Sixth Form Learning Mentor

Chesterfield High School

Chesterfield Road, Crosby, Liverpool L23 9YB

Tel: 0151 924 6454

SIXTH FORM LEARNING MENTOR

36 hours per week term time only

Band F Point 12 – 19 £24,496 - £27,852

A Learning Mentor is required to join the Sixth Form team whose aim is to provide support and guidance to young people by removing barriers to learning and promote participation in learning opportunities, enhance individual learning, raise aspirations and achieve full potential.

The position is a good opportunity for anyone who is interested in working within an educational environment and in assisting young people to meet their full potential.

Further information and an application form is available on the School’s website https://www.chesterfieldhigh.org.uk/

Applications must be submitted on a Chesterfield High School support staff application form.

Completed application forms can be emailed to recruitment@chesterfieldhigh.co.uk and will be acknowledged upon receipt.

Chesterfield High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working at the school to share this commitment.

The school is required under law and guidance to check the criminal background of all employees.  Decisions to appoint will be subject to consideration of an enhanced disclosure, including a Barred List check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.  Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’.  This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.  Guidance on whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website which can be accessed here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Closing date: 11.00am on 6th June 2023