Pupil Support Centre Mentor

Pupil Support Centre Mentor Salary: NJC Scale Pt 28-30: Starting Point 28 - Approx £34,448 per annum actual salary Responsible to: Head of Pupil Support Contract: 37 hours per week 41 weeks per year (term time plus 2 additional weeks spread over the year including summer school). Hours to be arranged with Line Manager. Permanent. Framework: To work within the NJC current pay and conditions, current legislation and the policies of the school. Murray Park School is a rewarding and professionally stimulating place to work. Over the last 3 years we have undergone a journey of rapid improvement; moving from a Requires Improvement Ofsted grading to Good in September 2022, along with a much improved Progress 8 score, as well as now being over-subscribed. Never complacent, we are now on our next stage of development and seek high-quality staff to enable this. This is an exciting opportunity to join Murray Park School. The school seeks to appoint an enthusiastic, dynamic and committed mentor who will be based across our Pupil Support units. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated and an excellent practitioner who is committed to student development and success. The successful candidate will join a hardworking; forward thinking and supportive Pupil Support department at an exciting time. The person appointed will have:

• A passion for ensuring the best outcomes for all students, including those who are part of disadvantaged and vulnerable groups.
• Excellent pedagogical knowledge.
• Relentlessly high standards and expectations of all students.
• A commitment to continuous improvement of their own practice, irrelevant of job role, career stage or position.
Staff at Murray Park School benefit from:
• Flexible working for all staff.
• A Senior Leadership Team who prioritise staff well-being and consider this when launching any new systems or pedagogical approaches.
• A robust and centralised behaviour system, including an internal Pupil Support, to ensure learning in our classrooms is disruption free.
• A whole-school CPD package which includes the sharing of recent research and best-practice.
• An approach to pedagogy which ensures professionals deliver the highest-quality lessons and interventions possible, whilst still allowing the freedom to maintain autonomy.
How to Apply An application pack can be downloaded from the school website at http://murraypark.derby.sch.uk/key-information/vacancies or apply via TES Online. This role is classed as part-time as it is 41 weeks per year however the working week hours are full time at 37 hours. Candidate Information The application form must be completed in line with our Important Recruitment Information section on the school website. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. · Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy · Recruitment of Ex Offenders · The Equality and Diversity Form · GDPR Privacy Notice These documents can be found using following the link: https://www.murraypark.derby.sch.uk/key-information/vacancies/ Murray Park School shares a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture that embraces the ethos of safeguarding amongst our workforce. This post is Exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and is subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure check.

Salary: NJC Scale Pt 28-30: Starting Point 28 - Approx £34,448 per annum actual salary