Learning Mentor

Job title: Learning Mentor 

Salary: PATH 7, £33,673 FTE. £25,440 prorated

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time only + INSET) 

Contract Type: Permanent 

Location: Lyde Green Primary School 

About the role 

We are seeking a committed Learning Mentor to join our busy and supportive school team. Working under the direction of the SENCo and phase leaders, you will play a vital role in planning and delivering targeted interventions for pupils who require additional support. Your focus will be on behaviour improvement, helping students overcome barriers to learning, and promoting their emotional, physical, and educational development.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting pupils with SEND, Pupil Premium, and vulnerable learners.
• Promoting well-being, self-esteem, and positive behaviour.
• Contributing to the Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycle.
• Leading small group and 1:1 interventions in literacy, numeracy, and behaviour.
• Assisting teachers with planning, preparation, and classroom organisation.
• Supervising pupils during breaks, clubs, and trips.
• Building strong relationships with students, parents, staff, and third parties.

About you 

You’re someone who brings warmth, initiative, and a deep commitment to inclusive education. You understand that every student is unique, and you’re ready to support them in reaching their full potential—academically, socially, and emotionally. You will have: 

• A good general standard of education (GCSE grade 4 or above in Maths and English).
• NVQ/VRQ Level 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification or equivalent.
• Ideally, additional NVQ qualifications or training in SEND interventions, or a willingness to work towards these.
• Knowledge of provision mapping processes and tools (desirable).
• Evidence of recent training and up-to-date knowledge in SEND practice.
• Strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with parents, agencies, and pupils.
• Compassion, patience, and confidence in supporting primary-aged children individually and in groups.
• Reliability, motivation, and resilience under pressure.
• Proficiency in ICT, including Google Suite and Microsoft Office.

You will be a positive role model, personable and approachable, with the ability to build strong relationships across the trust. Above all, you will uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and welfare for pupils in line with school policies and procedures.

About us

Lyde Green Primary is a fresh and exciting recently built school based at Lyde Green near Bristol. Having recently opened a brand new second site at Honeysuckle Road, this is an exciting time to join our school in the next step of its and the community’s journey. Our aim is to inspire and encourage a passion for lifelong learning in our children, sparking curiosity, promoting creativity and nurturing developing passions to ensure that our children grow and thrive on their own journey through school. Our curriculum places huge importance on reading and a love of books. It also promotes the ‘big ideas’ of diversity, society and exploration. 

Our dedicated team of staff model themselves as lifelong learners and put our children’s best interests at the heart of everything they do and they work hard to ensure children remain challenged, motivated and engaged with their learning throughout their time with us.

Our core values of Be Excellent, Be Courageous and Be Kind underpin the work of the school. It is the common language that binds us together and gives both the children and staff a direction and purpose.

We can offer you:

• Happy, engaging students
• A supportive trust and school community
• Strong collaboration across the trust family of schools and access to a centralised team of specialists across all areas of school operations
• A commitment to high‑quality CPD, with dedicated time and budget for your development
• A values‑driven ethos where diversity, equity and inclusion are lived every day
• Recognition of continuous service (modification order) to protect employment rights and entitlements
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and death‑in‑service cover
• Access to a fully funded Healthcare Scheme for all employees and their dependants
• Occupational sick pay to support you during illness or unexpected emergencies
• Family‑friendly leave packages to help maintain a healthy work–life balance

In order to apply for this role please complete an application form by 9am, 5th November. Interviews are expected to take place on Tuesday 10th November. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process. 

Further details and additional information about our school may be viewed on our website. If you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact us to arrange that. 

Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview. If you have previously applied for this role there is no requirement to apply again, all applications will be reviewed. We wish you all the best in your future and ask that you join our E-Teach Talent Pool so as to keep up to date with all of our latest current opportunities. 

Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every Child

Pathway Trust is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our pupils.