Learning Mentor

Job title and organisation: Learning Mentor - Deighton Gates Primary School
Salary: C1 - C3 £ 28598 - £33143
Hours: 32.5
Contract: Permanent - subject to 6 month probation period
Location: Deighton Gates Primary School, Wetherby, LS22 7XL

Closing date and time: Monday 22 March 202

Deighton Gates Primary School is a thriving, community-focused school with a strong caring ethos. Our dedicated team works collaboratively to create a secure, happy, purposeful, and stimulating environment where every child feels respected and valued.

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Learning Mentor to work with children, families, and professionals, to remove barriers to learning and support targeted groups of pupils in achieving their full potential. This role is 32.5 hours a week, term time plus 1 day.

The successful candidate will:

• Have high expectations for pupils’ attainment, behavior and well-being.
• Be committed to working collaboratively as part of our team, engaging with parents, children, and other professionals to help every child thrive.
• Enjoy building effective, nurturing relationships with pupils, parents, and colleagues.
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of the external pressures that can impact children and families’ ability to access education.

In return, we offer:

• Enthusiastic, motivated, and well-behaved children.
• A high-performing, dedicated team of staff and governors committed to the ethos, vision and values of the school.
• A collaborative and supportive workplace focused on creating a successful, secure, and stimulating environment for all.
• A child-centred learning environment where every child feels respected, valued, and nurtured.
• A strong commitment to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and professional growth.

Our Ethos, Vision and Values

Our vision of ‘Excellence for All’ is at the heart of everything we do. It underpins our teaching, learning, and values, preparing our children to become confident, happy citizens. This commitment is lived out through our guiding principle:
Every Child Matters;
Every Effort Counts – a belief that every child deserves to be seen, supported, and challenged, and that every action we take contributes to their success and well-being.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all children, staff and visitors. In order to sustain high levels of safeguarding, visitors and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.

We warmly encourage prospective candidates to visit our school. Please contact the school office to arrange a visit –

A group intervention - We would like you to organise an activity for a group of 4 children based on your understanding of the role of Learning Mentor. This can be any sort of activity but have a focus on SEMH. We would like the activity to last 15 – 20 minutes.

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the
Skilled Worker visa
route before applying.

To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.

The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.