Learning Support Mentor EYFS 1to1 / Small Group
The Linden Academy, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 3HJ15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st September 25 or asap after
Closing date
14 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,773.00 - £23,956.00 Annually (FTE) AS 1-2 FTE £23,773-£23,956 actual pro rata £18,818-£18,963
Learning Support Mentor EYFS 1to1 / Small Group job summary
EYFS 1to1/Small Group Learning Support Mentor
The Linden Academy is an exceptional primary school that offers a warm, welcoming, and nurturing learning environment for children aged 4-11.
We are seeking a highly motivated and committed Early Years Learning Support Mentor to join our dynamic team at The Linden Academy.
At The Linden Academy, we are passionate about inspiring young minds and ensuring that in everything we do, we are making a positive impact on our student’s lives. Therefore, we are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic Early Years Learning Support Mentor who will take pride in supporting students and providing an excellent education to all children in our school.
The Linden Academy is a school that is dedicated to providing an outstanding education to every child. Our lovely students, hardworking teachers and staff, and supportive parents create a community that is committed to excellence in all areas of education.
It’s incredibly important to us here at The Linden Academy that all our staff feel valued, listened to, mentored, challenged, and given adequate opportunities to develop. If you want to grow and develop in a fast paced, dynamic, and successful Academy, come and join us at The Linden Academy!
Key Duties
- To support the learning development of pupils.
- To promote and support inclusion for all children including pupils with SEN, EAL and those with a physical disability.
- To promote positive behaviour patterns, raise self-esteem and improve independent working in pupils to assist their education and growth.
- To build and maintain positive and professional relationships with staff, pupils and parents treating all children consistently, with respect and consideration.
- To develop and agree action plans for individual pupils and groups of pupils, working in conjunction with the class teacher.
The successful candidate will have
- Experience working in an educational setting (Desirable, experience of supporting children 1:1).
- Experience of working with children with SEND and EA.
- At least C grade or equivalent in English and Maths GCSE.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with students, staff, and parents.
- Proactive and flexible approach to work, with the ability to adapt to different situations and challenges.
- Empathy, patience, and a genuine passion for working with children and young people.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize effectively.
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of safeguarding.
Job Specifics
Start date: 1st September 25 or as soon as possible after
Salary: AS 1-2 FTE £23,773-£23,956 actual pro rata £18,818-£18,963
Job Role: Fixed Term 1 year - Maternity Cover, Part time, Term Time + 5 Inset days, Mon-Fri 8:15am–3:30pm with 30-minute lunch break 33.75 hours per week
The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.
Safeguarding
We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.
The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.
Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:
“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”
The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.
Commitment to safeguarding
Avantage Schools is committed to safeguarding and child protection at every stage of the recruitment process.
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 The Linden Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 475 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Linden Academy website
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School location
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