Learning Support Assistant / Learning Mentor - Term Time

Fordcombe CEP School, Tunbridge Wells

• Ref:KCC886-3313-93S
• Posted:06/12/2021
• Pay:LSA KR3 £18425 FTE, Learning Mentor KR5 £19723 FTE
• Start Date:January 2022
• App Close Date:14/12/2021 at 23:00
• Interviews:Thursday 16th December

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We are looking for a positive, enthusiastic and approachable professional to join our vibrant and diverse school. Performing two roles, you will need to be able to work flexibly and creatively in a variety of ways to help children overcome their barriers to learning.  

Learning Support Assistant Role:

• To assist the class teacher in a range of duties to support one specific child to ensure this pupil makes progress on targeted areas.
• To assist in the development of this child’s learning under the guidance of teaching staff/senior colleagues.
• Provide playground supervision as needed during breaktime and lunchtime.

Learning Mentor Role:

• To provide support and guidance to children and young people who are experiencing difficulties in learning due to social, emotional or behavioural problems or other issues.  

The person will be required to work full time/term time, 8.45am - 15.30pm Monday to Friday including an unpaid half hour lunch each day - a total of 31.25 hours per week. These hours will be split between the two roles. The Learning Mentor role is 3 hours per week paid on Kent Range 5. The Learning Support Assistant role is 28.25 hours per week paid on Kent Range 3. This is a permanent position. 

We would like the suitable candidate to start on 5th January 2022 or as soon as possible and we may contact candidates as applications are submitted. Previous experience of the knowledge and skills for the roles is desirable although we can offer a supportive team of staff and further training as necessary. 

The applicant should have a minimum of GCSE Grade C in English and Maths, or equivalent, and have good verbal and written skills.

Please apply via this website. Contact with the school prior to making an application is welcome. 

We reserve the right to close and withdraw this advertisement before the advertised date if we receive a suitable application.

Fordcombe School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and wellbeing of all children and young people in our school communities and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be expected to be willing to obtain an enhanced DBS disclosure issued with the Trust and/or school as the employer.

Information about the school

We are a small, half-form entry primary school situated in the beautiful Kent countryside, just outside Tunbridge Wells. The school hall is in the Victorian part of the building and most of the classrooms are in a newer purpose built extension. We have a great library space as we believe all children should have the opportunity to read widely and be reading for pleasure. We are small school team that believes we should be doing ‘big school things’. Beyond the core curriculum, our current focus is music, French, PE and developing teacher expertise in computing. The focus has changed and evolved as each new member of staff has joined us bringing with them different passions and skills. We share our high academic expectations with all our staff, parents and young people: we work hard as a group so that all pupils achieve well. More than this, we believe a primary school should be a place where children start to learn who they are, start to learn who they want to be and start to learn how they are going to live their lives.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mr C Blackburn
• Address:Fordcombe CEP School, The Green, Fordcombe, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 0RY
• Telephone: (01892) 740224
• Email: office@fordcombe.kent.sch.uk

Fax: Same

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Learning Mentor Job Description and Person Specification
• LSA Job Description
• LSA Person Specification