Learning Mentor
| Posting date: | 06 June 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2025 |
| Location: | London, E12 5PY |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 28713977-92eb-4485-b2cf-8c5a4731aa57 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Learning Mentor to work as part of our successful pastoral team. We seek to appoint an experienced Learning Mentor, who has experience of working with children facing difficulties in school because of social, emotional, personal or behavioural challenges. You will be responsible for working across the school, to support the children in overcoming their barriers to learning and fully engage in lessons.
The successful candidate will:
• Have recent experience of working in a mentoring role with young people, including individuals and groups in an educational or youth work establishment.
• Have a good understanding of safeguarding and be aware of the avenues to explore and sign post the school community for early help.
• Make a valuable contribution to the teaching and learning of children facing barriers to learning.
• Have a passion for supporting all children to succeed.
• Be able to work under the direction of the SENCo as well as independently.
• Be able to work effectively within a supportive, committed and successful pastoral team.
• Collaborate with parents, carers and other professionals to ensure a holistic approach to each child's development.
• Have high aspirations for themselves and a commitment to further development.
What the school offers its staff
We have a supportive, welcoming staff, committed to providing a learning environment which is safe, secure and stimulating.
What can we offer you?
• Wonderful and well-behaved pupils that love to learn.
• Excellent relationships with our families and wider community.
• Supportive leadership team with clear focus and direction.
• A belief in collaboration and peer to peer support.
• Excellent CPD opportunities.
• A commitment to enabling our staff to have a positive work life balance.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Learning Mentor to work as part of our successful pastoral team. We seek to appoint an experienced Learning Mentor, who has experience of working with children facing difficulties in school because of social, emotional, personal or behavioural challenges. You will be responsible for working across the school, to support the children in overcoming their barriers to learning and fully engage in lessons.
The successful candidate will:
• Have recent experience of working in a mentoring role with young people, including individuals and groups in an educational or youth work establishment.
• Have a good understanding of safeguarding and be aware of the avenues to explore and sign post the school community for early help.
• Make a valuable contribution to the teaching and learning of children facing barriers to learning.
• Have a passion for supporting all children to succeed.
• Be able to work under the direction of the SENCo as well as independently.
• Be able to work effectively within a supportive, committed and successful pastoral team.
• Collaborate with parents, carers and other professionals to ensure a holistic approach to each child's development.
• Have high aspirations for themselves and a commitment to further development.
What the school offers its staff
We have a supportive, welcoming staff, committed to providing a learning environment which is safe, secure and stimulating.
What can we offer you?
• Wonderful and well-behaved pupils that love to learn.
• Excellent relationships with our families and wider community.
• Supportive leadership team with clear focus and direction.
• A belief in collaboration and peer to peer support.
• Excellent CPD opportunities.
• A commitment to enabling our staff to have a positive work life balance.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.