Learning Mentor
Cotmanhay Junior School, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8RRThis job expired on 7 December 2025
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
7 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
20 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 19.5 hours per week - 3 days per week, 6.5 hours/day, ideally Wednesday to Friday.
Contract type
- Fixed term - to 31/08/2025
Pay scale
- Grade 8
What skills and experience we're looking for
This role will involve working with groups of pupils who require specialist support across the curriculum. The successful candidate will benefit from working with a brilliant team who make sure that strong relationships underpin great outcomes for our more vulnerable pupils.
You will be responsible for delivering multisensory learning activities to engage pupils, building on their prior learning to ensure their progress. You will plan, risk assess and deliver activities with small groups of children to augment their core curriculum offer. Some of these activities may be off-site, under the direction of our inspirational SENDCo.
What the school offers its staff
Cotmanhay Junior School is an awesome school!
If you are someone who will inspire those around you, embrace our team ethic and help us make Cotmanhay an incredible place to live, learn and work, we want to hear from you.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and we look forward to impressing you. Please contact us on 0115 932 2011 to book a visit.
Proceed, with kindness.
Simon Robinson
Head Teacher
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
As a school we are strongly committed to safeguarding all children. This role involves contact with children and you will be engaging in a regulated activity relevant to children. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity related to children. A copy of the school’s Child Protection Policy can be found on the school website. CVs will not be accepted without an official application form.
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About Cotmanhay Junior School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 284 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cotmanhay Junior School website
- Email address
- headteacher@cotmanhay-jun.derbyshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0115 932 2011
Cotmanhay Junior School is an awesome school!
Situated a short distance from the Peak District National Park and with easy access to both Nottingham and Derby city centres, Cotmanhay Junior School is a caring school. The school is very well resourced, pupil behaviours are good and the school staff dedicate themselves to providing safe, happy learning for everyone, through a creative and exciting curriculum.
We want our pupils to inspire their community and help to make it an incredible place to live and learn, so if you have the skills and desire to be part of our wonderful team we would love to hear from you.
Arranging a visit to Cotmanhay Junior School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headteacher@cotmanhay-jun.derbyshire.sch.uk.
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