Learning Mentor (school funded alternative provision)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Learning Mentor to lead our school funded alternative learning provision for children in Key Stage 1.

We are looking to appoint a Learning Mentor with lots of initiative and excellent communication skills, to join our friendly, forward-thinking and supportive team. You will be an enthusiastic, highly motivated and hard-working person and will work alongside Learning Support Assistants to lead this bespoke provision for a small group of children from Year 1 and Year 2.

Our children are friendly, keen to learn, caring and well behaved.

The successful candidate must:

• Have experience of working with children within the Early Years or Key Stage One, and be committed to supporting all children’s learning.
• Have NVQ2/3 or equivalent in working with children or within schools.
• Be enthusiastic, self-motivated, creative and able to use their initiative.
• Be committed to working as part of a team in order to plan and deliver a broad curriculum.
• Be organised, efficient and professional in their approach and have good interpersonal skills.
• Be caring, understanding and patient.
• Have good IT skills.
• Have good behaviour management skills.
• Be willing, at times, to go above and beyond to ensure our children receive the very best