HLTA with pastoral responsibilities

Netherthorpe Primary School; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Netherthorpe Primary School in Sheffield is seeking a Learning Mentor to support children with pastoral needs and to work with teachers to identify strategies for self-regulation and learning access.

The role involves small group work, classroom support, engaging families and agencies, and covering release time. The successful candidate will be patient, curious, a positive role model and a team player.

Responsibilities

• Work with groups of children identified as needing additional pastoral care.
• Support teachers in identifying and implementing strategies to help children self-regulate and access learning, including reviewing behaviour targets as required.
• Contribute to development and delivery of programmes that foster positive attitudes, motivation, self-esteem and educational achievement.
• Work with individuals or small groups on specific aspects of need through various strategies and structured interventions.
• Identify personal, community, family and school issues affecting children and young people.
• Collaborate with the Learning Mentor to engage with outside agencies and families to support children in and beyond school.
• Teach whole classes or groups to cover absence or release time.

Job description

Areyou looking for a school position where you can really make a positivedifference to children’s lives? Where children love learning and diversity iscelebrated? Where a dedicated staff team shares a positive ethos and everyoneis valued and cared for?

The appointedcandidate will:

• work with groups of children, identified as needing additionalpastoral care.
• support teachers in identifying and implementing strategies thatwill help children to self-regulate and access learning, including reviewingbehaviour related targets as required.
• contribute to the development and deliveryof programmes which assist children and young people to develop positiveattitudes towards themselves and others, encourage enhanced motivation, self-esteemand educational achievement.
• Work with individuals or small groups ofchildren on specific aspects of need through a range of strategies andstructured interventions.
• Help identify personal, community, familyand school based issues which are having an adverse effect on individualchildren and young people.
• work closely alongside our Learning Mentor to engage with outsideagencies and families to support children in and beyond school.
• Teach whole classes or groups of children, as required,particularly to cover absence or release time.

In addition, the successfulcandidate will:

• be patient and kind
• understand the needs of young children and work actively todevelop positive relationships with them and their families
• be curious, not judgemental
• be a positive role model
• be a team player.

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