Learning Mentor
St Austin's Catholic Primary School, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 3PF15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
November 2025
Closing date
15 September 2025 at 9am
Date listed
8 August 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 6 SCP 12-18 (FTE £28,598 - £31,357) Actual Salary £24,242 - £26,733
What skills and experience we're looking for
St Austin’s Catholic Primary School, located in Wakefield, is a welcoming and inclusive school, committed to providing a safe, well-maintained environment where pupils can thrive both academically and personally.
Are you passionate about helping children thrive both inside and outside the classroom?
We are seeking a compassionate, enthusiastic, and proactive Learning Mentor to join our dedicated team. This vital role supports children in overcoming barriers to learning, fostering their personal and academic development.
Key Responsibilities:
- Working with other staff in planning, evaluating and adjusting learningactivities as appropriate
- Supporting provision for pupils with special needs
- Developing 1:1 mentoring arrangements with pupils and provide support for distressed pupils
- Providing objective and accurate feedback and reports as required, to other staff on pupils achievement, progress and other matters
- Establishing constructive relationships with parents/carers, exchanging information facilitating their support for their child’s attendance
- Assisting in the development and implementation of appropriate behaviour management strategies
- Participating in comprehensive assessment of pupils to determine those in need of particular help
- Playing a leading role in safeguarding pupils including attending relevant meetings with all stakeholders and outside agencies and overseeing attendance.
- Staying up to date with all relevant training and statutory guidance
We are looking for someone who:
- Understands the principles of child development, learning processes and barriers to learning
- Has experience working with children or young people, ideally in an educational setting
- Understands safeguarding and child protection policies and legislation
- Can communicate clearly and empathetically with children and adults
- Is patient, flexible and solution-focused
- Has a recognised qualification or equivalent experience in child care development, behaviour, mentoring or similar
- Will be committed to supporting the Catholic ethos of the school
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- A welcoming and supportive staff team
- Support and collaboration from a strong partnership of 15 schools within the Trust
- A commitment to your professional development
- Friendly and caring school and parish community
- A passionate and forward thinking Senior Leadership Team and Academy Council
- An excellent pension package
- Health and wellbeing support
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust is committed to ensuring children&young people are supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all children&young people whilst promoting their welfare and expect all staff and volunteers to share this. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS with barred list check and other checks including references. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance, online searches will be carried out on shortlisted candidates and they will be required to complete a form for self-disclosure of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.
Applying for the job
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About St Austin's Catholic Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 310 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School website
- Email address
- jmolyneux@sa.bkcat.uk
- Phone number
- 01924 339435
St Austin's Catholic Primary School is part of the Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust, currently comprising of ten primary and two secondary academies. Working closely with the Diocese of Leeds, the Trust is committed to working in partnership to provide the highest possible standards of Catholic education for our children. Within our academies, are communities where our children and young people are given a clear vision for life - a vision which is rooted in the person and teachings of Jesus Christ and which is faithful to the mission of the Catholic Church.
Arranging a visit to St Austin's Catholic Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jmolyneux@sa.bkcat.uk.
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