Learning Mentor

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 5DE

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  February 2027

• Closing date

  23 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £30,023.00 - £35,570.00 Annually (FTE)

Learning Mentor job summary

LEARNING MENTOR

Required for February 2027

Holy Cross Catholic MAC wish to appoint an outstanding Learning Mentor to join our team at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School in Coventry.

About the Role

As a Learning Mentor at Saint Thomas More Catholic Primary School the core purpose of the job is to support the Leadership Team in ensuring that the school prepares children for the opportunities and responsibilities of later life, leading to successful outcomes for pupils in attitudes to learning and achievement. The successful candidate will promote spiritual, moral, cultural, mental, emotional and physical development, set in the context of the school mission: ‘Learn and Grow as God’s Holy People’.

About You

We are looking for someone who is:

• supportive of the school’s distinctive Catholic nature
• a diligent and creative practitioner
• enthusiastic
• highly organised
• committed to achieving the highest standards for the children and families in our school
• empathetic, compassionate and determined to enable all children to reach their full potential
• reflective
• committed to their own professional development.

We can offer:

• a culture of collaboration, support and high expectations
• a warm, respectful and values-driven school community
• opportunities for professional growth within the MAC
• access to the competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
• a strong emphasis on employee wellbeing, including free, confidential access to 24/7 helplines, counselling and support services
• free, annual flu vaccinations
• a flexible and generous approach to family appointments and events.

We warmly welcome visits to our school - to arrange a visit or discuss the role further, please contact the school office using the details below:

Stm-admin@hccmac.co.uk Tel: 024 7681 9984

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, part of Holy Cross Multi Academy Company, has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups. All employees and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and where relevant, a childcare disqualification check.

Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including two suitable references, evidence of Right to Work, medical clearance and where applicable a prohibition check and evidence of qualifications. All successful candidates will be required to present their birth certificate along with evidence of any name changes.

This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore, the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

An online social media check will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all conditional offers of employment.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Saint Thomas More Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are made subject to satisfactory checks including enhanced DBS clearance.

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.

About St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 268 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Thomas More Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-thomas-more-catholic-primary-school-coventry

The Holy Cross Catholic MAC wish to appoint an outstanding teacher to join our team.

The successful candidate will be:
· Supportive of the school’s distinctive Catholic nature
· A highly-skilled teacher
· Enthusiastic
· Highly organised
· Committed to achieving the highest standards
· Reflective
· Committed to their own professional development

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