Academic Mentor

**JobTitle**: Academic Mentor of English
**Reporting to**: Head of English
**Contract**: 12-month fixed term contract
37 hours per week Term time + INSET + 2 weeks (40 Weeks)
**Salary: **SCP 18 £27,344 pro-rata (actual salary £24,122)**

**About the Role**:
We have an exciting opportunity to join a creative and enigmatic department as an Academic Mentor and work with students to enable them to achieve their full potential in English and progress to appropriate and exciting destinations.

**Key Duties**:

- To organise and deliver advice and resources to students that help them achieve their educational, professional and/or personal goals.
- Prepare individual intervention plans for focus students in conjunction with the Head of English
- Run before school, after-school and lunch time study support and independent learning sessions for students
- Liaise with Heads of English and students in need of support
- Conduct interviews with students to identify barriers to learning
- Provide in-class support for underachieving Pupil Premium students
- Analyse student data in order to monitor the progress of identified individuals and report to the Head of Faculty on the impact of the intervention using DDI
- Ongoing communication with Head of English and Year 11 pastoral staff
- Complete case studies for selected students
- Attend Raising Achievement meetings and produce reports for these meetings
- Regular contact with parents and carers regarding pupils progress and achievement in English.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract

**Salary**: £24,122.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Darwen, Lancashire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Level 3 Qualifications (required)

Work Location: In person