Behaviour Mentor

OVERSTONE PARK SCHOOL; Overstone; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Overstone Park School in Northampton seeks a Learning Behaviour Mentor on a permanent basis. The role involves supporting pupils with barriers to learning to reach their full potential within our holistic school environment.

The post requires a Level 2/3 in childcare or health and social care, with training offered and at least three years of experience with children or in care. The position is full-time with a 35-hour week and 13 weeks' holiday.

Qualifications

• Qualification in Level 2 or 3 in childcare or Health and social care.
• Training is offered.
• Experience: Three years of working with children or within the care sector.

Responsibilities

• Assist teachers by addressing learning barriers to help pupils reach their full potential.
• Predominantly education-based but with a wider remit including working with families and the wider community.
• Work one-to-one or in small or large groups, acting as a listener, facilitator for learning, encourager, motivator, and role model.
• Support pupils with additional needs and behaviour impacting attainment.
• Help improve progress and achievement by minimizing barriers to learning and maximizing pupil participation.

Education

Level 2 or 3 in childcare or Health and social care

Training offered

Three years of experience with children or within the care sector

Job description

About The Job

Learning Behaviour Mentors are required at Overstone Independent School in Northampton on a permanent basis.

Job Details

Position: learning Behaviour Mentor Full Time Available.

Full Time. Flexible hours available as shown below:

• £24,000 per annum before the deduction of tax and National insurance.
• Annual full-time salary for 35 working hours (8.00am to 4.00pm with one hour unpaid lunch break) per week which is paid over 52 weeks.
• 13 weeks paid holiday annually.

Join us at Overstone Park School in our small caring holistic school environment.

Summary Of a Learning Behaviour Mentor's Role

A job description will be provided on interview:

To provide a complementary service to teachers and other staff, addressing the needs of children who require assistance in overcoming barriers to learning in order to achieve their full potential, or accessing the curriculum.

To Work With a Range Of Pupils, But Give Priority To Those Who Need The Most Help, Especially Those Experiencing Multiple Disadvantages Including

• Children with special or medical needs.
• Challenging behavior.
• Children with a statement of special educational needs.
• To predominantly be education based but will have a wider remit including working with families and the wider community.

To work with children on a one-to-one basis or in small or large groups, acting as a:

• Listener.
• Facilitator for learning.
• Encourager.
• Motivator.
• Role model.

Core Purpose

• To work with pupils additional needs and behavior has significant impact upon their attainment.
• To support the ethos of the school.
• To improve progress and achievement by helping to minimize barriers to learning and maximize pupil participation.

Qualifications

• Qualification in Level 2 or 3 in childcare or Health and social care.
• Training is offered.
• Experience: Three years of working with children or within the care sector.

Overstone Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken.

Should you be successful in being invited for interview, please bring with you copies of your ID including photographic ID, copies of certificates and any training you have completed. Overstone Park School will also require 2 reference contacts and proof of any existing DBS.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Overstone Park School.

Overstone Park.

Northampton.

NN6 0DT.

Tel: [phone].

Overstone Park School.

A non-selective independent school registered with DFE and ISI for boys and girls aged 5 to 18 years.