SEN Learning Mentor
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DG18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 May 2026 at 9am
Date listed
20 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: Full Time, 32.5 Hours Per Week, working Monday to Friday 8.15am to 3.15pm. Part Time, 19.5 Hours Per Week, working 8.15am to 3.15pm, 3 days a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- Full-time £19,925 to £21,522 per annum, Part-time £11,955 to £12,913 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you passionate about making an immediate impact and transforming lives? If so, you will be interested in the opportunity that we currently have available at Ossett Academy. We are seeking to appoint resilient and enthusiastic SEN Learning Mentors to support Lead SEN Learning Mentors, Associate SENDCO and the SENCO with the delivery of curriculum provision and learning support for individuals with enhanced needs and targeted pupils at risk of significant underachievement.
You will be helping pupils re-engage with learning through innovative and creative support programmes and interventions. In this varied role, you will have some experience of working with vulnerable children and young people and be able to utilise strategies to support them in overcoming barriers to learning. You will demonstrate a genuine passion for inclusive education and the ability to build rapport and communicate effectively with pupils and colleagues alike.
We have various positions available on both full time and part time basis:
1. SEN Learning Mentor - Full Time, 32.5 Hours Per Week, working Monday to Friday 8.15am to 3.15pm, £19,925 to £21,522 per annum (actual salary), Permanent.
2. SEN Learning Mentor - Part Time, 19.5 Hours Per Week, working 8.15am to 3.15pm 3 days a week (days to be discussed at interview), £11,955 to £12,913 per annum (actual salary), Permanent.
All positions include a 30-minute unpaid lunch break per day.
Candidates are welcome to apply for either or both positions. Please indicate to which position you are applying for within your application form.
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a forward-thinking, ambitious team in a welcoming, friendly school. We strive to create an environment where pupils enjoy learning and are given opportunity to stretch themselves both academically and also through a wide range of other extra-curricular activities. Our success is founded on traditional values set in a warm friendly environment.
We are confident that new staff joining our Trust will feel welcomed and happy to have chosen us. Prospective applicants are welcome to visit prior to applying.
What the school offers its staff
As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits and we also encourage prospective candidates to look at our website for further information regarding our ‘People Pledge’ and our recently launched Employee Benefit package Working For Our Trust - Accord (accordmat.org).
Here are a few examples of employee benefits that focus on our employees Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing:
- Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Technology scheme via SmartTech*
- Access to an extensive discounts platform via Accord Rewards
- Access to an industry leading Employee Assistance Programme
- 24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner through a Corporate Paid Healthcare Cash Plan
- Access to health and wellbeing services, and ability to claim money back for essential healthcare such as prescriptions, optical and dental care through a Corporate Paid Cash Plan
- Cycle to Work Scheme*
- Free annual flu jab
- Free, on-site parking at every site
- Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
*restrictions apply
The Accord Multi Academy Trust was established in September 2016 and is currently made up of five academies, four of which were the founding members of the Trust. The Trust is committed to providing world class education for all our young people within our community and as such we recognise the pivotal role that our staff team have in this respect. The Trust places at the heart of its development a commitment to high quality professional development for all staff who join the Trust. We understand that by investing in our staff we will create an organisation with a shared vision and values that will transform education for young people.
We offer a supportive work environment with a dedicated and approachable central operational team and an educational strategy group who will work with you in order for you to reach your career goals and aspirations.
For an informal discussion about this position please contact hr@accordmat.org or call on 01924 921213.
Closing Date: Friday 08 May 2026 at 9.00am
Interviews likely to be held:Week commencing 11 May 2026
Application forms are available from https://accordmat.org/join-our-team/our-vacancies/
Completed application forms to be returned to hr@accordmat.org.
Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Accord Multi Academy Trust reserves the right to interview sooner than the specified dates above. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
We are committed to providing a culture of inclusion, respect and equity of opportunity that attracts, supports, and retains high quality colleagues from all backgrounds and across all job roles at the Trust. We welcome and encourage applications from, but not limited to Black, Asian, other ethnic minority groups, individuals who identify as LGBT+; and/or are registered with a disability. Candidates will always be shortlisted based on the content of application against the job description and essential criteria without access to the personal details information.
The Accord Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Accord Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
Applying for the job
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View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1728 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College website
- Email address
- hr@accordmat.org
Ossett Academy is part of the Accord Multi Academy Trust which is a Wakefield based Trust; all four academies in the Trust are closely located to one another which lends itself to many opportunities to work closely and collaboratively. All academies are within a three-mile radius of one another and can be found a short drive off junction 40 of the M1.
Arranging a visit to Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@accordmat.org.
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