Learning Mentor (1:1 Support) – FTC

HIGHCLARE SCHOOL; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Highclare School in Birmingham is seeking a Learning Mentor to join the Senior School Learning Support department to provide emotional coaching and academic support to a student with an Education Health Care Plan.

Applicants should be HLTA qualified or equivalent, with experience in a secondary school and with teachers to adapt resources up to GCSE level. The role may involve liaising with occupational/speech and language therapists and delivering their programme.

Qualifications

• HLTA or equivalent qualification
• Experience in a secondary school environment
• Ability to adapt resources up to GCSE level to meet needs
• Liaising with specialist providers such as therapists and delivering their programme

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional coaching and academic support to a student with an Education Health Care Plan
• Collaborate with class teachers to adapt resources and curriculum up to GCSE level
• Liaise with occupational/speech and language therapists and deliver their programme

Skills

HLTA qualification

Secondary school experience

Emotional coaching

Curriculum adaptation

Job description

Required for: As soon as possible

We are seeking to recruit a Learning Mentor to join our Senior School Learning Support department to provide emotional coaching and academic support to an individual with an Education Health Care Plan.

Applicants should be qualified to a minimum of HLTA, or equivalent, with experience of working in a secondary school environment and working with class teachers to adapt resources / the curriculum up to GCSE level to meet needs. Part of the role may include liaising with specialist providers such as occupational/speech and language therapists, and the delivery of their programme.

This is a full-time post, 08:30am to 3:30pm, Monday to Friday, term time only, on a rolling fixed term contract until 31 August 2027 in the first instance.

This position is attached to a funded student. In the unlikely event that the student were to leave Highclare School, it could be subject to early termination.

Closing date: Friday 9 October 2026
Interviews: TBC. However, we reserve the right to interview before the closing date.

Highclare School is committed to creating and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the community we are part of. Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of ethnicity, gender, age or disability. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including referencing checks and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).