Job Description
Working pattern: Term time only (38 weeks)
Hours: 29 hours, 8.45am - 3.15pm Monday and 8.45am - 3pm Tuesday - Friday
Actual starting salary (calculated pro rata): £17,430 per annum
Salaries are paid in 12 equal monthly instalments
We are seeking to appoint a Learning Mentor to join our dedicated team and provide pastoral support to our pupils. Within this varied and highly rewarding role you will:
1. Provide support to the Class Teacher
2. Be responsible for the children in your care
3. Lead and support children in their learning and development
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details.
Blackthorns Community Primary Academy
Blackthorns is a vibrant primary academy in the beautiful village of Lindfield, near Haywards Heath in West Sussex. We currently have 210 pupils on-roll in our 7 classes, with one class in every year. It also hosts a special facility for up to 8 children with additional learning needs and speech, language, and communication difficulties.
As a community primary academy, our role within our local community is very important to us. Our strong relationships with parents are crucial, since it is when schools and parents work closely together that children progress best both academically and as people. Working as we do with children every day is both a responsibility and a privilege.
We truly value the experience, dedication, and commitment of all our employees and believe in the power of motivated and happy staff. This is why we seek to enrich and reward our employees wherever we can, by offering a wide range of exciting and useful employee benefits. These include:
4. Automatic annual pay increments: Pay progression is not linked to performance and all our staff benefit from automatic pay progression (subject to the maximum salary for the role). Cost of living awards are also reviewed annually.
5. Generous Pension: Safeguard your future with financial security throughout your retirement. Employer contribution rate of 22.7%.
6. Holiday Entitlement: Take advantage of 25 days annual leave per annum (FTE), plus statutory Bank Holidays.
7. Health and Wellbeing: A strong commitment to your health and wellbeing including; onsite Wellbeing Champions, designated Mental Health Ambassadors and an annual day devoted to your health and wellbeing. This day provides the opportunity to spend valuable time catching up with colleagues, as well as some ‘Time for You’ to do whatever most enhances your wellbeing.
8. Personal Development Day: One day annually dedicated to your personal development which could include volunteering, training or a seminar (self-funded).
9. Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Access to free and confidential counselling services, providing support for both work and personal issues.
10. Cycle to Work: Build exercise into your commute, with our cycle-to-work programme, offering a £2K loan to purchase a bicycle.
11. Retail Discount: Savings with hundreds of retailers including gym, private medical, dental and online GP service, as well as eligibility for the Blue Light Discount Scheme.