Learning Mentor (Literacy Intervention)
Harrytown Catholic High School, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 3BU9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
25 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 Hours a week - term time plus 5 days
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- NJC Scale 4
What skills and experience we're looking for
Essential
- Level 2 qualifications in English & Maths
- Appropriate qualifications at Level 3
- Ability to engage constructively with and relate to a wide range of young people and families/carers and to see a child’s needs. Recent experience of working with young people and families
- Ability to work effectively and command the confidence of staff within the school and to work as part of a team to provide support to children and young people
- Ability to assess and review young people and family circumstances and plan appropriate responses. Drawing on in-school and external advice and expertise where necessary
- A proven track record in working with young people
- Ability to identify potential barriers to learning and jointly engage in strategies to overcome these barriers
- Willingness to undertake training required for the role
- Good communication and presentation skills
- Commitment to continued professional development
- Understanding of current developments in monitoring pupil progress at relevant Key Stages
- Awareness of safeguarding processes and responsibilities
- Commitment to supporting the Catholic ethos of the school
- Commitment to the success and well-being of all students
- Understands and actively supports the school’s policies and procedures
- A willingness to be flexible in a changing environment
Desirable
- Appropriate Degree
- Additional qualifications related to education
- Proven record of dealing effectively with behaviour management issues
- Experience of strategies for raising pupil attainment
- Knowledge of self-review procedures
- Play an active part in the wider school community
What the school offers its staff
Our school offers a comprehensive staff wellbeing package designed to support, appreciate, and reward our staff. This includes:
- Access to Counselling
- Physiotherapy referrals
- Staff Wellbeing (Vivup) package– including multiple wellbeing, lifestyle, and financial benefits through our dedicated portal
Discounts & Perks
- Teacher-specific discounts through Discounts for Teachers(school email required)
- Eligibility for a Blue Light Card, unlocking wide-ranging retail, food, and entertainment discounts
- Theatre ticket discounts via ATG
- A 20% discount card for Almond pubs, available Monday–Friday
Events, Culture & Appreciation
- Early finish for staff on the last full day of each term
- Commuted INSET day in December, supporting work/life balance
- Summer and Christmas events
- End-of-year staff gathering to celebrate the school year together
- Food provided for staff during September INSET days
Everyday Staff Comforts
- Free tea, coffee, and milk available to all staff, every day
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Apply for this jobAdditional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Harrytown Catholic High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 803 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Harrytown Catholic High School website
- Email address
- applications@harrytown.stockport.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0161 430 5277
Harrytown Catholic High School is a co-educational Catholic comprehensive school located in Stockport within the Diocese of Shrewsbury. Our school comprises of approximately 807 children and 85 staff. We are an inclusive school which serves an increasingly diverse community drawn largely from seven associated Catholic primary schools located in Stockport.
At Harrytown Catholic High School, our ethos is grounded in the teachings of Jesus Christ and the values of the Catholic faith. Every child is valued, supported, and encouraged to grow spiritually, academically, and personally.
Our Mission at Harrytown: Strengthened by Jesus Christ and guided by the Holy Spirit, our Catholic school serves to support our young people to grow in faith and knowledge. We develop confident, resilient and aspirational young people who contribute and serve, with love and kindness, in our global community.
This Christ centred Mission guides us in building the Kingdom of God here on earth and is underpinned by our school virtues handed down to us by the Sisters of Charity of our Lady of Evron
Humility: Recognise our own limitations and value others as God’s children
Service: Live out Christ’s teachings in all we do
Unity: Work together for the Common Good
Simplicity: This is knowing what is really important in life
Charity: Give without expecting anything in return
Our Mission is supported by our chosen scripture “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me” Philippians 4:13.
We are on a continued journey of improvement and are striving for excellence in all we do. The school has very strong links with Aquinas College which, as our local Catholic sixth form provider is where the vast majority of our pupils go after completing their Key Stage 4 with us. The school enjoys excellent working relationships and partnerships with other local primary and high schools. Extra-curricular opportunities include sports activities, cookery clubs, art clubs, STEM club, musical events, field trips, retreats and visits abroad. We are keen to develop the “whole person” by encouraging a culture of high aspiration, self-confidence and active involvement in charity work.
Our curriculum offer across Years 7-11 is both broad and balanced and we have made recent changes to ensure it is appropriate for all.
The school has invested in an expansion of provision for pupils with additional needs. We have developed both a pastoral hub and nurture provision which operate alongside our wider SEND offer. We have specific provision for pupils with SEND both within and beyond the classroom.
Our strong pastoral system is designed to complement and support the academic work of the school and promote the welfare, wellbeing and safety of all pupils. The Heads of Year are each supported by a Pastoral Manager. In addition, the school has the support of a professional counsellor, learning mentors, school nurse and a Lay Chaplain. All teaching staff are required to contribute to the pastoral care of the pupils.
The school is committed to its responsibility under the ‘Safeguarding of Children and safer recruitment in Education’ statute and will undertake all necessary checks with all relevant authorities to verify the credentials of each and every candidate and their suitability to work with children. References will always be sought from the candidates’ most recent employers. Any offer of employment is made subject to satisfactory references and appropriate clearance from all relevant bodies.
Please do visit our school website to find out more about our school www.harrytownschool.org
Mrs C Pickles
Headteacher
Arranging a visit to Harrytown Catholic High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email applications@harrytown.stockport.sch.uk.
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