Hours of work: 34 per week
Working pattern: Part-time, Term-time only (working for 39 weeks per year plus 6.05 weeks annual leave, which will increase after 5 years' continuous service)
(As the position is part-time/term-time only, the above salary will be pro rata)
Fixed term until: 31 March 2025
Closing date: Friday 17 May 2024
Start date September 2024
We are seeking to appoint to our team of hardworking and enthusiastic Learning Mentors who would act as role models to our students.
The post would be perfect for individuals who have completed their current phase of education and wish to experience working in a professional environment before embarking on their chosen career path.
Willingdon Community School has a highly committed and supportive staff body who would welcome you into the team.
Duties will include:
1. Being a positive role model
2. Supporting students in a range of subjects
3. Helping students who require extra support
4. Participation in school trips and supervising group activities
The successful candidates will help to develop students’ confidence, supporting with literacy and numeracy and to guide them how to access education to achieve their highest potential.
The post may also involve a combination of targeted work in our inclusion room with students who are hard to reach and present with challenging behaviours and in class support across the curriculum with students within SEN.
They will need to have excellent communications skills, tolerance and sensitivity.
At Willingdon Community School, we invest heavily in our staff training. The successful candidates will be given opportunities to develop their own projects and gain skills required to ease them into the professional world of work.
If you are looking for a chance to develop your skills and help young people realise their potential, we would invite you to apply.
Our Vision Statement:
We are Willingdon
We are a united, vibrant community which demonstrates personal excellence in all that we do. Learning at Willingdon transforms lives by igniting curiosity and expecting the very best from staff and students alike. We value opportunities, aiming for success today to prepare for challenges and opportunities tomorrow. We are respectful, honest and courteous to empower each other on our unique learning journeys. We look after ourselves and each other, and show empathy, respect and compassion to all people and our environment along the way. We encourage tolerance, resilience and reflection, which in turn allows everyone to make progress every lesson. We work together as a harmonious community to be the very best versions of ourselves.
This makes us Willingdon
Willingdon Community School is committed to child protection/safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this duty of care. All applicants will be subject to safer recruitment procedures and will require satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.
We advise applying promptly for this vacancy as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received.