1:1 Learning Support Mentor - The Gryphon School

Salary:  Grade 5, SCP 5-6 (subject to experience) £19,329 - £19,636 Actual Annual Salary

We are looking to appoint an exceptional and compassionate individual with experience supporting children in an educational setting. As a Learning Support Mentor, you will work closely with a named or small group of students, developing tailored mentoring strategies to help them set and achieve personal goals. Your role will involve supporting their access to learning through appropriate interventions and resources, and providing regular feedback on their progress. You will also be expected to serve as a positive role model, inspiring and encouraging the student’s personal and academic development.

The ideal candidate will:

• Demonstrate strong problem-solving and creative thinking skills
• Possess sound knowledge of the Foundation and National Curriculum
• Show genuine empathy and understanding toward students’ individual needs
• Be confident in leading small group interventions, particularly for students with high levels of need and those on the SEN register
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, parents, and external professionals
• Be a committed team player, willing to go the extra mile to support students and embrace the challenges and rewards of this role

SAST values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

SAST 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

SAST 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.