Learning Mentor Fulltime Special Needs Position

Job Description

Pay: Kent Range 3 + SENA Start Date: As soon as possible Would you like to join a school at an exciting timein its development Are you pupil focused and committed to making a differenceIf so then we are the school for the next stage of your career. We are looking to appoint a flexible, organised andenthusiastic Learning Mentor, with excellent interpersonal and communicationskills to work at our Wrotham site. The salary is Kent Range 3 plus a Special NeedsAllowance. A full job description and person specification is attached.Grange Park School is an autism specific provisionfor children aged 11 to 19 located in a purpose built school in Wrotham and forchildren aged 9-11 located in Stansted village 3 miles from the main schoolsite. Currently judged as "good" by Ofsted, we areambitious and are well placed to becoming outstanding. We are committed toproviding our pupils with the best possible learning opportunities andsupporting them in their development. Grange Park is part of KSENT a collaboration of 24special schools in Kent. This includes CLASS the Collaborative LearningAlliance. This creates numerous training and development opportunities, sharedworking practices and career progression. The school offers comprehensive training in autism,exceptional CPD support and development opportunities through our Co-operativeTrust of SEN schools. The successful candidate will embrace the specialethos of the School, and the role will provide an opportunity to take GrangePark School into this next exciting phase and beyond. All references will be taken up before interview.Grange Park School is committed to the positivepromotion of equal opportunities for all. Grange Park School is committed to safeguarding andpromoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff andvolunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an EnhancedDisclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Including the barred list, as well asother pre-employment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in EducationSeptember 2020. Closing Date: 04/02/2021 at 12:30 Interviews: w/c 8th February 2021 Information about the school Grange Park School is an autism specific provisionfor 8 - 19 year olds and has been accredited for over 9 years by the NationalAutistic Society (NAS), who highly commended our school. The school iscurrently going through the application process for enhanced status whichrecognises the work we do as a school to support young people with a diagnosisof autism. The Stansted Site opened in September 2019following a £400,000 refurbishment modelled on the purpose built secondarysite. The building is located in the pretty rural village of Stansted next tothe village green. Currently judged as "Good" by Ofsted, the school isvery well placed to becoming Outstanding and is oversubscribed. Class sizes at the Stansted and Wrotham sites arebetween 11-13 pupils with a teacher and 1-2 learning mentors. At the Partnership colleges learning mentors aresupporting individual students or small groups of students aged 16-19 years inthe 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-operativeTrust of SEN schools. Grange Park School and all its personnel arecommitted to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and youngpeople. The post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure application to theCriminal Records Bureau and ISA Registration, plus verification of the right towork in the UK. All references will be taken up before interview.Grange Park School is committed to the positivepromotion 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