Learning Mentor

Oxford Outcomes; Halesworth; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Learning Mentor to join a close-knit team. This role focuses on supporting students with special educational needs, fostering a positive learning environment, and implementing effective behavior policies. You'll work closely with staff to ensure each child's needs are met while contributing to their holistic development. With the exciting opportunity to participate in a 4-Day Working Week trial, this position offers a unique work-life balance. Join a supportive organization committed to making a significant impact on the lives of vulnerable young people and enjoy a range of exceptional benefits.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Mental health support services

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Critical illness cover

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children with social, emotional, and mental health needs.
• Ability to implement behavior policies and provide direct support.

Responsibilities

• Support individual students in a caring and positive environment.
• Assist in managing classroom behavior and oversee student records.

Skills

Support for emotional and behavioral needs

Crisis intervention

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Relevant degree or qualification in education or psychology

Experience working with children with special needs

Job description

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

Start Date: May 2025

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 focussed 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:

1. 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.
2. You are accessible to the class that you will work with and the team within the class.
3. Oversee the paperwork of the pupils in the class that you are responsible for; this entails working files, RPI’s and EHCP’s and all other paperwork relating to the designated class/area.
4. Attend EHCP Reviews and other meetings for the pupils in the class.
5. Set up and maintain a system of structured supervision of staff, which is both evaluative and developmental, and one which promotes good practice.
6. To apply Performance Management systems in the school, which would enable staff members to receive an annual appraisal.
7. Write, oversee and manage the rotas for break times and lunch times (factoring in breaks).
8. Oversee and administer rewards and the points system for your class and work alongside additional Learning Mentors to have oversight.
9. Track behaviour trends each day, lead the end of the day briefing and report trends to SLT.
10. Maintain the 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 who have social, emotional, mental health, communication difficulties and associated challenging behaviours, located in rural Suffolk. The School has a committed and innovative multidisciplinary team, extensive site and excellent facilities to support both learning and extra-curricular activities; we are in a great position to provide our pupils with the best education and care possible.

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

We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career. Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Acorn Education?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks.

And a Market-leading Benefit Offering Through Our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, Enables You To Choose The Package That’s Right For You, Including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit.

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