Inclusive Learning Mentor
Heart of Yorkshire Education Group, Margaret Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2DH25 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 December 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Student support, learning and progress
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, term time (Can be done as a job share): Full time (37) and Part Time hours available.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £30,438 to £32,292 full time equivalent. Pro rata for part time.
What skills and experience we're looking for
Location: Wakefield, Castleford, or Selby College
Please specify which location and how many hours you are looking for in your application.
This post is funded through the Inclusive Mainstream Fund and contributes to the delivery of national SEND reforms, supporting the development of inclusive practice and provision.
We have some fantastic opportunities available for Inclusive Learning Mentors to join our Inclusion team at the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group!
We are looking for motivated and experienced individuals to provide to Additional Learning Support for learners with SEND and other vulnerable characteristics on vocational programmes.
You will:
- Enable rapid progress for students with SEND and other vulnerable characteristics in both vocational study and wider Preparing for Adulthood Outcomes
- Analyse student needs within the department and liaise with colleagues to support the development towards meeting those neds
- Provide training and support for colleagues regarding SEND, Inclusion and other vulnerable characteristics
For more information, take a look at the job description attached.
You will hold:
- GCSE in English and Maths A*-C/9-4 or equivalent
- Experience of SEND or other vulnerable characteristics
- Experience of supporting young people and a school/college setting
- A Level 3 Education and Training, and a relevant SEND qualification are desirable but not essential
If this sounds like your next role, apply today! We’d love to hear from you.
Take a look at what we have to offer and come join us. You won’t be disappointed.
We may close this vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, therefore an early application is encouraged
What the college offers its staff
Benefits include:
- Generous Annual Leave (30 days annual leave pro rata + bank holidays + 5 College closure days)
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Personal and Professional Development opportunities
- Discounted Metro Card Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Access to employee assistance programme
- Reduced price personal gym membership
- Access to a wide range of high street discounts (retail, supermarkets and restaurants)
- Annual Staff Recognition Awards
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on college website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Heart of Yorkshire Education Group
- Organisation type
- FE College, ages 16 to 99
- Education phase
- Sixth form or FE college
- Size
- No information available
- Age range
- 16 to 99
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- hr.recruit@heartofyorkshire.ac.uk
The Heart of Yorkshire Education Group serves the education and skills needs of the Yorkshire region from its colleges in Castleford, Selby and Wakefield. As a new, combined institution, the Group was formed following the merger of Selby College and Wakefield College on 1st March 2022.
Across its three Colleges, the Group serves nearly 10,000 students including full-time, Higher Education and Apprentices. With a combined turnover of £36 million, the Group currently employs more than 930 teaching and support staff.
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