Learning Mentor for Children in Care (CiC)

Ken Stimpson Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 6JT

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  14 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £24,489.49 Annually (Actual)

Learning Mentor for Children in Care (CiC) job summary

Make a Difference Every Day

We are seeking a compassionate, resilient, and highly motivated Learning Mentor for Children in Care (CiC) to join our dedicated inclusion team.

This is a rewarding opportunity to work directly with some of our most vulnerable students, helping them overcome barriers to learning, achieve academic success, and develop the confidence and resilience needed to thrive both in school and beyond.

As a Learning Mentor, you will play a vital role in ensuring our Children in Care receive the support, encouragement, and advocacy they need to reach their full potential. You will work closely with students, families, carers, social workers, the Virtual School, and school staff to promote attendance, engagement, wellbeing, and achievement.

The Role

The successful candidate will:

• Build positive and trusting relationships with Children in Care.
• Provide mentoring, guidance, and individual support to help students overcome barriers to learning.
• Monitor attendance, academic progress, behaviour, and wellbeing.
• Support the development and review of Personal Education Plans (PEPs).
• Act as a key point of contact between school, carers, families, and external agencies.
• Advocate for students and ensure their educational needs are at the centre of decision-making.
• Work collaboratively with pastoral, SEND, safeguarding, behaviour and teaching teams to secure the best outcomes for students.
• Contribute to a culture of high expectations and inclusion.

We Are Looking For Someone Who:

• Has experience working with children and young people, particularly vulnerable learners.
• Understands the challenges faced by Children in Care and the impact these can have on education and wellbeing.
• Is a skilled communicator who can build productive relationships with students, carers, families, colleagues, and external professionals.
• Is organised, proactive, and able to manage a varied workload.
• Can inspire, motivate, and support young people to achieve their potential.
• Has a strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
• Shares our belief that every child deserves the opportunity to succeed, regardless of their starting point or circumstances.

Working pattern:

37 hours per week, term time plus one week

Monday-Thursday 8.00am-4.00pm, Friday 8.00am-3.30pm.

We offer:

A strong and ongoing CPD program

Opportunities for career development and progression

Support staff pension scheme

Use of the onsite gym

A Senior Team that are keen to drive school improvement and are open to innovation and creative thinking

A strong commitment to staff wellbeing

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

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 Ken Stimpson Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 996 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Ken Stimpson Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ken-stimpson-academy

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