disability Confident employer, which means that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification will be interviewed. However, commitment to this standard is on an individual school basis and, therefore, if you are applying for a position within a school, you will need to check with the school whether they have made the decision to comply with this standard.
Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.