Closing: 4th November 2024
Join our growing team! Based in the heart of Chester City Centre, Abbey School is an Independent Special School for young people with autism aged 4-19 years whom may have additional learning difficulties and behaviours that challenge. If you have a strong background in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and a passion for making a positive impact, we encourage you to apply!
As a Learning Mentor, you will play a key role in providing tailored support to pupils with special educational needs. Your work will be instrumental in helping these young people achieve their full potential and overcome challenges in their educational journey.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with pupils both individually and in small groups supporting them to overcome barriers to learning, delivering teaching, providing positive behaviour support and delivering other focused interventions.
- Work as part of a class team, under the direction of the class teacher and trans-disciplinary colleagues, to deliver effective and appropriate teaching, learning and behaviour support in all areas of school life
- Monitor and track progress, providing regular feedback as needed
- Foster a positive and inclusive learning environment
Qualifications and Skills:
- Relevant experience or qualifications in education, special educational needs, or related fields as per person specification
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- A genuine commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs
The School will complete an online search for all shortlisted candidates. If any incidents or issues have happened that are publicly available online, the school may wish to explore this at interview.
Abbey School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Child safer recruitment procedures operate, and the post is subject to references and an Enhanced DBS disclosure with barred list checks.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are ‘spent’ unless ‘protected’ under the DBS filtering rules) to assess candidates’ suitability to work with children.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, sex, pregnancy and maternity, marriage/civil partnerships, religion/belief, or sexual orientation.
If you are passionate about making a positive impact and have the drive to support our pupils, we would love to hear from you. Please send your fully completed application form and a cover letter detailing your experience and motivation for applying to recruitment@abbeyschool.com Our application form is available to download from our website https://abbeyschool.com/job/learning-mentor/