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Please note that this vacancy is not part of Surrey County Council, we are advertising this on behalf of a partnership organisation.
The salary range for this role is £27,969 to £29,812 per annum based on a 36 hour working week, 39 weeks per year.
Rewards and Benefits
- A competitive salary
- A Chromebook
- 'Growing Great Staff' programme that enables you to flourish as a practitioner
- Weekly internal CPD and numerous external CPD opportunities
- Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships
- A genuine commitment to staff wellbeing and work/life balance
- Employee Assistance Programme & Pension Scheme
- Sociable and friendly staff
- Most importantly…free tea, coffee and biscuits!
About the Role
We are looking to appoint an inspirational person to join our Student and Family Engagement (SAFE) Team supporting the 'ASPIRE Project'. To deliver a high-quality mentoring provision to our students and to support and promote an inclusive culture that enables students to achieve their best and overcome barriers to learning and participation.
The successful candidate will be joining a fun, creative team on an exciting new project that offers students a full time, tailored package of education suited to their individual needs, with vocational courses alongside English, Maths and Personal Development qualifications.
This role is for 36 hours a week, Monday to Friday, term time only to start 1 September 2024.
The ASPIRE project will be run at our satellite location in Leatherhead. The successful candidate will have a passion for supporting diverse young people to achieve their potential. They will have experience of mentoring young people, a good all-round knowledge of supporting the education of students who exhibit challenging behaviour, and excellent organisational skills.
Please refer to the attached job profile for details of the role purpose and accountabilities.
The successful candidate will be:
- Passionate about inclusion and making sure all students gain an inspirational education.
- An outstanding mentor with high expectations of students' achievement and behaviour who is committed to providing high quality support for all young people.
- Able to manage and defuse conflict calmly and effectively
- Committed to working collaboratively as part of a team.
- Positive, honest, open and responsive to change with a good sense of humour.
If you are a successful mentor with a strong commitment to inclusive values; have drive and determination; have excellent interpersonal skills; are a proactive team player; have the ability to strengthen partnerships and most importantly are passionate to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable young people, then we would like to hear from you. Please note we will only consider applicants who already have the right to live and work permanently in the United Kingdom.
Additional information
Please refer to the attached document which provides further details about the Alternative College Hub.
The Trust is an equal opportunities employer and wholeheartedly supports the principle of equal opportunities for all its employees and for all applicants for employment. It is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosing and Barring checks along with other relevant pre-employment checks.
Please be aware; to comply with the update of KCSIE 2023, all applicants consent by completing their application, if shortlisted, to a preliminary online search of their name to identify any safeguarding considerations to be discussed at interview. Applicants must hold the right to permanently reside and work in the UK.
The AC Hub is based at Therfield School, Leatherhead KT22 7NZ
The close date for this advert is at 09:00am on 08.07.2024 with interviews planned for 10.07.2024
If you would like to arrange to visit the school or discuss the role further please contact Sian Reed, Head of AC Hub sreed@ietmat.co.uk
To apply for this role, please click HERE.
