Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people?

Do you possess excellent communication skills and a strong dedication to improving behaviour and educational outcomes in a school setting? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

Aldermoor Farm Primary School, a large, diverse and vibrant primary school, is looking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Learning Mentor. This role is integral to our school's ethos of inspiring every child to flourish into confident, successful and well-rounded learners.

The ideal candidate will be committed to providing high-quality support and fostering a positive learning environment for our children. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a range of skills:

the ability to build effective relationships with children and families develop and implement strategies to remove barriers to learning passion about raising aspirations and helping children reach their full potential excellent communication skills use their initiative and be a flexible team player have a strong and focused work ethic What do we offer? 

Our children at Aldermoor Farm are amazing and so are our staff. Professional development has been key to our rapid journey of improvement and ongoing success. Therefore, we invest heavily in the development of all our staff through training, coaching and progression opportunities. CPD is evidence based and aims to develop individuals' confidence and interests within education. We work hard to ensure that all members of staff are supported to have a healthy work-life balance.  

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check (where applicable) Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search will be carried out of all short listed candidates. 

Closing Date: 9am Monday 2nd December. Please apply using application form attached and email to admin@afprimary.org.uk

Job Purpose:

To provide support to teachers to address the needs of all pupils. Help and support children to overcome learning barriers inside and outside of school  in order to achieve to their full potential. To contribute to improving attendance and maintaining good standards of behaviour. To offer support to children and families where appropriate. 

Duties:

The Learning Mentor will

• Develop positive one to one mentoring relationships with pupils identified as needing support.
• Devise, implement and evaluate plans for pupils identified as needing support, working with leaders, teachers and teaching assistants within the school as appropriate.
• Work with leaders, teachers, teaching assistants, learning mentors and other agencies to identify pupils with barriers to learning and at risk of disaffection to ensure that they receive support.
• Establish and maintain contact with the parents /carers of pupils receiving support to keep them informed about needs and progress and to secure positive parent/carer involvement and support.
• Establish good relations and work closely with other agencies who may also be involved in supporting a targeted pupil. For example, Complex Communication Team, SEMH&L, Educational Psychologists, so that the needs of the pupil concerned are met in a focused and integrated way.
• Develop broad knowledge of the range of agencies which can be drawn upon to support pupils. Develop competency with activities that can be utilised to support pupils.
• Promote speedy and effective sharing of pupil information to all necessary staff to enhance support for pupils in line with school procedures. 
• Encourage positive attitudes to pupils receiving support and a shared understanding of their needs within school.
• Network with Learning Mentors in other schools to ensure identification and dissemination of best practice to implement within school.
• Attend relevant training and meetings to enhance the role of the learning mentor. 

All duties and responsibilities must be carried out with due regard to the City Council's Health and Safety Policy.

Post holders will be accountable for carrying out all duties and responsibilities with due regard to the City Council's Equal Opportunities Policy.

Duties which include processing of any personal data must be undertaken within the corporate data protection guidelines.