LEARNING MENTOR

Birmingham City Council; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site car park

Cycle to work scheme

Access to local government pension

Job summary

Hodge Hill Girls’ School in Birmingham is seeking a Learning Mentor to provide targeted mentoring for pupils facing barriers to learning. You will work with students, families and agencies to build confidence, resilience and skills to reach their potential.

The role is permanent, term-time only, with 36.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Start date is as soon as possible and salary is Grade B (£28,598 - £34,434 pro rata).

Qualifications

• Mentoring qualification or working towards it.
• Experience with children or young people in a school setting.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to build positive relationships and inspire confidence.
• Understanding barriers to learning and inclusion.
• Good organisational skills and ability to manage workload.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one and small-group mentoring.
• Identify and address barriers to learning with targeted plans.
• Promote positive behaviour and regular attendance.
• Build strong relationships with pupils and staff.
• Collaborate with teachers, parents and external agencies.
• Monitor pupil progress and impact of interventions.
• Support inclusion and wellbeing strategies.
• Maintain safeguarding and confidentiality.

Skills

Mentoring

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Relationship building

Safeguarding

Education

GCSE English/Maths C or equivalent

Tools

School policies

Job description

Grade B £28,598 - £34,434 (pro rata)

Subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review” by the salary/Grade

Grade B £28,598 - £34,434 (pro rata)

Subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review” by the salary/Grade

PERMANENT

TERM TIME ONLY

36.50 HOURS PER WEEK

HOURS OF WORK: MONDAY- 8.00am - 4.00pm & TUESDAY - FRIDAY 8.00am - 3.45pm

EXPECTED START DATE: AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Hodge Hill Girls’ School is seeking a dedicated and proactive Learning Mentor to provide targeted support for pupils who may be experiencing barriers to learning. You will work closely with students, staff, families, and external agencies to help pupils develop confidence, resilience, and the skills needed to achieve their full potential.

As a valued member of our team, you will play an important role in promoting positive behaviour and supporting pupils’ emotional and social development. This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who is passionate about helping young people succeed both inside and outside the classroom.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one and small-group mentoring to support pupils’ personal, social, and academic development.
• Identify and address barriers to learning through targeted intervention and support plans.
• Promote positive behaviour, engagement, and regular attendance.
• Build strong relationships with pupils, acting as a trusted and supportive role model.
• Work collaboratively with teachers, pastoral staff, parents/carers, and external agencies.
• Monitor, record, and report on pupil progress and the impact of interventions.
• Support the implementation of strategies that promote inclusion and wellbeing.
• Maintain high standards of safeguarding and confidentiality at all times.

The Successful Candidate will have

• A mentoring qualification or working towards achieving this. Experience working with children or young people in a school setting.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• The ability to build positive relationships and inspire confidence in young people.
• An understanding of the challenges that can affect pupil engagement and achievement.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage a varied workload.
• A patient, empathetic, and resilient approach.
• Works collaboratively and is committed to contributing positively to the wider life of the school.
• Shares our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
• A* - C in GCSE English or Mathematics or equivalent.

In Return, We Can Offer You

• A high performing and ambitious working environment.
• A caring and happy community that always puts our young people first.
• A supportive environment that takes an active interest in your professional development and personal wellbeing.
• A highly supportive Senior Leadership Team.
• Access to a wide range of CPD courses.
• Use of a school laptop.
• Access to the local government pension scheme.
• 24-hour access to the Employee Assistance Programme.
• Classrooms equipped with projection and interactive capabilities.
• A well-equipped staffroom.
• Free on-site car park.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Access to Birmingham City Council reward scheme.

Found in the heart of the Hodge Hill community, we are a thriving secondary girl’s school with strong community roots and values. We know and care for every pupil as an individual. We strive to meet the needs of each member of our school community, celebrating diversity and always striving for equality in our school family and the wider world.

Our ethos encourages mutual respect and support to enable every pupil to make the greatest personal, social, and academic progress during their time with us, preparing them for successful careers and fulfilling lives. A relentless drive for the best academic progress for each individual pupil, sits comfortably alongside the wider curriculum where values education embraces citizenship, pupil voice, charity, and community work.

Here at Hodge Hill Girls' School, we genuinely value and strive to enhance working partnerships with our families, feeder schools and our local community. This partnership is essential in raising standards and achievement, every member of our family has a role to play in raising the aspirations of all our pupils to ensure we really are "Educating tomorrow's women today".

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 and right to work.

References

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

Short-listed candidates

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

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.