21 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    5 June 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    15 May 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Learning support or cover supervisor

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time, part time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Scale 4, Term Time Only + 5 Inset Days

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you passionate about making an immediate impact and transforming lives? Ossett Academy is seeking resilient and enthusiastic SEN Learning Mentors to join our dedicated team. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), helping them to succeed academically, socially and emotionally.

Working closely with the SENCO, Associate SENCo and Lead Learning Mentors, you will play a key role in delivering targeted interventions and curriculum and learning support.

The successful candidate will provide vital classroom support, assisting pupils with enhanced needs and re-engaging those at risk of significant underachievement. You will work collaboratively with Class Teachers to adapt lesson delivery and implement creative interventions that build pupil confidence. We are looking for individuals who can confidently guide vulnerable pupils and utilise diverse, proactive strategies to help them overcome barriers to learning.

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, 26 Hours Per Week, working 4 days a week (working days to be discussed at interview), £15,940 to £17,218 per annum (actual salary), Permanent.

3. SEN Learning Mentor - Part Time, 19.5 Hours Per Week, working 8.15am to 3.15pm 3 days a week (working 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.

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.

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.

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 05 June 2026 at 9.00am

Interviews likely to be held:week commencing 08 June 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.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College

School type
Academies, ages 11 to 19
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1728 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Email address
hr@accordmat.org
Phone number
01924 921213

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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