Learning Mentor

Kent Tech; Tonbridge and Malling; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Grange Park School is seeking a Learning Mentor to foster a supportive educational environment for students. This role provides the opportunity to influence students' development positively, at a school committed to excellence in special needs education.

Benefits

Comprehensive training in autism

Exceptional CPD support

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Reflects commitment to student development.
• Experience or qualifications in special education preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create a stimulating learning environment.
• Support progress and attainment for all pupils.

Skills

Pupil-focused commitment

Supporting special needs

Job description

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Would you like to join a school at an exciting time in its development? Are you pupil/student focused and committed to making a difference? If so, then we are the school for the next stage of your career.

We are looking to recruit a part-time or full-time Learning Mentor to support in creating a learning environment that stimulates and encourages the best possible progress and the highest possible attainment for all pupils/students.

Positions are available at our Medway college site, and the salary is Kent Range 4 plus a Special Needs Allowance. A full job description and person specification are attached.

Grange Park School is an autism-specific provision for children aged 11 to 19 located in a purpose-built school in Wrotham, and for children aged 9-11 located in Stansted village, 3 miles from the main school site.

Currently judged as “good” by Ofsted, we are ambitious and are well placed to become outstanding. We are committed to providing our pupils with the best possible learning opportunities and supporting them in their development.

Grange Park is part of KSENT, a collaboration of 24 special schools in Kent. This includes CLASS, the Collaborative Learning Alliance. This creates numerous training and development opportunities, shared working practices, and career progression.

The school offers comprehensive training in autism, exceptional CPD support, and development opportunities through our Co-operative Trust of SEN schools.

The successful candidate will embrace the special ethos of the school, and the role will provide an opportunity to take Grange Park School into this next exciting phase and beyond.

All references will be taken up before the interview.

Grange Park School is committed to the positive promotion of equal opportunities for all.

Grange Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointment to this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), including the barred list, as well as other pre-employment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education September 2022.