Alternative Education Learning Mentor
Grade 3 - SCP 15-17 pro rata
(£17,553 - £18,401)
35 hours per week for 42 weeks per year
Newport Live is an award winning not for profit sport, leisure and cultural trust; and registered UK Charity with an excellent track record of delivering innovative engagement programmes and providing services to our communities that ‘inspire people to be happier and healthier’.
Within Newport Live’s highly regarded Sport and Physical Activity Development Team, we are seeking to recruit exceptional candidates to support the operational delivery of the Alternative Education programme, developing working relationships with young people and supporting the educational, social and emotional needs of referred pupils.
Referred children and young people will be welcome, safe, supported and encouraged by the Alternative Education team with excellent leadership provided at all times. A key focus will be on improving educational attendance and educational attainment levels, as well as personally developing and improving children and young people’s physical and emotional health and wellbeing. At the core of our engagement as a team will be the use of sport and physical activity development tools as a hook to engage and inspire.
We are looking for a highly organised and enthusiastic, who is passionate about improving children and young people’s lives, with a background in Sport and Physical Activity, Alternative Education or Education with good understanding and experience of working in programmes such as ours.
The role requires a high level of understanding of how to support the needs of disengaged children and young people, behaviour strategies, and safeguarding. In addition to developing an engaging learning and mentoring environment for all participants.
If you are an experienced, highly professional, forward thinking, up for a challenge, and are able to work at a fast pace within an ambitious team and organisation – then you could well be what we are looking for and we’d love to hear from you! This is a perfect opportunity to further develop and grow and already well-regarded programme.
You would be required to work 35 hours per week with some flexibility, predominantly daytime with some evening and weekend work where required; and you would be based at one of our Newport Live facilities with the wider team, managing programmes across the City of Newport. The post is fixed term until 31st July 2021.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and is subject to a successful Disclosing and Barring Service (DBS) check.
For an informal discussion about the post please contact Newport Live enquiries on 01633 656757 and ask to speak with Richard Dale, Sport and Physical Activity Development or email richard.dale@newportlive.co.uk.
Application Process
You can download an application form and job description via the Newport LIVE website www.newportlive.co.uk alternatively they are available via e-mail request from jobs@newportlive.co.uk
Please return the completed application forms to jobs@newportlive.co.uk
Closing date for applications: 22 January 2021
Interviews will be held on: 29 January 2021