LEARNING MENTOR

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one and small-group mentoring for personal, social, and academic development.
• Identify barriers to learning and deliver targeted interventions and support plans.
• Promote positive behaviour, engagement, and regular attendance.
• Build trusted relationships with pupils and act as a supportive role model.
• Work with teachers, pastoral staff, parents or carers, and external agencies.
• Monitor, record, and report pupil progress and intervention impact.
• Support inclusion and wellbeing strategies; maintain safeguarding and confidentiality standards.

Candidate requirements

• Hold a mentoring qualification or be working toward one.
• Have experience working with children or young people in a school setting.
• Bring strong interpersonal and communication skills, relationship-building ability, and the ability to inspire confidence.
• Understand challenges affecting pupil engagement and achievement.
• Have good organisational skills and manage a varied workload.
• Be patient, empathetic, resilient, collaborative, and committed to school life.
• Share the school’s commitment to safeguarding and child welfare.
• Have GCSE English or Mathematics at A*–C, or equivalent.

Hours and term

• Permanent, term-time-only post, 36.5 hours per week.
• Monday 8:00am–4:00pm; Tuesday to Friday 8:00am–3:45pm.
• Expected start date is as soon as possible.

Pay

• Grade B salary of £28,598–£34,434 pro rata, subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review.

Benefits

• Professional development and CPD courses, school laptop, and local government pension scheme.
• Employee assistance programme, free on-site parking, cycle-to-work scheme, and Birmingham City Council reward scheme.
• Supportive working environment, leadership team, and staff facilities.

About the school

Safeguarding and application

• Applications must be submitted using the school application form; CVs are not accepted.
• Shortlisted candidates will receive an online search. Appointment is subject to required pre-employment checks and references.