Academic Mentor (Including Invigilation duties)

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Your Role

Our School

Uxbridge High School is a vibrant and ambitious school delivering a gold standard educationthat enriches students academically, socially, and emotionally. Proud to Make Success Happen, we work with students, families, and staff to ensure every student reaches their potential. We take pride in our diverse and ambitious students, our dedicated staff, and strong community partnerships

Our PROUD values - Positive, Respectful, Open-minded, Unique and Determined - guide all aspects of school life.

Uxbridge High School Academy Trust is committed to creating an environment where staff feel supported, challenged, and valued. This is reflected in our gold standard approach to teaching, curriculum, and professional development. Our People Strategy. outlines how we invest in and value staff as an essential part of the school community.

The Position

The Academic Mentor plays a key role in supporting student achievement by delivering high-quality targeted tuition and academic interventions that remove barriers to learning and raise attainment. Working closely with Curriculum Leaders and teachers , the role involves planning, delivering and evaluating personalised learning programmes for individual students and small groups, ensuring interventions are fully aligned with classroom teaching and curriculum objectives.

In addition to mentoring responsibilities, the role includes invigilating internal and external examinations, either independently or as part of a team, ensuring compliance with examination regulations and maintaining a calm, orderly environment.

The Academic Mentor demonstrates high professional standards, strong organisational and communication skills, and a flexible, proactive approach in a busy school environment.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Qualifications

First Degree
essential

Qualified Teacher Status/PGCE or equivalent.
desirable

Skills

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge

Highly developed organisational skills.
essential

Effective communication skills.
essential

Ability to work efficiently in a very busy environment.
essential

Experience

Experience of working with young people, ideally in a school setting

Experience of supervising groups of young people, ideally in a school setting.

Safeguarding Information

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.