Learning Mentors

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Our client, a very successful educational establishment based in the Ashford area, has asked us to help recruit a Learning Mentors (term time only) to commence work as soon as convenient.

This is an opportunity to work in a challenging and rewarding role with the potential for further career development within education.

Applicants will be educated to a degree level, have a very good understanding of MS Office particularly Excel and ideally (but not essential) have a background within education.

The key roles for this position will be:
• To provide support and guidance to students (and staff working with them) by removing the barriers to learning in order to promote effective participation, enhance individual learning, raise aspirations and achieve full potential.
• To promote, develop and maintain effective and supportive mentoring relationships with students in support of other school teaching and learning professionals and external agencies.
• To promote positive activities within the school and community setting and support learning, participation and social inclusion of the student in the context of ECM.

Additional areas of responsibility
• Transition Y6-7, Nurture groups, Primary links, Support EAL provision, CHOICES, Independent Study and homework clubs, C/D borderline Intervention, Peer mentoring programmes, work placements, college placement tracking, careers support and guidance, Gifted & Talented support, Exam stress and pressure groups, Study Skills, College applications and career plans, Literacy/Numeracy and classroom support where needed.
• Each Learning Mentor has specific year group responsibilities, plus generic practices within the teaching and learning structure. The Learning Mentor will be able to take on caseloads of students within a year group to provide targeted horizontal intervention

This is position is temporary but will be ongoing possibly to permanent with a potential permanent salary on a scale from £17,341 to £19,381

Successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Earl Street Employment is an equal opportunity employer.

We are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this role.