Learning Mentor (Slade Primary School)

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Learning Mentor in a dedicated team aiming to make a significant impact on children's lives. This role is perfect for someone passionate about education and nurturing young minds. You will work closely with pupils facing social, emotional, and behavioral challenges, helping them overcome barriers to learning. Your ability to build strong relationships and inspire students will be key to their success. Join a forward-thinking school that values professional development and offers a supportive environment, ensuring every child reaches their full potential. If you are ready to make a difference, this role is for you!

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Competitive Pension Scheme

Wellbeing Days

Qualifications

• Passionate about making a difference in children's lives.
• Ability to inspire and motivate young people.

Responsibilities

• Assessing pupils' needs and supporting their learning.
• Establishing productive mentoring relationships with pupils.

Skills

Emotional Intelligence

Motivational Skills

Relationship Building

Commitment to Student Safety

Education

Relevant Qualification

Job description

We are seeking an outstanding Learning Mentor to join our dedicated and supportive team.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about making a difference in children’s lives and helping them overcome barriers to learning. Our school has high ambitions for our children and community, and we are looking for someone who can nurture and inspire pupils to reach their full potential. The successful candidate will join a team of learning mentors, supporting the ongoing nurture and development of the pupils at Slade.

The role will involve working with individual pupils, or smaller groups of pupils, and focus on supporting them to achieve their learning goals. The role will involve working with pupils who experience social, emotional and/or behavioural barriers to learning and benefit from one-to-one support to reach their full academic potential.

Specifically, the role will entail:

• Assessing the needs of pupils and using knowledge and specialist skills to support pupils’ learning by helping them to overcome barriers to learning both inside and outside the classroom.
• Helping raise and maintain the standards of achievement and improve attendance and behaviour.
• Establishing productive mentoring relationships with pupils, acting as a role model, and setting high expectations.
• Promotion of the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
• Encouraging pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all pupils in activities.
• Ensuring pupils have access to an ambitious, broad, and balanced curriculum.
• Promoting pupil independence and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement and self-reliance.
• Securing positive family support and involvement through regular contact.
• Supporting the role of parents in pupils’ learning.

Hours: 37 hours per week

What you will need to succeed:

• To share our passion for wanting the very best for our students and schools and to be committed to keeping our students safe.
• Be highly motivated and passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people with the natural ability to inspire and motivate.
• Be emotionally intelligent with the ability to build strong working relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• The passion and commitment to work in a fast-paced, challenging yet always rewarding role.
• A relevant qualification.

What you will get in return:

• Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we invest in your development through training, mentoring and progression opportunities through apprenticeships and other routes.
• A competitive salary.
• An Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits package.
• Competitive pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme).
• Professional Development & Wellbeing Days.

What you need to do now:

Please complete an application online.

To arrange an informal chat about the role, please contact Jessica Jackson, Pastoral Manager, [e-mail].

Completed applications should include an application form and a supporting statement no more than 2 sides of A4 outlining the skills and experience you have that make you suitable for the role.

Please note we do not accept CVs; applications will only be considered if received on an ATLP application form.

Closing date: 9.00am, Friday 14^th February 2025

Interview date: Wednesday 26^th February 2025

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.