OUTSTANDING LEARNING MENTOR
Clapham Manor Primary School, London, SW4 0BZ10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
3 November 2025
Closing date
19 September 2025 at 9am
Date listed
9 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 35 Hours, Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm with one hour for lunch
Contract type
- Fixed term - Ends 20th July 2026
Pay scale
- Scale 5 Sp 12 to 15
What skills and experience we're looking for
Outstanding Learning Mentor required to work within our new internal nurture provision from November 2025
This is an exciting opportunity for outstanding Learning Mentors to work within our new nurture provision. The Learning Mentor of the Nurture Provision is responsible for ensuring effective provision for the children in their care, with a focus on emotional development and support.
The role will include facilitating ‘family style’ lunch provision for our nurture children and running individual and group activities based on Thrive and other recognised social and emotional interventions. The Learning Mentors will be required to attend weekly staff training sessions and INSET days.
The ideal candidate will:
- Have an understanding of child development and how the learning processes can be affected by other factors
- Possess a thorough knowledge of agencies that support vulnerable children
- Ability to motivate pupils by establishing empathetic and supportive working relationships
- Be a positive role model to children and ‘champion’ inclusive practises
- Ability to organise and plan independently
- Be flexible and adaptable to try new approaches with children
- Be confident is using various forms of ICT and use online platforms to track the progress of children social and emotional development
- Have or be willing to undertake full Thrive training, level 3 Child Protection training and other related training
- Liaise confidently and professionally with parents and staff
If you feel you have the experience and skills that meet the job specification, please complete the online application form, outlining how you would fulfil the criteria for this role.
What the school offers its staff
Wonderful pupils in a diverse and inclusive school with a real commitment to the community
An enthusiastic and highly skilled staff team
A commitment to on-going professional development to further develop your career
A powerful ethos based on improving children’s lives through outstanding education
A deeply committed staff and Board of Governors, constantly striving for improvement and excellence
Active and engaged parents and carers
A wide range of initiatives designed to improve the motivation and lives of our staff which is guided by our internal staff voice forum
Excellent transport links
Further information about the job
We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we would recommend that you submit your application as early as possible.
Shortlisting and invite
to interview:Friday 19th September 2025
Interviews: Thursday 25th September 2025
Tours: Are strongly advised and are to be arranged via email hr@clapham-manor.co.uk
Commitment to safeguarding
Clapham Manor Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
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 Clapham Manor Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 376 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Clapham Manor Primary School website
- Email address
- hr@clapham-manor.co.uk
- Phone number
- 020 7622 3919
Clapham Manor Primary, situated in the heart of Clapham in the Borough of Lambeth, is a two form entry primary school and nursery . The school sits at the heart of the Clapham community and strives, through the moto of ‘Growing Brighter Futures’ to ensure the community and children experience a base of solid academic learning wrapped up in education of the whole person for a 21st Century life.
Arranging a visit to Clapham Manor Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@clapham-manor.co.uk.
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