Learning Mentor - Chesterfield Primary School

Apply by:                            15 December 2020, 9.00am

Interviews:                        17 December 2020

Salary Scale:                      £21,598.74 - £23,614.52 p.a. (Scale 5)           

Hours:                                 36 hours per week/39 weeks per year (term time + 5 INSET days)

Contract Term:                 fixed term for one year

Job Start:                            January 2021 or ASAP

Do you want to make a difference in changing children’s life chances in an area of high deprivation? Do you have the skills and abilities of supporting children with social and emotional needs?  Do you want to work in a school that is vibrant and dynamic where we have shared values? If so then Chesterfield Primary School is the place for you.

Chesterfield Primary School is looking for an enthusiastic, inspirational individual, who enjoys working as part of a dedicated team and wants to develop their skills in a school environment. We are looking to appoint a Learning Mentor who is committed to working with children with social and emotional difficulties in order to help overcome barriers to learning. You will need to be a well organised person who can work independently and as part of a team and have the skills to build positive relationships with children and colleagues.  

Children at Chesterfield are engaged with a creative curriculum, which encourages pupil voice. We have embedded values that ensure resilience and independence and we aim to build valuable learning skills for life.

We are part of the Enfield Learning Trust, a partnership of successful primary schools in Enfield who have a shared motto, ‘be included.’

As part of the Enfield Learning Trust we are strongly committed to providing high quality professional development and career progression for all staff. We are able to offer significant opportunities to work in collaboration with colleagues at this school and across the Trust.

The well-being of our staff is of paramount importance and promote a healthy work-life balance.  We are constantly reviewing our practices to ensure that our staff can focus on what matters: providing a rich environment in which children can learn and thrive.  As part of the Trust, we offer:

• Immediate feedback to reduce over-burdensome marking
• Well-being days
• Perkbox app – with access to hundreds of exclusive company perks i.e. high street discounts
• Employee support hub
• Attendance reward scheme
• Cycle2Work Scheme

In line with recent legislation, applicants must have a command of spoken English that is sufficient to effectively carry out duties of the role.

Visits are warmly welcome, however due to COVID-19 restrictions these may need to be outside of the school day.  Please contact Sophie Chrysanthou on 01992 760 678 to arrange this.

For an application pack or any further information please email our HR Team at chesterfield.recruitment@enfieldlearningtrust.org

The school is committed to the fair treatment of its staff, workers, potential staff/workers and users of its services regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, social, marital or civil status, pregnancy or maternity reasons, having responsibility for dependants, Trade Union involvement or any other grounds irrelevant to the role or service in question. Similarly, the school will not treat unfairly, or discriminate against anyone with a criminal record. Having a criminal record does not mean that an individual will automatically be prevented from obtaining employment or working in this school. 

The school has a 'Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders' which is available on request. The school also adheres to the principles of the Disclosure and Barring Service Code of Practice. Applicants are made aware of the Code which can be located here.