Vacancies
PASTORAL MENTOR
Fixed Term Contract part time (32.5 hours per week) Monday to Friday until 17th July 2020. Term time only including inset days.
VTG8, SP22-25 £21,495 to £23,573 per annum, pro rata (actual salary £16,149 to £17,710 per annum) + Health Care Cash Plan and Benefits Package
Venturers Trust is a new Multi Academy Trust based in Bristol formed through the merger of CGS Trust and Merchants’ Academy Trust in September 2017. Comprising Primary, Secondary, all-age schools and a Special school the Trust has 3,200 pupils and 700 staff.
The Trust is sponsored by the Society of Merchant Venturers and the University of Bristol. Both sponsors seek to ensure that all our young people receive a truly inspiring education. Their support, challenge and expertise are greatly valued.
We are looking to recruit staff who are genuinely inspired to work within a strong, supportive team, delivering high quality provision for the children within our care; staff who are energised by thinking outside the box and making learning fun and fabulous.
Previous experience of working with children with additional needs is essential as is flexibility and a sense of humour. We strive to offer the highest level of education and trust that you will have equally high expectations. The Trust offers a wide variety of CPD opportunities.
A unique and exciting role has come up at the Fairlawn School. We are looking for an energetic and dynamic practitioner who has a passion for working with school-aged children. The role include the following:
• Intervention to promote the process of individual children in attaining defined goals
• Promoting effective pastoral care for individual children, liaising with colleagues to provide accurate records providing home/school liaison and contacts with other agencies
• Reporting concerns about progress and identifying solutions, to the teacher
• Delivering educational and therapeutic specialist support programmes i.e., sand tray therapy and play therapy, Thrive
• Carrying out specified medical care procedures following direct specific training by a qualified practitioner
• Create Thrive assessments of individual children’s development through observation, creation and retrieval of records, discussion with colleagues and teachers to promote the social, emotional and behavioural standards defined by Fairlawn and measure impact
• To promote the social, emotional and behavioural standards defined by Fairlawn.
We are looking for someone who can develop excellent relationships with children, particularly those who need additional support. The successful candidate will need good knowledge of Word and Excel and be organised.
In return you will join a wonderful team and have every opportunity to further your professional development and career with an excellent benefit package including; Wellbeing Health Cash Plan, Higher Degree Support Funding, Retail Discounts, ICT Loans, Professional Induction Incentive plus others.
The successful candidate will have:
• A GCSE grade of C or higher in English and Mathematics (or equivalent qualification).
• NVQ Level 3 for Teaching Assistants
• A proficiency in improving basic numeracy and literacy with specialist skills in literacy that will enable you to work with targeted individuals.
• Experience of working effectively supporting children in a learning environment.
• Experience of working with pupils with difficulties in learning or social and emotional behaviours.
Closing date: Wednesday 4th March 2020 at 9.00am
Interviews: Wednesday 18th March 2020
Please note due to the expected volume of applications it may not be possible to acknowledge or respond to all applicants.
Fairlawn Primary School is part of Venturers Trust and is committed to equality, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all staff.
