Learning Mentor

Advert Title: Learning Mentor

Display Pay As: SCP 12 - SCP 18

Hours per week: 18.75 – 3 Days 0.6 (ideally Monday-Wednesday)

Weeks Per year: Term Time Only

Contract type: Permanent

Start date:

Applications Close: 24 November 2025

Interviews: Tuesday 2 December 2025

The Opportunity

St Mary's CE Primary are seeking a friendly, reliable individual to join our nurturing family. You'll play a vital role in creating a safe, welcoming environment where pupils thrive and staff excel. If you're committed to excellence, teamwork, and making a real difference in young lives, we want to hear from you.

We are a school where our children are at the heart of our decision making. We know our children as individuals and we tailor our teaching, learning and nurture to their needs. We are proud of our family ethos and celebrate the fact our thriving one form entry school is at the heart of the community.

We are looking for someone special to work with our wonderful children. Are you a patient, nurturing person who always has a smile on your face?

If so, join our team as a Learning Mentor and Designated Safeguarding Officer Working under the direction of the Headteacher, you will support the pastoral and safeguarding needs of children from Reception Key Stage 2. Are you familiar with strategies to support the additional needs of learners and break barriers to learning? Are you a resilient person with good behaviour and relationship management strategies? Do you thrive working in a busy environment with a range of stakeholders, from learners, their parents, colleagues and outside agencies? If you think you can meet the expectations of our children, then we want you to apply

We are looking for someone who:

• Relevant school experience working with children who have barriers to learning

• Experience of safeguarding legislation in relation to working with children

Visits to the school are welcomed and can be arranged by contacting James Garden on

Why join Enhance Academy Trust?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a successful and forward-looking academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.

As a Trust, we have developed a range of employee benefits. Here are just a few examples:

• Membership to either the Teachers' Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Physical and mental health support from a team of experienced nurses, counsellors, therapists, physiotherapists, consultants plus NHS GPs and private medical services.
• GP consultations with experienced NHS doctors are available for our employees and members of their household, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and prescriptions (which have to paid for) can be delivered to local chemists.
• Free annual flu jab
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
• A paid annual Wellbeing Day – a time for you to use the day for an activity which promotes your own individual health and wellbeing.
• Wherever possible, PPA at home for teachers.

Safeguarding Statement

Enhance Academy Trust is committed to ensuring the actions we take, keep children safe and protect them from harm in all aspects of their school life. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils. The actions that we take to prevent harm, to promote well-being, to create safe environments, to respond to specific issues and vulnerabilities all form part of the safeguarding responsibilities of the Trust. We recognise our moral and statutory responsibility and make every effort to provide a safe environment underpinned by a culture of openness where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe they are being listened to.

Enhance Academy Trust is committed to ensuring the actions we take, keep children safe and protect them from harm in all aspects of their school life. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils. The actions that we take to prevent harm, to promote well-being, to create safe environments, to respond to specific issues and vulnerabilities all form part of the safeguarding responsibilities of the Trust. We recognise our moral and statutory responsibility and make every effort to provide a safe environment underpinned by a culture of openness where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe they are being listened to.

To view our Safeguarding and Child protection policy please visit the school website https://barnsley-

To view our Recruitment of Ex-Offenders policy please click on the following link Enhance Academy Trust - Policies

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £12,284.61-£13,547.10 per year

Expected hours: 18.75 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Work Location: In person