Pastoral & Learning Mentor

Bishop Auckland College is seeking to recruit a Pastoral and Learning Mentor who will be responsible for supporting the students’ personal, social and educational needs, supporting the teachers in the classroom and general alternative provision environment and contributing to the overall ethos, work and aims of the department.

As a Pastoral and Learning Mentor, you will be responsible for understanding students’ individual needs, to ensure that they remain engaged throughout their learning experience.

Working for Bishop Auckland College will give you access to an excellent staff benefits scheme, which includes an extremely generous annual leave entitlement, excellent pension scheme, free onsite parking, free gym membership, discounted childcare at the onsite Nursery, plus many more.

The successful candidate will be required to possess CACHE L3 Teaching Assistant/ PTLLS or equivalent Level 3 qualification in supporting in the classroom (or willing to work towards within a year) and Team Teach trained (or willing to gain within a specified period of time). It is desirable that the candidate also possess an IT qualification, Level 2 Equality & Diversity, Level 3 Adult Subject Support and Relevant vocational qualification.

Applicants will also have experience of working as a Teaching assistant, or in a similar role previously.

For further information about the role, please contact Gavin on 07736906367

This role will include responsibilities within safeguarding and the postholder will be engaging in regulated activity.

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Please note that a Curriculum Vitae (CV), will not be accepted instead of an application form.

Bishop Auckland College is an equality, diversity and inclusive employer. We are committed to recruiting a more diverse workforce that reflects the people we serve.

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Completed applications should be emailed back to: emma.walker@bacoll.ac.uk or posted to:

HR Department
Bishop Auckland College
Bishop Auckland Campus
Woodhouse Lane
Bishop Auckland
County Durham
DL14 6JZ

For more information or if you have a disability and need help completing the application please email: emma.walker@bacoll.ac.uk or contact our 24 hour answering service on 01388 443108.

Bishop Auckland College is committed to the safeguarding and the welfare of all learners and any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory DBS disclosure. All teaching staff will be required to register with the Institute for Learning.