Learning Mentor with Base Lead responsibility

Sheffield Inclusion Centre, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2 2JQ

44 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  31 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, term time only - 39 weeks per year
• Contract type: Fixed term - Ending 31 August 2027
• Full-time equivalent salary: Actual salary £30,571 pro rata including responsibility allowance
• Pay scale: Grade 6

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint from a variety of backgrounds and work experiences. Your big personality is more important to us than your qualifications, but experience of a lead role in an alternative provision, special school or mainstream is important. You can learn how to fill in forms, what we can’t mould is your authentic commitment to children and families.

Applicants will ideally meet the following criteria:

• confident
• consistent
• good sense of humour
• good communicator
• team player
• flexible
• thoroughness
• patience

The successful candidate will have the following base lead responsibilities as they lead the team:

• be a positive advocate for our children
• be a positive role model for base staff
• be the outward face of the base in the community
• be the single point of contact at the base
• be a member of the middle leadership group – driving improvement
• be the lead safe guarder of the premises
• be the decision maker on timetables, behaviour strategy, etc
• be the coordinator of attendance support and agencies
• be the lead ensuring sensitive parental contact and support

We are a multi-site school, therefore holding a driving licence would be advantageous. With our multitude of sites, there is an expectation that you will work in any part of Sheffield.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer our commitment to your professional development and the opportunity to make a very real difference to the lives of our children.

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.

Thank you for your interest in the role of Learning Mentor with Base Lead responsibility. This is a very important role in our next steps from Ofsted good to outstanding.

At Sheffield Inclusion Centre we support and develop the careers of support staff and these opportunities have been constructed so that we have a strong non-teaching presence in school.

You should also include in your application:

1. Your experience of working with vulnerable/disadvantaged children

2. Why you want to work with us and our children

3. Why you think our children would respect and enjoy being with you

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

LEARNI~2.DOC - 152 KB (opens in new tab)

About Sheffield Inclusion Centre

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 16
• School size: 210 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sheffield Inclusion Centre website
• Email address: enquiries@inclusion.sheffield.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0114 2531988
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sheffield-inclusion-centre

All our children have been permanently excluded from mainstream school. Some children are reintegrated back to mainstream. Young people come to us with unmet Special Educational Needs and in some cases a full assessment of need is carried out resulting in an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

We feel we are the most important school in Sheffield with some of the most vulnerable and at the same time vibrant children in the city. Many of our children have unsettled home lives and mental health difficulties. Therefore, it is important to role model behaviour and always show children unconditional positive regard.

Everything we do is based on relationships and building trust.

Our children have not had the best start to their young lives in education so we need to help them become ready to learn and then to accelerate their learning so we provide a brighter future with improved life chances.

Arranging a visit to Sheffield Inclusion Centre

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@inclusion.sheffield.sch.uk.

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