Learning & Behaviour Mentor

Teaching Vacancies; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative educational institution in Milton Keynes seeks a dedicated Learning and Behaviour Mentor to support students who are facing challenges in their learning. This non-teaching role will involve organizing intervention work for individual students, assisting with behavior and progress, and ensuring a supportive environment in the Learning Support Centre. Applicants should have a friendly demeanor, experience with student support, and strong organizational skills. Employee benefits include professional development and health plans.

Benefits

Teacher & support staff pension schemes

Continuous Professional development (CPD)

Free Flu vaccine

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

24/7 GP Appointments

Qualifications

• Experience in working with children or young adults who have learning difficulties.
• Ability to support students with social, emotional, and mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Organise and deliver intervention work for students not making expected progress.
• Support the Inclusive Learning team with regards to student behaviour.
• Carry out basic data analysis to present information to students and parents.

Skills

Form positive relationships with students

Calm and friendly manner

Data analysis

Competent in Microsoft Office/Google Suite

Ability to multitask and prioritise

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is a non-teaching role.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated Learning and Behaviour Mentor to start as soon as possible. There are four main components to this role:

• to organise and carry out intervention work with identified individual students or subsets of students who are not making the expected level of progress in school
• to carry out and deliver intervention work with students who have a range of difficulties including those with social, emotional and mental health needs
• to help and support the Inclusive Learning team with regards to student behaviour and progress
• to offer cover in our Learning Support Centre and Reflection room, ensuring a calm but firm atmosphere prevails
• supporting barriers to learning

The successful candidate will be able to form positive relationships with students of all ages and have a calm, purposeful, approachable and friendly manner, and be able to encourage good behaviour through a pleasant but firm manner.

The role will involve basic data analysis to present information to students and parents if required. There will be liaison with faculties regarding coursework or revision work to form part of the intervention.

The successful candidate will be competent in the use of Microsoft Office/Google Suite applications, be well organised, able to multitask and prioritise.

What the school offers its staff

Employee Benefits

• Teacher & support staff pension schemes
• Continuous Professional development (CPD)
• Training School Alliance
• Networking opportunities
• Specsavers eyecare voucher
• Free Flu vaccine
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Medicash – Health Cash Plan

• 24/7 GP Appointments & prescription services
• Dental treatment
• Optical care
• Physiotherapy
• Skinvision – skin health tracker
• A range of essential healthcare expenses
• Exclusive discounts on shopping & travel

Further details about the role

A vacancy booklet, information for candidates booklet and the application form are all available on the vacancies section of Lord Grey Academy’s website: https://www.lordgrey.org.uk/vacancies/

Please note the application form and information for candidates booklet are available on the right hand side of the above link. Please do look at our recruitment video of our staff talking about working at Lord Grey and our document: Why work at Lord Grey?

Completed application form and covering letter should be submitted to Human Resources at Lord Grey Academy or emailed to [e-mail] by 9am on Monday 15 December 2025. Interviews to be held on Thursday 18 December 2025.

Only successfully short listed candidates will be contacted. CVs alone will not be accepted.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.