Learning Mentor Fulltime Special Needs Position

Job Description

Pay: Kent Range 3 + SENAStart Date: ImmediateWould you like to join a school at an exciting time in its development Are you pupil focused and committed to making a difference If so then we are the school for the next stage of your career.We are looking to appoint a flexible, organised and enthusiastic Learning Mentor, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work at our Wrotham site.The salary is Kent Range 3 plus a Special Needs Allowance. A full job description and person specification is attached.Grange Park School is an autism specific provision for children aged 11 to 19 located in a purpose built school in Wrotham and for children aged 9-11 located in Stansted village 3 miles from the main school site.Currently judged as "good" by Ofsted, we are ambitious and are well placed to becoming outstanding. We are committed to providing our pupils with the best possible learning opportunities and supporting them in their development.Grange Park is part of KSENT a collaboration of 24 special schools in Kent. This includes CLASS the Collaborative Learning Alliance. This creates numerous training and development opportunities, shared working practices and career progression.The school offers comprehensive training in autism, exceptional CPD support and development opportunities through our Co-operative Trust of SEN schools.The successful candidate will embrace the special ethos of the School, and the role will provide an opportunity to take Grange Park School into this next exciting phase and beyond.All references will be taken up before interview.Grange Park School is committed to the positive promotion of equal opportunities for all.Grange Park School 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 (DBS). Including the barred list, as well as other pre-employment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education September 2020.Closing Date: 21/09/2020 at 12:30Interviews: 24th September 2020Information about the schoolGrange Park School is a day special school committed to making a difference for 119 pupils aged between 9 and 19 who have an Autism Spectrum Condition and associated learning difficulties.We have our KS2 site in Stansted village and our Wrotham site is for KS3, KS4 and KS5 pupils.Class sizes at the Stansted and Wrotham sites are between 11-13 pupils with a teacher and 1-2 learning mentors.At the Partnership colleges learning mentors are supporting individual students or small groups of students aged 16-19 years in the college tutor groups / classrooms and out in the community.The school offers comprehensive training in autism, exceptional CPD support and development opportunities through our Co-operative Trust of SEN schools.Currently judged as "Good" by Ofsted, the school is very well placed to becoming Outstanding and is oversubscribed.Grange Park School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure application to the Criminal Records Bureau and ISA Registration, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.All references will be taken up before interview.Grange Park School is committed to the positive promotion of equal opportunities for all.Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.KTJ1