Personal Learning Advocate

Delta Academies Trust; Quorn; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking a Personal Learning Advocate to join their team on a full-time, temporary basis, covering maternity leave until August 2026. The successful candidate will collaborate with families, schools, and staff to support the learning and wellbeing of students, ensuring they thrive in a nurturing environment. Responsibilities include providing essential support during school holidays and working towards the integration of learners within a caring community. Applicants should have experience with children and knowledge of safeguarding practices.

Benefits

Access to discounts platform

24/7 online GP services

Gym and fitness discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Holiday entitlement of minimum 37 days

Qualifications

• Experience working with children or young people in an educational or social care setting.
• Ability to support learners with specific needs in an inclusive environment.
• Understanding of safeguarding procedures and child protection policies.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with home academy/school, family, and staff to support learner integration.
• Provide support during school holidays to ensure wellbeing and engagement.
• Work under supervision to enable access to learning and therapeutic support.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Empathy

Job description

Salary Grade G Points 20 to 24 (£32,597 to £35,412 Full Time Equivalent) subject to pro rata. The Elland Academy are looking to appoint a Personal Learning Advocate to join our academy as soon as possible on a full time, temporary basis to cover maternity leave until August 2026. In the role of Personal Learning Advocate (PLA) you will liaise and work in partnership with the home academy/school, family/carer, and the AP Free School to support the assessment and integration of learners with outreach and/or in reach. You will work under the direct supervision of the teaching and learning staff and SENCO to enable children and young people to access learning and therapeutic support as identified in personalised learning programmes. You will provide family/carer and learner support during school holiday periods to ensure health and well‑being and support the engagement of learners in social activities/events. At the Elland, the child is at the centre of everything we do. Our academy is a welcoming, safe and caring environment that successfully nurtures the needs of every member of its community. We are driven by our values of respect for all, high aspirations and providing positive experiences to ensure success for all our young people and to transition them into life as responsible members of society. You will be joining an ambitious, committed and hardworking team who are relentless in their drive to make a genuine difference to and lasting impact on our young people, staff, families and the wider community. Inclusion is integral to Delta Academies Trust: Our Alternative Provision Free Schools widen the opportunities to succeed and achieve, for all learners who experience challenge in mainstream provision. This includes children that are subject to one off, short term, or rare difficulties, to complex SEMH pupils and pupils on the low end of the autistic spectrum. In addition, the provision will provide additional capacity for vulnerable, disadvantaged, disaffected pupils who are not sustaining age related progress and are at risk of exclusion. As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing. Financial Wellbeing: Membership to either the Teachers' Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme Technology scheme and Vehicle Leasing Scheme.

Responsibilities

• Liaise and work in partnership with the home academy/school, family/carer, and the AP Free School to support the assessment and integration of learners with outreach and/or in reach.
• Work under the direct supervision of the teaching and learning staff and SENCO to enable children and young people to access learning and therapeutic support as identified in personalised learning programmes.
• Provide family/carer and learner support during school holiday periods to ensure health and wellbeing and support engagement of learners in social activities/events.
• Ensure compliance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education; an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview.

Benefits

• Access to an extensive discounts platform
• 24/7 online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner for you & your household
• Gym & fitness discounts
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Access to an industry leading Employee Assistance Programme
• Holiday Entitlement: minimum 37 days (subject to pro rata if working part time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays.