Learning Support Mentor - LS13

Full Time

Start date - February 23rd 2026 - long term role with potential to become permanent

'Main focus is supporting vulnerable learners'

£444.60 - £485 per week - depending on experience

About the role

As a Learning Support Mentor you will play a vital role in assisting and empowering vulnerable learners to develop their skills, achieve their academic goals. The successful Learning Support Mentor will be based in a year 3 class in a two form primary school in LS13, supporting the most vulnerable children in the class, as well as providing whole class support.

You will manage your workload efficiently, supporting learners, measuring their progress, feeding back and maintaining accurate records that contribute to collaborative efforts ensuring the success of vulnerable learners.

A Learning Support Mentor's main focus will be supporting vulnerable learners often with SEN (but not exclusive – it could be students who are struggling to achieve or catch up), this may include helping to raise confidence, communication skills, organisational skills etc. The intervention aims to always have an academic or personal development goal.

The ideal Learning Support Mentor will be empathetic, professional and with good organisational skills, particularly when it comes to managing student data and tracking progress.

Requirements

To be considered for the role of Learning Support Mentor you will:

• Assess the needs of students referred for support by working closely with academic and support teams to design and deliver tailored interventions to students.
• Provide 1-1 and small group support to vulnerable learners.
• Manage workload efficiently to allow for planning, creation of resources and delivering interventions.
• Maintain accurate records keeping track of learner progress.
• Monitor and track student achievement and produce accurate and timely reports on the impact and progress of learners.
• Facilitate academic support sessions that cover, but not exclusive to basic maths, English and primary learning goal support.
• Provide skills support sessions that cover, but not exclusive to communication, confidence, time management that will prepare learners for adulthood.
• Perform other such duties as reasonably correspond to the general character of the post and are commensurate with its level of responsibility.

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Vision for Education

Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

What Vision for Education offer

As a valued employee of Vision for Education, you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

Vision for Education do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply

Apply via this website for the role of Learning Support Mentor with an up-to-date CV and contact details. For more information, or an informal chat about the role, please call Phil Symons on 0113 4265330 or email [email protected]

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