Mentor Manager
TeachFirst
Southwark
- Expired
- Salary:
- Circa £35-43K plus benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 26 October 2014
Job overview
Location: Any Teach First office
How much you achieve in life should not be determined by how much your parents earn. Yet in the UK, it too often is. We believe in the power of education to change this. We work in partnership with schools and other organisations to end inequality in education by building a community of exceptional teachers and leaders who create change within classrooms, schools and across society.
We're seeking a motivated individual to engage and lead a strategy to mobilise our in-school mentor community. Join this dynamic charity and help our teachers achieve a positive impact in their classrooms and communities.
As Mentor Manager, you'll lead a cultural change in how we involve in-school mentors in teacher support and development. Mentors are our third biggest stakeholder group behind our participants (trainee teachers) and ambassadors (alumni) with over 3,000 mentors working with Teach First participants in schools. You'll work closely with internal colleagues, external stakeholders and the university partners that we deliver Initial Teacher Training (ITT) with to ensure we are inducting, engaging, developing and quality assuring the crucial role of the mentor.This is a high profile role with a national remit and you'll be expected to consult and establish best practice and innovations across 11 local areas and central teams. You'll drive of this role to ensure that participants are being developed and supported by their in-school mentors and their pupils are making progress. You'll lead on quality assurance, evaluation and feedback systems to ensure that we have the information we need to continuously improve, in addition to defining systems and relationship management processes to support effective communications.
This role is at the heart of our growth and pupil impact strategies - and as such we're looking for someone exceptional to do it. You should have a good understanding of ITT and experience in a learning and development or project management role. You'll be experienced with the role of a mentor in the development of trainee teachers and be skilled at building first class and negotiation skills will be paramount to success in this role.
To apply please include a CV and covering letter in your application, explaining why you want to join Teach First and what you'll bring to the role.
Dates: Apply by 26 October 2014
About TeachFirst
Teach First is an independent educational charity, Reg. No. 1098294, established in 2002 to directly address the problem of educational disadvantage. Now in its eighth year, Teach First has already changed the lives of thousands of young people. Working with a range of partner organisations Teach First harnesses the energy, enthusiasm and drive of exceptional graduates to provide leadership, motivation and, above all, inspirational teaching in challenging schools across England, through a two year Leadership Development Programme. The Programme combines working, qualifying and training as a teacher with leadership development training, coaching and mentoring, and a range of networking and internship opportunities. Beyond the two-year Programme, Teach First works to empower, equip and mobilise its ambassadors (alumni) with the skills, tools and networks they need to support the Teach First mission by driving forward sustainable change in education from both inside and outside the classroom.
Teach First is currently ranked 8th in the coveted league of Times Top 100 Graduate Employers – the highest ranked charity in Britain, and was the Charity Awards Education and Training Charity of the Year 2009. The organisation currently has 160 employees across the country with an annual operating budget of over £12 million. We rely on voluntary donations from companies and foundations and other sources to continue our work. We also receive support from the government and uniquely have been identified by all three political parties in their election manifestoes as an initiative they each wish to support and expand.
More information can be found at: www.teachfirst.org.uk
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