Learning Mentor

Elms Farm Community Primary School; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Elms Farm Community Primary School in Birmingham is seeking a compassionate Learning Mentor to support pupils facing barriers to school life. You will help pupils engage in learning and achieve positive outcomes, with a nurturing approach that values every child.

The role focuses on building relationships, delivering one-to-one and small-group interventions, promoting emotional wellbeing, and helping pupils access learning opportunities within an inclusive school community.

Qualifications

• Must have empathy and patience with pupils.
• Ability to build positive relationships with children.

Responsibilities

• Build positive, trusting relationships with pupils.
• Provide one-to-one and small-group interventions.
• Support pupils with emotional regulation, self-esteem and resilience.
• Develop strategies to improve behaviour for learning.
• Support vulnerable pupils and those experiencing social, emotional or mental health difficulties.
• Work with families to improve attendance and punctuality.
• Support reintegration following periods of absence.
• Monitor attendance concerns and contribute to attendance action plans.
• Adhere to safeguarding and child protection procedures.
• Liaise with Designated Safeguarding Leads regarding concerns.
• Maintain accurate records of interventions and outcomes.
• Participate in multi-agency meetings where required.
• Build positive partnerships with parents and carers.
• Signpost families to appropriate services and support.
• Contribute to Early Help and Team Around the Family processes.
• Support pupils with SEND and additional needs.
• Promote equality, inclusion and positive behaviour.
• Help ensure all pupils can access learning opportunities.
• Work closely with teachers, SENDCo, DSLs and the wider pastoral team.
• Liaise with external agencies and professionals.
• Contribute to school improvement priorities relating to wellbeing, attendance and behaviour.

Job description

About this Role

We are looking for a Learning Mentor to join our team here at Elms Farm Primary School!

We have an exciting new opportunity to appoint an enthusiastic and caring Learning Mentor to support our wonderful pupils who may face barriers to some elements of school life. The successful candidate will be supporting pupils and enabling them to engage fully in school life and achieve positive outcomes.

‘This is an inclusive school where pupils are welcomed warmly and have a strong sense of belonging. Leaders create a nurturing environment where pupils feel valued and supported.’ Ofsted 2026

Key Responsibilities

Pupil Support

• Build positive, trusting relationships with pupils.
• Provide one-to-one and small-group interventions.
• Support pupils with emotional regulation, self-esteem and resilience.
• Develop strategies to improve behaviour for learning.
• Support vulnerable pupils and those experiencing social, emotional or mental health difficulties.

Attendance and Engagement

• Work with families to improve attendance and punctuality.
• Support reintegration following periods of absence.
• Monitor attendance concerns and contribute to attendance action plans.

Safeguarding and Pastoral Care

• Adhere to all safeguarding and child protection procedures.
• Liaise with Designated Safeguarding Leads regarding concerns.
• Maintain accurate records of interventions and outcomes.
• Participate in multi-agency meetings where required.

Family Support

• Build positive partnerships with parents and carers.
• Signpost families to appropriate services and support.
• Contribute to Early Help and Team Around the Family processes.

Inclusion

• Support pupils with SEND and additional needs.
• Promote equality, inclusion and positive behaviour.
• Help ensure all pupils can access learning opportunities.

Partnership Working

• Work closely with teachers, SENDCo, DSLs and the wider pastoral team.
• Liaise with external agencies and professionals.
• Contribute to school improvement priorities relating to wellbeing, attendance and behaviour.

Safer Recruitment

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable): qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity (including original Birth Certificate) and right to work.

Safeguarding is our top priority. We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of students.

References

All applicants will be required to provide two appropriate references in line with all of our statutory safer recruitment procedures.

Short-listed candidates

Short-listed candidates will undergo an online search as part of due diligence.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2000. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Safeguarding Statement

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts will be subject to receipt of satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure, medical and reference checks. All pre-employment checks are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education".