Job profile

HLTA Mentor

Reference:REQ000851

Location: Pegasus School, Bristol

Full Time Equivalent Salary: Up to £25,773 per annum

Actual Salary:  £22,365.96

(Salary is dependent on level of qualification and experience)

Contract Type: Permanent, Full time, Term time only

Hours: 37 hours per week

Term Time Only Contracts will occur a salary adjustment if the start date is after 1^st September

SGS Pegasus School provides a genuinely innovative school for children and young people with autism, located in our state of the art school in Patchway, South Gloucestershire. We at SGS Pegasus look beyond autism in order to create and individual academic, social, emotional and physical learning experience to ensure each of our children realises their potential. We aim to develop the whole child by creating a bespoke learning experience that celebrates our talents and successes.

South Gloucestershire and Stroud College sponsor SGS Pegasus School as part of their Multi-Academy Trust, and their size and range of expertise forms the basis of the support for schools within the Trust. For more information, please visit https://academytrust.sgscol.ac.uk/ 

SGS Academy Trust and SGS Pegasus School have an exciting opportunity for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant Mentor (HLTA Mentor)

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• To plan and provide effective and targeted support to overcome barriers and close gaps for a range of needs including closing of academic gaps and supporting meeting social, emotional and mental health needs.
• To support pupils who are finding it difficult to access learning and help them to regulate to return to their learning as quickly as possible.
• To support students to engage positively within the community.
• To work closely with families and the children to support children to access their learning and to ensure they are prepared for the next stage of their education.
• To be part of the planning and development of the pastoral support for students at Pegasus.
• To liaise closely with the Designated Safeguarding Lead and Deputies to meet the needs of the children and families who require further emotional and targeted well-being support.

Beneficial Skills & Qualifications

• Extensive experience of working with children and families in a pastoral capacity
• A clean, full driving licence with business insurance
• Some experience of working with children who require social and emotional support
• An understanding of issues related the barriers to learning that some pupils face

Why choose SGS Pegasus?

You will become part of the wider SGS family supporting you with your professional development, access to the LGPS scheme, discounted shopping benefits, and access to a wide variety of external health and wellbeing resources.

SGS Pegasus celebrates diversity and serves a vibrant multi-cultural in-take. Pegasus’ leadership and staff are passionate about the development of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and want this to be reflected throughout the Academy including representation within the staff body. A proportion of students are from different minority groups and disadvantaged backgrounds. Students are excited to learn and are real ambassadors for our diverse community. They benefit from a positive and supportive learning environment. 

If you are interested in this position please complete an online application form by clicking on apply.

Closing Date:  12pm 23 August 2023, applications in after this time will not be considered.

Expected Interview Date: Wednesday 6 September 2023

SGS Group is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and any offer of employment will be subject to a number of conditions including a requirement for providing satisfactory references. In line with KCSIE and having regard to all relevant guidance, a range of checks and online searches will also be conducted for successful candidates, and a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure will need to be obtained as a requirement of the job

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