Learning Support Mentor

Post: Learning Support Mentor

Contract type: 30 hours per week, Term Time Only plus all INSET days

Fixed term contract until 31 August 2017

Monday to Friday 8.50am - 3.15pm

Start date:  Immediate (or as soon as possible)

Salary: Grade P SCP 14-16 £11,430 - £11,907 (actual)

Closing Date:  Wednesday 7 December
Interview Date:  Tuesday 13 December

The Governing Body of Saint Gregory's Catholic College are recruiting for a talented and enthusiastic Learning Support Mentor to join our supportive and friendly team.

The successful candidate will work flexibly within the Student Support Service to meet a range of student needs and to assist the SENCo, SEND Manager and teaching staff in the support and integration of students with special educational needs and disabilities.

Applicants must have a minimum of 5 GCSE passes at Grade C or above including English and mathematics and have the flexibility to contribute to in-class support and supporting students with SEND.

Applications are invited from individuals who are currently either working as a Learning Support Mentor/Teaching Assistant or an exceptional and aspiring education professional who is ready to take the next step in their career and can demonstrate:

• Experience of individual or group work with children, young people and families;
• An understanding of child and family dynamics and child development;

• Ability to relate well to both children and adults.

In return, the successful candidates can expect:

• Outstanding professional support;
• A vibrant and dynamic student body that deserves the very best in teaching and support;
• Free on-site parking;
• Childcare Voucher Scheme;
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme.

If you would like to be a part of this successful and thriving school, and are a suitably qualified and highly motivated professional, we would like to hear from you.

An application pack and further details are available from:

www.st-gregorys.org.uk/about-us/vacancies

Applications should be posted or emailed to the HR Manager at Saint Gregory's, Combe Hay Lane, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 8PA by midnight on Wednesday 7 December. They may also be submitted by email to: personnel@st-gregorys.org.uk. Please note that we are unable to accept CVs.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of our students and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required for all successful applicants.