Grade 6 Learning Mentor (Disadvantaged Students)

St Nicholas Catholic High School, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1JW

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April 2026

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  3 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,142.00 - £31,022.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary between £21,333 and £23,516 (32.5 hours per week / 39 Weeks per Year)

Grade 6 Learning Mentor (Disadvantaged Students) job summary

St Nicholas Catholic High School

Learning Mentor (Disadvantaged Students) - AA:AE:5081 (Grade 6)

Our Mission Statement

We aspire to embrace the Gospel and its values,

Celebrating uniqueness and diversity.

Our learning, within an enterprise culture, is based upon trust and respect.

Which define our relationship within the world family.

Everyone Matters.

St Nicholas Catholic High School are looking to appoint a patient, enthusiastic and hardworking individual who is looking for a challenging but very rewarding role as a Learning Mentor with specific emphasis to bridge the gap often seen by disadvantaged students.

As a Learning Mentor you will be supporting disadvantaged students with a range of academic, behavioural or social issues.

The successful candidate will work with a team of staff that undertakes a wide range of pastoral responsibilities within the school. Working 1 to 1 with students and liaising with outside agencies. Supporting teaching and learning by making referrals and supporting students with barriers to learning.

As the ideal candidate, you will:

Have the ability to engage constructively with, and build working relationships with, a wide range of young people and their families

• Have the ability to work effectively as part of a team with teaching staff and outside agencies
• Have the experience of supporting students with mental health, social, academic and behavioural difficulties.
• Have a willingness to manage their own time effectively, work flexibly and use their own initiative

This is a Permanent, Part Time Contract and is based on 32.5 hours per week over 39 weeks per year. There will be some flexibility with hours worked each day and can be discussed / agreed at interview.

Requests to arrange a visit to school prior to application are welcomed and can be arranged by contacting either Mrs Dawn Poole on 01606 706020 / d.poole@st-nicholas.cheshire.sch.uk. or Mrs Fleur MacCready at f.maccready@st-nicholas.cheshire.sch.uk

Closing date 9am on Monday 23 February 2026

PLEASE REFER TO SAFER RECRUITMENT NOTES AND GUIDELINES IN ATTACHED DOCUMENT ALONG WITH FULL JOB DESCRIPTION / PERSON SPECIFICATION.

Grade 6 - SCP11 £28,142 to SCP17 £31,022 per annum Full Time Equivalent - (Actual salary between £21,333 and £23,516 per annum)

PLEASE REFER TO THE SAFER RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND SAFEGUARDING DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our school is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please refer to the school’s safeguarding policy on the school website here https://st-nicholas.cheshire.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Child-Protection-Safeguarding-Policy-2022.pdf

All appointments are made subject to:

· An enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check

· Checks of professional status where applicable.

· Confirmation of professional qualifications, where applicable.

· Receipt of suitable references

· Medical clearance

· Online vetting check

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St Nicholas Catholic High School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1220 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Nicholas Catholic High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-nicholas-catholic-high-school

St Nicholas Catholic High School is a mixed catholic secondary school and sixth form for pupils aged 11-18. It is located in Northwich, Cheshire, and caters for approximately 1,250 pupils.

The school opened as a secondary modern in 1965, becoming a comprehensive school in 1972. It is a voluntary-aided school.

Values and vision

As a Catholic School, Gospel values permeate all the work undertaken in St Nicholas Catholic High School. Pupils are encouraged to recognise the importance of education in their own fulfillment as well as for the betterment of society.

The school aims to nurture students’ faith through liturgical celebration, and provides pupils with opportunities to take part in retreats. St Nicholas welcomes the views of parents, and considers them to be central to the successful education of their children.

The school’s Mission Statement summarises what the institution is aiming for: “We aspire to embrace the Gospel and its values, celebrating uniqueness and diversity. Our learning, within an enterprise culture, is based upon trust and respect which define our relationships within the world family. Everyone Matters.”

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