Tradewind are currently seeking to appoint a learning mentor to join a lovely mainstream primary school based within South Birmingham. The Behaviour Support Learning Mentor will provide a complementary service to teachers and other staff, addressing the needs of children who require assistance in overcoming barriers to learning in order to achieve their full potential, or accessing the curriculum. The Behaviour Support Learning Mentor will work with a range of pupils, but give priority to those who need the most help, especially those experiencing multiple disadvantages including:
* Children with special or medical needs
* Challenging behaviour
* Children with a statement of special educational needs

General Responsibilities include:
*To devise, implement and evaluate specialised programmes of work to encourage and promote a pupil's social emotional and behavioural development.
*To work with teaching staff and/or other support staff in devising and implementing individual learning plans to promote pupils' academic, social, emotional and behavioural development.
*To plan and facilitate structured games and activities, to support pupils to make appropriate use of unstructured times.
*To plan and draw up approaches that could be used to support pupils both individually and within a group. To train and support identified school staff, by modelling approaches, with a view to staff feeling confident and able to use the approaches following the withdrawal of Behaviour Support Learning Mentor.

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Tradewind Recruitment is the premier provider of Primary Teachers, Secondary Teachers and Support Staff to Schools, Colleges and Nurseries. Our clients include primary schools, secondary schools and special educational needs schools in London, the West Midlands, the North West, East Anglia, the North East, the South West, Yorkshire, the Midlands, Herts and Bucks.

Last year we found work for over 3,500 teacher and support staff and with top rates of pay for teachers and support staff, Tradewind should be your only point of call when looking for a new role.

Working for Tradewind holds many benefits whilst finding you your ideal next position. These include:

* Access to over 3,000 vacancies each year
* Top rates of pay
* Free CPD
* Free Resource Centres
* Referral Bonuses
* Guaranteed Pay Schemes
* Online Portal
* Free social and networking events

TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

* You must have the legal right to work in the UK
* You must hold a relevant educational qualification (You must have QTS for this role).
* This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure, Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable) and professional reference checks
* Your CV must cover the last 10 years of employment history where possible and any employment breaks must be explained

To find out more please contact Charlotte Clarke on 0121 643 3505 or email direct to charlotte.clarke@twrecruitment.com with an up to date CV.

DISCLAIMER

'No terminology in the above advertisement is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Tradewind Recruitment is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and accepts applications from all sections of the community.'