Wybers Wood Academy are looking to appoint a Learning Mentor and DDSL to join our academy in September 2023 on a part time, permanent basis.

Here at Wybers Wood Academy, we are on a journey of development. We are a Good school but aspire to be Outstanding. In all areas of the school team we want the very best colleagues full of positivity, drive and enthusiasm. If you want to join us on this exciting journey, hop on! It is going to be a great ride. Full of hard work, ups and downs and the most amazing support both internally from school and externally from Delta Academies Trust.

Your new role

As a Learning Mentor, you will provide support and guidance to children and young people by removing barriers to learning in order to promote effective participation in learning opportunities, enhance individual learning, raise aspirations and achieve full potential. You will also carry out the role of Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) for the academy.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience required for this position then we would very much like to hear from you.

Your new school

Wybers Wood is a large primary with over 400 pupils (aged from 4 to 11) on roll where excellent attainment and progress for pupils are consistently maintained. We are situated to the west of Grimsby and serve a large leafy housing estate and some of the outlying villages. We take great pride in creating a warm and friendly environment and a positive culture for learning so that our children are given opportunities to excel. We place great emphasis on the social and emotional development of our pupils, alongside the encouragement of a love for learning so they can achieve their full potential academically. High emphasis is placed on pupil and staff well being to make Wybers Wood Academy a great place to be.

Why join our academy?

Our staff are talented and enthusiastic and have all contributed to the academy’s success story. We socialise both as year group teams and as a whole staff. We also have access to a staff benefits scheme. At Wybers Wood, we value the continuous professional development of all our employees and recognise that our staff and students are most successful when they feel happy, valued, challenged and supported to achieve their very best.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a creative team within a high performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.

Visits to the academy would be warmly welcomed by appointment. Please contact the academy on 01472 311081 if you would like to arrange a visit.

We offer an extensive range of opportunities, incentives and benefits with this post including:

• Contributory pension scheme with the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Minimum entitlement of 34 days holiday (subject to pro rata if working part time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays
• Access to the Delta benefits website with discounts on retailers, holidays, days out, etc
• Access to Cycle to Work scheme, car leasing and technology scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
• Training and development opportunities

For more information and to apply for this position please visit our website at Careers with Delta • Delta Academies Trust (deltatrust.org.uk)

In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and checks of the relevant barred list / prohibition lists.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. However, it is important to note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may limit the numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

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