* Permanent Role, 32.5 hours per week / Part Time considered min 19.5 hours per week – 39 weeks per year
The Opportunity
As an Academic Learning Mentor, you will join a skilled, friendly and caring team who work together to provide the best possible personalised support for students. Your main role will be to support individual and small groups of students with a variety of special education needs both within the classroom and one to one. Academic Learning Mentors will work closely with SENCO to plan and deliver interventions to students with individual needs. We are especially keen to appoint colleagues who may have knowledge of, or a willingness to develop expertise in the areas of Maths or social emotional and mental health support. There are many opportunities within the College not only for training and progression but also to become involved in wider College life.
Who are we
Thurston Community College is a large popular mixed comprehensive school. It comprises of two distinct and specialist sites. Our Thurston Campus, for students from Year 7 to Year 11 is situated four miles east of Bury St Edmunds. Thurston Sixth; Beyton Campus is located in the nearby village of Beyton, offering a bespoke centre of excellence for students in Year 12 and Year 13.
Our purpose is simple; to inspire a love of learning, empower our College community with the knowledge and skills to help them make meaningful choices and contribute positively to the world in which we live to achieve excellence in all aspects of school life.
We require a Academic Learning Mentor who has:
* A passion for supporting students.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* A desire to develop their own skills, whilst being a strong team player.
In return we will provide:
* An opportunity to help shape the future of the Academic Learning Mentor team supporting the curriculum.
* Opportunities to develop both professionally and personally.
* An experience that will develop your skills within a specific learning environment.
We offer the opportunity to:
* Join a talented team, dedicated to work effectively together to secure positive outcomes for our students.
* Benefit from ongoing Professional Development.
* Make a difference to our talented and creative students.
* Benefit from our Employee Assistance Programme.
If you are excited by this post, its challenges and opportunities; if you relish the prospect of joining our team of committed and excellent staff, we very much look forward to hearing from you. Please visit our website for further information or if you would like to discuss this post further please do not hesitate to contact recruitment@thurstoncollege.org .
Thurston Community College enjoys a rural location with free parking and convenient transport links to Cambridge, Ipswich and London.
Applications will be reviewed upon receipt.
Thurston Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check as well as other pre-appointment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education.
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