Graduate Mentor

Job description

"We are looking for a graduate mentor who is experienced in supporting students aged 11 - 14 in any setting and looking to progress further into the education sector. The successful graduate mentor will be working alongside teaching and support staff at this highly supportive secondary school, providing support to students at KS3. Focussing primarily on the core subjects of Maths and English, any graduates with either relevant degree specialisms or a natural flare for Literacy and Numeracy and encouraged to show their interest"

- Assistant SENCO

Our client secondary school situated in the Wythenshawe area of South Manchester is looking for a graduate mentor to start with them in January 2019 at the beginning of the new term. This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate to gain experience within a secondary school environment on a full time basis supporting students in the lower ability sets of Maths and English. The students that require further support have been identified as being behind their peers with regards attainment levels and as a result, funding has been allocated for a graduate mentor to work alongside these students for the period a term.

Supporting from January to March for the Spring term, the successful graduate mentor should have existing experience of working with individuals aged 11 - 14 in a previous setting. This experience could be from a prior role supporting at a secondary school or teaching/tutoring at a tutor club or any other relevant setting.

• Full time graduate mentor required: Jan 2019 - March 2019 in the first instance
• Provide support in Maths and English
• Prior experience is necessary of supporting and working with students aged 11 - 14
• Highly supportive senior leadership team

Any graduates who have degrees in Maths or English based subjects are highly encouraged to apply now as subject knowledge is a key aspect of this support role.

This secondary school is situated in the South Manchester area of Wythenshawe bordering between Altrincham, and Sale and Stockport. The Greater Manchester Metrolink services this area on a very regular basis making it highly accessible all of Manchester as well as being situated near to the M56 motorway network. The school is a large mixed school with approximately 1200 students on roll.

If you are a graduate mentor looking to progress further into the education sector securing a mentor position at this very supportive secondary school then apply now with your most recent CV outlining all relevant experience. Any experience of supporting students with special educational needs or lower ability in a mentoring or tutoring capacity is highly desirable so please highlight this as applicable. For any further information, contact Shiv at Manchester South Secondary: