Learning Mentor

HAYS

Location: Not Specified
Salary: From 23539.00. uopto 27563.00. Paid Annual.
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Job Description

Chester, Cheshire. SEN complex ASD and challenging behaviours. Full-time permanent contract.

Your new company
Hays Recruitment are proud to be working in partnership with an Ofsted rated "Good" specialist children and young peoples care provider as they are looking to recruit motivated and reliable learning mentors for full-time permanent contracts. This provider is a specialist SEN School in the heart of Chester city centre that supports children and young people with complex autistic spectrum disorders. This is a full-time permanent contract, 35 hours per week.

Your new role
In your new role as a learning mentor you will be supporting children and young people between the ages of 4 - 19 with complex ASD and challenging behaviours is small classrooms, each one supporting upto 6 students. You will work under the instruction of class teachers and offer a stimulating educational environment by holiding intervention and booster sessions in core subjects and supporting the young people on a 1:1 and group basis. You will take a person-centred approach to care as each student has an individual EHCP, and manage behaviours according when identifying trigger points. As a large number of students are none-verbal you will also use PECs and Makaton to communicate.

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful with your application, you need full "Right to Work" in the UK as well as a minimum of 6 months refernceable experience supporting children and young people in an educational/residential setting in the last 2 years, as well as:

  • An NVQ Level 2 or equivalent qualification in children's care is advantageous but not essential
  • Previous experience with SEN (ASD and/or challenging behaviours)
  • A willingness to learn and develop your career
  • Be willing to work towards an NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent qualification

What you'll get in return
If you are successful with your application you will recieve the full support, dedication, and guidance of an experienced senior social care expert recruitment conusltant, as well as a wide range of benefits, which include:
  • Free training
  • Free DBS
  • Access to exclusive vacancies
  • Refer a Friend scheme
  • Career development
  • Highly competitive annual salary
  • None pro-rate pay
  • Full holiday entitlement
  • Company pension scheme
  • 15 weeks of paid leave per year

What you need to do now

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