Learning Mentor

Learning Mentor

21 hours per week, term-time plus INSET days (39 weeks)
Working hours: Monday 11.30 to 4.30, Tuesday to Friday 11.30 to 3.30
Hourly rate £14.91 - £16.25
Actual salary (SCP H14) £14,536 - (SCP H17) £15,311
Closing Date: 13th October 2024
Required ASAP

Evergreen School is a community special school with two purpose-built sites in Warwick. We have over 280 wonderful children and young adults enrolled who are 4 to 19 years old. This is an exciting time to join our school as we continue to develop and expand, with a new curriculum and fantastic facilities including a swimming pool, hydrotherapy pool, sensory studios, Café and soft-play rooms.
We are seeking a dedicated professional who shares our vision of putting our children, young people and families at the heart of everything we do. Evergreen is a happy school, with committed, enthusiastic and experienced staff, who provide a wonderful supportive working environment for all.

This role will primarily be based at our Deansway campus, on the Woodloes in Warwick.

As a learning mentor, some of your responsibilities will be to:

* Supervise safe arrival and departure of all pupils at allocated school site
* Meet and greet children, young people and families being a point of contact for families
* Plan and resource shared areas such as Sensory Rooms
* Work with Children’s Therapy Solutions to set up and lead daily sensory circuits in the hall
* Deliver small group or 1-1 therapeutic provision e.g. Lego therapy, girls/boys group (RSHE), story massage etc
* Create social scripts and visual supports such as Communicate In Print (CIP) timetables
* Support pupils with defensive or risk behaviours both at home and school
* Support pupils and families to achieve high attendance
* Run daily lunchtime clubs according to the pupil’s interests
* Support Pastoral Manager to deliver identified early help
* Willingness to train as a TEAM TEACH trainer
* Support pupils with developing progress with personal care both at school and home
* Support Pastoral Manager in delivering/facilitating parent workshops
* Support with transitional needs

You will be required to produce relevant certificates, demonstrating your qualifications, on the day of
interview if you are shortlisted.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and
expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS
disclosure (with child and adult’s barred list check) and prohibition from teaching check. References and online checks will be completed at shortlisting stage.

Visit the Evergreen Recruitment Fair at the Brittain Lane Campus on Saturday 12 October. Drop in between 10am to 12pm to meet staff, view our facilities and find out about our job opportunities. The cafe will be open for refreshments.

If you feel that you have the personal qualities, experience, commitment and resilience to achieve our visions and aims, please complete the online application form. Please ensure that you refer to the criteria in the person specification when you complete your application.
https://www.evergreenschool.co.uk/about-us/vacancies/
*please note, CV’s are not accepted.