Learning Mentor (Maternity Cover)

Little London Academy; Leeds; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

LittleLondon Academy is seeking a dedicated Learning Mentor to provide targeted support to students facing barriers to learning, helping them progress academically, socially and emotionally. You will work with students individually and in groups, coordinating with families and external agencies to remove barriers and maintain safeguarding best practices.

The successful candidate will play a key role in promoting attendance, behaviour and achievement, building strong relationships with students

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths (Grade 4/C or above) or equivalent.
• Experience with children and young people to overcome barriers to learning.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building with students, families, colleagues and external agencies.
• Good organisational, administrative and ICT skills with accurate record-keeping.
• Passion for education and improving outcomes, with drive, resilience and determination.

Responsibilities

• Provide targeted individual and group support to students.
• Work with families, academy staff and external agencies to remove barriers to learning.
• Promote high standards of attendance, behaviour and achievement.
• Support safeguarding and early intervention strategies across the academy.

Skills

Communication

Relationship-building

ICT skills

Organisation

Education

GCSE English & Maths (Grade 4/C or above)

Job description

LittleLondon Academy is seeking to appoint a dedicated, resilient and highlymotivated Learning Mentor to provide targeted support to students who facebarriers to learning and achievement. This is a rewarding role that offers theopportunity to make a real difference to the lives of young people bysupporting their academic progress, wellbeing, attendance and personaldevelopment.

Thesuccessful candidate will work closely with students, families, academy staffand external agencies to identify and overcome barriers to learning, helpingstudents to engage positively with their education and achieve their fullpotential. They will provide both individual and group support, maintain strongrelationships with parents and carers, and contribute to safeguarding and earlyintervention strategies across the academy.

Weare looking for an individual who is passionate about supporting young people,has excellent interpersonal skills and can build positive, trustingrelationships with students and families. The successful candidate will becommitted to promoting high standards of attendance, behaviour and achievement,while ensuring that safeguarding remains at the heart of their work.

Potential applicants should have:

• Grade 4/C or above in GCSE English and Mathematics(or equivalent).
• Experience of working with children and young peopleand supporting them to overcome barriers to learning and achievement.
• Excellentcommunication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to workeffectively with students, families, colleagues and external agencies.
• Goodorganisational, administrative and ICT skills, including the ability tomaintain accurate records.
• A passionfor education and improving outcomes for young people, together with the drive,resilience and determination to make a positive difference.