Job title: Learning Mentor

Location: Barnet

Start date: September 2023

Position: Full-time

Applications close date: 31.05.23

Salary or salary scale: FTE 28,737 Grade F

Must have qualifications or experiences: QTS, Enhanced DBS

Position:

Senior Leadership

Brief Summary:

Aquinas Education is looking for a full-time Learning Mentor, with a September 2023 start.

About the role:

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the dedicated support staff team in our school in Whetstone, working with identified pupils struggling with social emotional and behavioural problems affecting their ability to learn. You will work alongside teachers to determine the needs of learners and how to overcome their barriers. The role will be part time during school hours, term time only.

Duties Include:

• Working with school staff to identify students for mentoring.
• Support underperforming children on a 1:1 basis, as well as small group sessions, outside the classroom and within lessons.
• Draw up agreed action plans with learners to help resolve barriers to learning and monitor their progress.
• Lead academic interventions to support children working below expected levels.
• Supporting the class teacher with delivery of lessons

The ideal candidate will:  

• Have at least one year’s experience working within a school.
• Hold a relevant degree or teaching assistant qualification.
• Have a good understanding of supporting SEN students.
• Have experience working with challenging behaviour.
• Be passionate about making a difference to children's lives by enabling them to learn, thrive and achieve.

The School:

• Located in Whetstone, North London
• Warm and welcoming two-form entry Catholic Primary School
• Passionate and supportive SLT
• Close relationship with parents of pupils

Summary:

• September 2023 start
• Barnet
• Competitive rates
• Full-time Position
• Streamlined application process
• Enhanced DBS checks essential

How to Apply:

If you are looking to join this excellent School as a Director of Music, please send your cv and a cover letter via email to Pat at pat@aquinaseducation.co.uk

You can also call Pat on 07508317575 or 020 38906767 office number

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About Aquinas Education

Aquinas Education is a unique education recruitment agency with offices across the UK. We specialise in sourcing, supplying and supporting our supply staff personally, ensuring they share the same objectives and ethos we strive to give in our approach. Saint Thomas Aquinas is the Patron Saint of Education, where our name originated.

Our ethos is simple; we vigorously promote ambition in schools and educational environments. We are ambitious for our pupils, schools, teachers and other educational workers in an ethical and modern setting. We want to promote the positive meaning of the phrase

“to be ambitious”.

Not only do we supply the most competent teachers and support staff around, but we also give back to the schools by offering a reward scheme, continued support and the chance for positive role models to visit the schools individually. Working within the education sector we believe schools deliver a very high standard of care and teaching. We endeavour to match these aspirations by providing a highly professional service and the best staff.

Equal opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting children's and young people's welfare. The successful candidate must demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks.