Learning Mentor
| Posting date: | 11 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 24 March 2026 |
| Location: | Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS16 2RQ |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 1b98339e-9763-4778-8b12-6199cca6a83c |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Please note: The successful applicant must have use of their own vehicle as well as business insurance
Do you believe that every child deserves to feel understood, supported, and capable of success—no matter the challenges they face?
At Pathways Learning Centre, we are looking for enthusiastic and committed Learning Mentors who are passionate about making a real difference to the lives of students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMHD). This is a rewarding opportunity to support pupils at pivotal moments in their education, helping them rebuild confidence, re-engage with learning, and develop the skills they need for life beyond the classroom. The role is to work flexibly across key stages, working with individual or a group of students under the direction of the Assistant Headteacher.
What you'll have:
• Creativity in the way you work and able to support students with a range of SEND needs
• Experience of working with students in an educational setting and off site.
• Training and/or experience in specialist social and emotional intervention work such as ELSA, Thrive and therapeutic Mentoring would be an advantage.
• Enthusiasm and commitment to enable students to access the curriculum
• The ability to work in partnership with teachers to facilitate student learning
• The ability to ensure that the wellbeing, behaviour and personal development of individual students enhances their learning and life skills
What the school offers its staff
About us:
Pathways Learning Centre provides short stay education and therapeutic support for students between Key Stage 1 – 4 who are unable to access mainstream provision for a variety of reasons. The successful applicant will join a dynamic, enthusiastic team, totally committed to supporting meeting the individual needs of students across South Gloucestershire, Bristol and the surrounding area.
If you are driven by the belief that positive relationships, patience, and understanding can change lives, we would love to hear from you. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a dedicated team making a genuine difference for some of the most vulnerable young people in South Gloucestershire. Join Pathways Learning Centre and help our students rediscover confidence, resilience, and a sense of possibility for the future.
Interviews will take place on 31st March 2026
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.
Please note: The successful applicant must have use of their own vehicle as well as business insurance
Do you believe that every child deserves to feel understood, supported, and capable of success—no matter the challenges they face?
At Pathways Learning Centre, we are looking for enthusiastic and committed Learning Mentors who are passionate about making a real difference to the lives of students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMHD). This is a rewarding opportunity to support pupils at pivotal moments in their education, helping them rebuild confidence, re-engage with learning, and develop the skills they need for life beyond the classroom. The role is to work flexibly across key stages, working with individual or a group of students under the direction of the Assistant Headteacher.
What you'll have:
• Creativity in the way you work and able to support students with a range of SEND needs
• Experience of working with students in an educational setting and off site.
• Training and/or experience in specialist social and emotional intervention work such as ELSA, Thrive and therapeutic Mentoring would be an advantage.
• Enthusiasm and commitment to enable students to access the curriculum
• The ability to work in partnership with teachers to facilitate student learning
• The ability to ensure that the wellbeing, behaviour and personal development of individual students enhances their learning and life skills
What the school offers its staff
About us:
Pathways Learning Centre provides short stay education and therapeutic support for students between Key Stage 1 – 4 who are unable to access mainstream provision for a variety of reasons. The successful applicant will join a dynamic, enthusiastic team, totally committed to supporting meeting the individual needs of students across South Gloucestershire, Bristol and the surrounding area.
If you are driven by the belief that positive relationships, patience, and understanding can change lives, we would love to hear from you. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a dedicated team making a genuine difference for some of the most vulnerable young people in South Gloucestershire. Join Pathways Learning Centre and help our students rediscover confidence, resilience, and a sense of possibility for the future.
Interviews will take place on 31st March 2026
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.