Learning Mentor
| Posting date: | 25 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 May 2026 |
| Location: | London, SE22 9LA |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | e97a3503-1aa0-4d37-9c0f-f6cbd127b2c0 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
▪ Working with teaching staff in identifying pupils at risk of under-achieving.
▪ Taking responsibility for identified pupils in supporting them to achieve their targets
▪ In consultation with teaching staff, drawing up and implementing an individual action plan for each student.
▪ Lead on the running of breakfast club
▪ Developing a 1:1 relationship with pupils in order to monitor the pupils’ progress towards agreed goals
▪ Developing a knowledge and appreciation of the range of activities, courses, opportunities, organisation and individuals that could be drawn upon to provide extra support for pupils.
▪ Maintaining contact with families and carers to foster a positive relationship with school and develop family support for the pupils.
▪ Being the focal point of contact between various agencies where a multiple agency approach is required for a targeted student, e.g. ESWS, Social Care and Health, Community Health and Youth Offending Team, so that the needs of the young person are met in a focused and integrated way.
▪ Using student tracking performance data in identifying and achieving targets.
▪ Working in a variety of ways to support, motivate and challenge pupils to raise levels of achievement. These may include support in class, 1:1 counselling, helping individuals and groups with work and developing skills, as well as developing and implementing Individual Action Plans.
▪ Keeping detailed monitoring and progress records and making it available to the Link Learning Mentor and the designated line manager in school(s) worked in.
▪ This job description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the particular amount of time to be spent on carrying them out and no part of it may be so construed.
▪ This job description is not necessarily a comprehensive description of the post. It may be reviewed once a year and it may be subject to modification or amendment at any time after consultation with the post-holder in order to ensure the smooth running of the school.
What the school offers its staff
Heber is a high-achieving and heavily over-subscribed school in East Dulwich, located close to Lordship Lane with its many great shops, cafes and transport links. We believe in providing a stimulating, creative and challenging curriculum for each and every one of our pupils. We can offer prospective employees the chance to work in a hugely supportive and happy environment with friendly staff and amazing children!
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.
▪ Working with teaching staff in identifying pupils at risk of under-achieving.
▪ Taking responsibility for identified pupils in supporting them to achieve their targets
▪ In consultation with teaching staff, drawing up and implementing an individual action plan for each student.
▪ Lead on the running of breakfast club
▪ Developing a 1:1 relationship with pupils in order to monitor the pupils’ progress towards agreed goals
▪ Developing a knowledge and appreciation of the range of activities, courses, opportunities, organisation and individuals that could be drawn upon to provide extra support for pupils.
▪ Maintaining contact with families and carers to foster a positive relationship with school and develop family support for the pupils.
▪ Being the focal point of contact between various agencies where a multiple agency approach is required for a targeted student, e.g. ESWS, Social Care and Health, Community Health and Youth Offending Team, so that the needs of the young person are met in a focused and integrated way.
▪ Using student tracking performance data in identifying and achieving targets.
▪ Working in a variety of ways to support, motivate and challenge pupils to raise levels of achievement. These may include support in class, 1:1 counselling, helping individuals and groups with work and developing skills, as well as developing and implementing Individual Action Plans.
▪ Keeping detailed monitoring and progress records and making it available to the Link Learning Mentor and the designated line manager in school(s) worked in.
▪ This job description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the particular amount of time to be spent on carrying them out and no part of it may be so construed.
▪ This job description is not necessarily a comprehensive description of the post. It may be reviewed once a year and it may be subject to modification or amendment at any time after consultation with the post-holder in order to ensure the smooth running of the school.
What the school offers its staff
Heber is a high-achieving and heavily over-subscribed school in East Dulwich, located close to Lordship Lane with its many great shops, cafes and transport links. We believe in providing a stimulating, creative and challenging curriculum for each and every one of our pupils. We can offer prospective employees the chance to work in a hugely supportive and happy environment with friendly staff and amazing children!
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.