Learning Mentor

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established primary school in Birmingham seeks a dedicated learning mentor to support children in achieving their best. This role is vital in fostering a positive environment where pupils feel safe and motivated to learn. The ideal candidate will be passionate about pastoral care, experienced in supporting diverse needs, and confident in engaging with families and the community. With a strong emphasis on personal development and excellent support from staff and leadership, this position offers a rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of young learners. Join a team that values ambition, equality, and community spirit!

Benefits

Supportive staff team

Professional development opportunities

Kind and well-behaved pupils

Supportive parents and governors

Qualifications

• Passionate about pastoral care for pupils, especially those with additional needs.
• Experience supporting a range of pupils across the primary phase.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils' holistic development and provide targeted family support.
• Engage with the community and support wider school events.

Skills

Pastoral care

Interpersonal skills

Safeguarding procedures

Community engagement

Organizational skills

Education

Experience in primary education

Qualifications in child development or related fields

Job description

Start date: 1 April 2025

Hours per week: 36.5, Term time only

Elms Farm Community Primary School
Dorncliffe Avenue
Birmingham
B33 0PJ
Telephone number: 0121 464 4634

Contact email: [e-mail]

Contract type: Permanent

Elms Farm Community Primary School is looking for a caring and pro-active learning mentor to support our children to achieve their best and help to support their welfare.

At our school:
'Pupils are happy and safe. They are extremely well behaved in school. There is a positive culture where everyone is encouraged to be kind and help one another.'

'Pupils enjoy learning at this rapidly improving school. The values of ambition, equality and community are at the heart of this school's work.'

Ofsted September 2021

We have an established pastoral team who provide daily support for pupils & families throughout the school. Our learning mentor will work directly with pupils to support their holistic development and provide targeted support for families through Early Help.

We are looking for:

• somebody who is passionate about the pastoral care of pupils, including those with additional needs
• someone with experience supporting a range of pupils across the primary phase
• a confident practitioner, able to support our families and engage the community in wider school events
• an organised, innovative, confident practitioner with good interpersonal skills
• a practitioner who understands safeguarding procedures

Our school offers:

• kind, well behaved children with increasingly positive attitudes to learning
• a pastoral team who work together to provide excellent pastoral support
• a dedicated and hardworking staff team
• supportive parents and governors
• leadership who are focused on the personal development of staff with good C.P.D opportunities

Visits are warmly encouraged; these can be arranged by contacting the school office on 0121 464 4634.

Interviews: 27 February

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore, the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

How to Apply

Please download Application Pack.

Please email completed application forms to [e-mail].

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

BCC is a Living Wage employer.

Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013, and 2020. This 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.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.