Learning Mentor (school funded alternative provision)
| Posting date: | 19 March 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 April 2026 |
| Location: | Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 5QR |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | cf8079e5-dec2-452a-b037-5f807e563b2c |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Learning Mentor to lead our school funded alternative learning provision for children in Key Stage 1.
We are looking to appoint a Learning Mentor with lots of initiative and excellent communication skills, to join our friendly, forward-thinking and supportive team. You will be an enthusiastic, highly motivated and hard-working person and will work alongside Learning Support Assistants to lead this bespoke provision for a small group of children from Year 1 and Year 2.
Our children are friendly, keen to learn, caring and well behaved.
The successful candidate must:
• Have experience of working with children within the Early Years or Key Stage One, and be committed to supporting all children’s learning.
• Have NVQ2/3 or equivalent in working with children or within schools.
• Be enthusiastic, self-motivated, creative and able to use their initiative.
• Be committed to working as part of a team in order to plan and deliver a broad curriculum.
• Be organised, efficient and professional in their approach and have good interpersonal skills.
• Be caring, understanding and patient.
• Have good IT skills.
• Have good behaviour management skills.
• Be willing, at times, to go above and beyond to ensure our children receive the very best
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
• engaging children who love coming to school and have a love of learning
• a committed and friendly staff
• a strong leadership team who are driving the school forward with a clear vision and high expectations
• access to employee benefits portal offering various discounts
• wellbeing support
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 lead our school funded alternative learning provision for children in Key Stage 1.
We are looking to appoint a Learning Mentor with lots of initiative and excellent communication skills, to join our friendly, forward-thinking and supportive team. You will be an enthusiastic, highly motivated and hard-working person and will work alongside Learning Support Assistants to lead this bespoke provision for a small group of children from Year 1 and Year 2.
Our children are friendly, keen to learn, caring and well behaved.
The successful candidate must:
• Have experience of working with children within the Early Years or Key Stage One, and be committed to supporting all children’s learning.
• Have NVQ2/3 or equivalent in working with children or within schools.
• Be enthusiastic, self-motivated, creative and able to use their initiative.
• Be committed to working as part of a team in order to plan and deliver a broad curriculum.
• Be organised, efficient and professional in their approach and have good interpersonal skills.
• Be caring, understanding and patient.
• Have good IT skills.
• Have good behaviour management skills.
• Be willing, at times, to go above and beyond to ensure our children receive the very best
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
• engaging children who love coming to school and have a love of learning
• a committed and friendly staff
• a strong leadership team who are driving the school forward with a clear vision and high expectations
• access to employee benefits portal offering various discounts
• wellbeing support
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.