Learning Mentor (Inc Regular PPA Teaching Cover)
Kings Sutton Primary Academy, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3RT14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
23 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
8 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 32.5 hours per week - term time only (Mon-Fir 8.30am 3.30pm (30 minutes for lunch)
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until 31/12/2025 with a view to going permanent
Actual salary
- £19169-£20436 (depending on experience)
Pay scale
- point 8 - 12 depending on experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
We wish to appoint an outstanding Learning Mentor to undertake individual and small group interventions but also possess vast experience of covering Teaching. The position requires the post holder to cover Teachers PPA time throughout the primary age range (Rec-Yr 6). This post therefore requires excellent organisational and behaviour management skills.
We aim for this position to start as soon as possible commencing with a fixed term contract until the end of December 2025, with a view, budget dependant, that this position will become permanent once pupil numbers increase and finances for next academic year are finalised. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, highly motivated and demonstrate a passion for teaching and learning. We would welcome applications from candidates with experience of a range of SEN/complex needs and an ability to promote our inclusive ethos and positive behaviour through everything that they do.
Job Description
1. To provide teaching cover for classes for approximately half of the week.
2. To adapt and resource from the planning provided to accommodate the needs of the learners.
3. With the guidance of the SENCO, deliver tailored interventions, which support pupils academic, personal, social and emotional development.
4. To provide a complementary service to that provided by teachers and pastoral staff in order to address the needs of pupils, who need help and support to overcome barriers to learning, both inside and outside school to achieve to their full potential.
5. To contribute to raising standards of attainment, improving attendance, reducing exclusions and maintaining good standards of behaviour.
6. Promote pupils’ independence, self-esteem and social inclusion.
7. Provide support to the pupils, individually or in groups, within the classroom under the teachers direction, so that they can access the curriculum, take part in learning, and experience a sense of achievement.
Skills & Knowledge
- Experience working with children in a primary school setting and with pupils with SEND.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with pupils, parents, and staff.
- Empathy, patience, and a non-judgmental attitude.
- Experience planning and delivering learning activities
- Experience of planning and leading teaching and learning activities (under supervision)
- Knowledge of child development and strategies to support emotional and behavioural needs.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Good organisational skills and the ability to maintain detailed records.
- GCSE or equivalent level, including at least a Grade 4 (previously Grade C) in English and maths
- First-aid training, or willingness to complete it
- Good literacy and numeracy skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to build effective working relationships with pupils and adults
- Skills and expertise in understanding the needs of all pupils
- Knowledge of how to help adapt and deliver support to meet individual needs
- Subject and curriculum knowledge relevant to the role, and ability to apply this effectively in supporting teachers and pupils
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Active listening skills
- The ability to remain calm in stressful situations
- Knowledge of guidance and requirements around safeguarding children
- Good ICT skills, particularly using ICT to support learning
- Understanding of roles and responsibilities within the classroom and whole school context
- Understanding of effective teaching methods
- Knowledge of how to successfully lead learning activities for a group or class of children
- Knowledge of how statutory and non-statutory frameworks for the school curriculum relate to the age and ability ranges of the learners they support
- Knowledge of how to support learners in accessing the curriculum in accordance with the SEND code of practice
What the school offers its staff
Small friendly village school
Commitment to safeguarding
King's Sutton Primary Academy/Prime7 MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, the successful candidate would need to undergo a DBS check and be committed to the safeguarding of children.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to lisa.macdonald@mcpa.prime7.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Kings Sutton Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 102 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Kings Sutton Primary Academy website
- Email address
- head@kspa.prime7.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01295 811289
Our school is situated on Richmond Street in the heart of King's Sutton, a village of approximately 2,200 people which nestles in the beautiful Northamptonshire countryside, five miles south of Banbury. We are housed in a late Victorian building consisting of six curriculum classes. We are a busy but friendly school, with lots going on. Please feel free to contact us with any queries you may have or to arrange a visit.
Arranging a visit to Kings Sutton Primary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email head@kspa.prime7.org.uk.
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