Senior Learning Mentor

Elms Farm Community Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B33 0PJ

31 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As Soon As Possible

• Closing date

  29 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £35,412.00 - £44,075.00 Annually (FTE)

Senior Learning Mentor job summary

The successful candidate will work with our Leadership Team and lead Learning Mentors to provide provision across the school.

We are looking for a Senior Learning Mentor who:

v Is passionate about making a difference and committed to our school values

v Has experience in delivering high quality pastoral support and interventions

v Manages a team effectively

v Has a firm understanding of effective safeguarding

v Is already trained, or is willing to train as a DSL

Our school offers:

Kind, well behaved children with increasingly positive attitudes to learning;

A dedicated and hardworking staff team;

Supportive parents and governors;

CPD opportunities and DSL supervision

A leadership team who are passionate and love our school

Elms Farm Primary School is an exciting place to be.

At our school:

‘This is an inclusive school where pupils are welcomed warmly and have a strong sense of belonging. Leaders create a nurturing environment where pupils feel valued and supported. Leaders maintain a highly effective culture of inclusion, holding ambitious expectations for every pupil, including those who face barriers to learning. Staff are supported to identify pupils’ needs swiftly and accurately. They know pupils well and adapt learning effectively. This means that pupils can achieve well.’

‘Leaders and governors place a high priority on managing staff workload and wellbeing, considering these carefully when making decisions. As a result, staff feel highly valued.’

Ofsted January 2026

Visits to our school are warmly invited, please contact the office to arrange a visit.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable

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.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Elms Farm Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 420 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Elms Farm Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/elms-farm-community-primary-school

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