Learning Mentor
Sharlston Community School, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1DH18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
2 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- G6 SCP 12-17 actual salary £22,119-£23,994 (FTE £27,711-£30,060)
Learning Mentor job summary
Sharlston Community School is an averaged sized, friendly and welcoming primary school. The school is committed to inspiring every child to shine by nurturing their unique talents and fostering a love for learning. Together, as a community, we celebrate success as a shared experience, empowering everyone to reach their full potential. Inspected by Ofsted in December 2024, the school is a good school.
The Governors, staff and children of the school are seeking a Learning Mentor to join our educational team. The successful candidate will be someone who understands the school’s current strengths, who values distributed leadership, and has the skills and experience to deliver continued improvements.
In choosing a Learning Mentor we will be looking for someone who has:
good communication and listening skills
good planning and organisational skills
DSL experience
the ability to foster nurturing relationships with children and their families
empathy, be encouraging and motivating
a commitment to raising standards and supporting children to overcome barriers to learning
a commitment to the school’s ethos of high expectations and no excuses culture
a flexible and creative approach to problem solving
the ability to interact with people and work as part of a team
In return we can offer:
The support and expertise of the school’s leadership team and wider Trust School Improvement Team
A modern, bright and spacious learning environment (recently developed and refurbished)
The opportunity to work alongside colleagues who are wholeheartedly dedicated to the pupils and community they serve
A commitment to support your continued professional development through a network of experienced professionals across the Waterton family of schools
The opportunity to contribute widely to school improvement
A health and wellbeing package
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 are not accepted.
About Sharlston Community School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 276 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sharlston Community School website
School location
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