Learning Mentor - SEMH Specialist
Manchester Communication Academy, Manchester, M40 8NT6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
13 November 2026 at 9am
Date listed
6 November 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
- £22,181.00 - £25,945.00 Annually (Actual) This is the actual TTO salary listed
Learning Mentor - SEMH Specialist job summary
We are looking for a new person to join our Inclusion team who has experience in supporting students with Social Emotional and Mental Health difficulties and who is passionate about removing barriers to learning.
This job description details the responsibilities of the post, but does not direct any particular priorities or amount of time to be spent carrying out the duties. It is not prescriptive, nor necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. As such, it may be subject to amendment, after consultation, to meet the changing needs of the academy and the GMAT.
Main purpose of the job:
To enable students to independently access learning and provide general support for students with SEMH needs as directed by the SENDCo. To work collaboratively with all staff and parents in order to support student wellbeing under the guidance of the SEND code of Practice. The successful candidate will be a key worker for a specific cohort of students with SEMH need. Liaison with key members of staff across the school, (Teaching staff, Support staff, Safeguarding team, Pastoral team, SENDCo, SLT), governors, students and parents/carers will be necessary.
Please refer to the attached Job description for more information
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
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Manchester Communication Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1240 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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Manchester Communication Academy serves the community of Harpurhey and its surrounding districts. We are an 11-16 secondary school with a primary school also on site. Close collaboration between the two schools is fundamental to our way of working.
Not only is the Academy committed to offering our students the highest quality learning experience but the Social Investment Department is dedicated to offering opportunities and support to our local families and wider community. Together, our driving force is to mitigate the impact of disadvantage and ensuring that the young people that we serve are equipped and ready to be successful and happy adults who we are proud to know.
Everyone at MCA shares these same values and this is important to us.
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