LEARNING MENTOR/TEACHING ASSISTANT XS 10a GRADE 5 Actual Salary £16,935 - £17,204 30 Hours per week, term time only plus one inset day, permanent contract An opportunity has arisen at The Purbeck School to employ a Learning Mentor. The successful candidate would support students in our brand new CCN base and the wider school delivering in and out of class support. Ofsted recently recognised that ‘’kindness’ underpins the work of the school’ and that the school ‘tailors the support for students with SEND with the adaptations that they need’. You would be working in an innovative, caring, and supportive environment that strives to ensure that all students can succeed. We offer extensive opportunities for career development and training and are committed to the personal development of all our staff. Further details are available via the school website. www.purbeck.dorset.sch.uk Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 13 th July 2025 Interviews: will be held on Wednesday 16 th July 2025 Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01929 550077 Further Information If you would like to take a look around the school, or if you have any questions please contact the SENCo, Becky Alls ( [email protected] ) The Purbeck School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines. The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements. The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year. This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (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. Keeping Children Safe in Education The Purbeck School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. About Us We offer extensive opportunities for career development and training and are committed to the personal development of all our staff.