Learning Mentor

TieTalent; Halesworth; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational organization in Halesworth is hiring a Learning Mentor to foster a positive learning environment for students with special educational needs. This role involves direct support for students, guiding staff on best practices, and promoting emotional wellbeing. Candidates should have experience in a similar role and a strong background in education. The position offers a balanced work/life schedule and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Mental health support

Qualifications

• Experience supporting young people with social, emotional, and mental health challenges.
• Ability to develop positive relationships with students.
• Strong organizational and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Support and promote a caring learning environment.
• Guide staff in support approaches for young people.
• Provide direct support to students in crisis.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Relevant educational background

Job description

About

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?

Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!

Job Title: Learning Mentor

Location: Bramfield House School, Suffolk, IP19 9AB

Salary: £23,408.00 per annum

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm with 1/2 hour lunch

Contract: Permanent, Term Time only

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for Learning Mentors to join our close-knit team at Bramfield House School located in Suffolk.

About The Role

The aim of the role is to support and promote a positive, caring environment, which focuses upon and addresses the needs of each individual child or young person, giving them all the tools to succeed in a learning environment.

The role exists to guide all staff in the support approaches most successful for the inclusion of young people in the classroom, to ensure that continuous learning is achieved during learning phases in the school, implementing the child-focused emotion and behaviour policy.

To provide direct support to young people in crisis and who require additional care throughout the school day, and to oversee and contribute to the wider planning around the holistic development of young people in the long term.

Designated Areas of Responsibility

As Learning Mentor, you will be expected to assist the Senior Leadership Team in ensuring that:

• Adequate levels of staffing are available at all times and targeted in the right place to ensure a safe working environment. This entails covering teacher absence when necessary.
• You are accessible to the class that you will work with and the team within the class.
• Oversee the paperwork of the pupils in the class that you are responsible for, including working files, RPI’S, EHCPs, and all other paperwork related to the designated class/area.
• Attend EHCP Reviews and other meetings for the pupils in the class.
• Set up and maintain a system of structured supervision of staff, which is both evaluative and developmental, promoting good practice.
• Apply Performance Management systems in the school, enabling staff members to receive an annual appraisal.
• Write, oversee, and manage the rotas for break times and lunch times, factoring in breaks.
• Oversee and administer rewards and the points system for your class, working alongside additional Learning Mentors for oversight.
• Track behaviour trends daily, lead the end-of-day briefing, and report trends to SLT.
• Maintain records on Sleuth for key individuals.

About Us

Bramfield House School is an independent residential special educational needs school for boys aged 7–16 years with social, emotional, mental health, communication difficulties, and challenging behaviours, located in rural Suffolk. The school has a dedicated multidisciplinary team, extensive facilities, and offers both learning and extracurricular activities, providing the best education and care possible.

This opportunity is in Halesworth, within commuting distance of Lowestoft, Diss, and surrounding areas.

We are part of Acorn Education, the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are at the forefront of innovative approaches that deliver measurable outcomes.

In 2024, Outcomes First Group was officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth consecutive year.

Why join Acorn Education?

Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important, so you’ll receive an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• Access to mental health support services and physical health checks through “Your Wellbeing Matters”

And a Market-leading Benefits Platform, Vista, allows you to choose benefits including:

• A range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• Discount options in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatments

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will undergo social media checks and a fully enhanced DBS.

You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, supporting work/life balance through the 4-Day Working Week, subject to probation.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

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• Halesworth, England, United Kingdom