Learning Mentor
Shelton Infant School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 9EJ48 days remaining to apply
Job start date
4 November 2025
Closing date
17 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
23 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Monday to Friday 8.45-3.30
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- 22.748
What skills and experience we're looking for
Essential Knowledge & Skills
- Awareness of child development, SEMH and safeguarding legislation.
- Understanding of early signs of emotional and behavioural difficulties.
- Familiarity with behaviour management techniques and trauma-informed practice.
- Ability to deliver structured interventions and measure impact.
- Competence in maintaining records and preparing reports.
What the school offers its staff
What We Offer:
- A caring and inclusive school community that values every child and adult.
- A supportive leadership team and SENDCo.
- Opportunities for CPD in relation to safeguarding, SEMH and behaviour need and SEND.
- A chance to make a meaningful impact in a small, nurturing setting.
- Access to resources, external agency support, and a welcoming, dedicated team of staff.
Further information about the job
Desirable Experience
- Experience of working with children in a school setting.
- Experience of working in environments with safeguarding responsibilities.
- Experience of forming positive relationships with children, families, external agencies and staff.
- Experience supporting pupils with learning, emotional, social and behavioural needs.
- Experience adapting and preparing resources for children with individual needs.
- Experience working with children with language and communication difficulties.
- Confident in using information technology to support learning and/or administration.
- Ability to support classroom staff, the SENDCo and other leader withs administrative tasks.
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Shelton Infant School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 209 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Shelton Infant School website
- Email address
- admin@sheltoni.derby.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01332 700353
Community Infant & School
Arranging a visit to Shelton Infant School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@sheltoni.derby.sch.uk.
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